John D Osgood

Philosophy and the Art of Twelve-Step Recovery John D Osgood

This book is about a hopeless alcoholic/addict who learned how to throw off the shackles of addiction and alcoholism; A book about how he learned to to live comfortably in his own skin. It embodies the Twelve-Step program of recovery along with the wisdom and lessons of the ancient philosophers that practiced the philosophy of Stoicism. What started with the twelve-steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and some simple suggestions written for the purpose of recovery from alcoholism, has turned into a fantastic and exciting wealth of endless knowledge about life's truths. An encyclopedia within each step, waiting to be studied and contemplated. These are my personal observations, thoughts, and experiences on how my program of recovery has benefitted, and made stronger from the philosophy of Stoicism, and the teaching and wisdom of Epictetus, Seneca, Aurelius, Hadot, Robertson, and many more.