BOOKLETS BY JEAN KIRKPATRICK, PH.D.
BT101
The WFS Program Booklet
This small size (4 x 5 1/2") booklet explains each of the Thirteen Statements of the "New Life" Program. A "must have" for each woman working the program in her recovery.
$ 3.50

BT102

The WFS Beginner's Booklet
The booklet serves as an introduction to the wonderful life of recovery. It explains the early days of sobriety… what to expect or not to expect. Ideas and suggestions to make a smooth transition from drinking to recovery.

$ 3.00

BT103

Levels of Recovery
This spiral bound booklet goes into detail the "New Life" Program in the Level Format, where the Statements are grouped in different "levels" to help guide you through the recovery process.

$ 3.50

JN101

WFS Journal        Click here to view a picture.
WFS’s founder encouraged all women who are working the program to write down their thoughts and feelings on a daily basis. This personal journal can be the beginning of your “New Life” adventures! Size is 5x7 inches with 100 lined, spiral bound pages with a sturdy, plastic protective cover in a translucent blue color and our WFS ‘woman on the mountain’ logo encircled with our 4C’s (capable, competent, caring, compassionate). An elastic pen loop is attached to the journal - a WFS pen is included!

$ 5.95

BT105

A Plan for Life: Relapse Prevention

$ 2.25

BT106

Anger & Women

$ 2.25

BT107

Depression

$ 2.25

BT108

Fear & Worry

$ 2.25

BT109

For Women Alcoholics: 3 Essays
Understanding Isolation; Compulsivity; Anxiety and The Woman Alcoholic

$ 2.25

BT110

Goal-Setting
Learn to set goals in all aspects of your life - important for those in recovery.

$ 2.25

BT111

Loneliness

$ 2.25

BT112

Problems of Gender

$ 2.25

BT113

Self-Imaging
See yourself as you want to be and turn it into reality.

$ 2.25

BT114

So You Want To Quit?
No matter how many times you may have tried, this time you can succeed with the suggestions in this booklet.

$ 2.25

BT115

The Disease of Alcoholism

$ 2.25

BT116

The First Year
It is unique to all experiences and how to get through the tough times.

$ 2.25

BT117

The Nature of Guilt
Examining guilt… what it is, why we experience it and what we can do about it.

$ 2.25

BT118

The Woman Who Drinks Too Much
This booklet is all about the woman alcoholic - what she is experiencing and how she can change her life.

$ 2.25

BT119

WFS & AA
Differences in programs, philosophy and group meetings.

$ 2.25


COLLECTION OF "SOBERING THOUGHTS"
These booklets are a collection of articles written by Dr. Kirkpatrick and were first published in Sobering Thoughts newsletter. In the table of contents of each booklet, it lists all the articles along with the program statements that correlate. This is a great resource for members & group moderators.

BT120

Volume 1
(March 1976-March 1977) - These articles & more: The Woman Alcoholic, Depression, Who Controls You?, Plan Ahead, More on Meditation

$ 3.50

BT121

Volume 2
(March 1977-March 1978) - These articles & more: Choices, Balance & Harmony, Free To Be Me, Helplessness, The Power of Thinking, Loneliness

$ 3.50

BT122

Volume 3
(March 1978-March 1979) - These articles & more: Relapses, Positively Negative, Holiday Resolutions, Trapped?, Emotions, Your Life With A Plan

$ 3.50

BT123

Volume 4
(March 1979-March 1980) - These articles & more: Women & Alcohol, Happiness, Identity Crisis, Sexual Assault, Relationships, Late Life Alcoholism

$ 3.50

BT124

Volume 5
(March 1980-March 1981) - These articles & more: Anxiety & Depression, Assertiveness & Risk Taking, Denial, Feelings of Guilt, Disgrace of Poor Sobriety

$ 3.50

BT125

Volume 6
(March 1981-March 1982) - These articles & more: Health & You (protein, additives, minerals, allergies), Hurting, Metamorphosis, Anxiety

$ 3.50

BT126

Volume 7
(March 1982-March 1983) - These articles & more: Caffeinism, Understanding Isolation, Compulsivity, Commitment, The Worry Scale, Feelings of Fear

$ 3.50

BT127

Volume 8
(March 1983-March 1984) - These articles & more: Depression & Loss of Self, Recovery, Goals, Sobriety & Control, Sex & Recovery, Responsibility

$ 3.50

BT128

Volume 9
(March 1984-March 1985) - These articles & more: Misplaced Anger, Dependency & Authority, Communicating, Our Spiritual Awakening, Getting Through

$ 3.50

BT129

Volume 10
(March 1985-March 1986) - These articles & more: Roadmaps For Your Life, Who's In Control?, It's Time To Grow, Wanting to Belong, Enrich Your Life

$ 3.50

BT130

Volume 11
(March 1986-March 1987) - These articles & more: Early Sobriety, The Past is Gone Forever, Who Am I, Life Insurance, Renew for New Year

$ 3.50

BT131

Volume 12
(March 1987-March 1988) - These articles & more: Depression & Discipline, Understanding Relapse, Sex & Early Sobriety, Importance of Honesty

$ 3.50

BT132

Volume 13
(March 1988-March 1990) - These articles & more: Why Do We Drink?, Assert Yourself, Feminism & WFS, Dysfunctionalism, The Balancing Act

$ 3.50

BT133

Volume 14
(March 1990-March 1992) - These articles & more: Guilt & The Forgiveness of Self, Spirituality, Listening, Early Sobriety, Dynamic Living, Rejection

$ 3.50

BT134

Volume 15
(March 1992-March 1994) - These articles & more: Discovering Ourselves, A New You, Crisis of Growth, Looking for Mother, Order In Our Life

$ 3.50

BT135

Volume 16
(March 1994-March 1996) - These articles & more: Purpose in Life, Sobriety or Recovery, Can We Drink Again?, Denial, Procrastination, Self-Esteem

$ 3.50

BT136

Volume 17
(March 1996-March 1998) - These articles & more: Faith & Love Will Do It, Dealing with Regrets, In The Moment, Me An Abuser?, Power of Forgiveness

$ 3.50


BOOKLETS BY WFS MEMBERS

BT137

One Woman's Recovery - Volume 1
Journey with Irene Quaite-Boehk through her years of sobriety and growth with the "New Life" Program. Spiral bound booklet with over 50 pages of inspiring & helpful topics like: Coping Mechanisms, Metaphysical Philosophy, Painful Denials, Taking Charge, Anxiety: An Inner Enemy, Life can be GREAT!.

$ 8.50

BT138

One Woman's Recovery - Volume 2
by Irene Quaite-Boehk - some topics include: Being Honest & Direct, Body Image Exercises, Visions of Hope, Conquer Self-Pity, Let Go of the Past, Heal the Hurt, Transformation of Spirit, Meditation, My Journey of Joy, Can't Refuse?.

$ 8.50

BT176

One Woman's Recovery - Volume 3
by Irene Quaite-Boehk - some topics include: Thoughts Create Feelings, Life Without Alcohol, Creating Miracles of Change, Getting Control by Setting Priorities, Do I Handle Anger Positively?, Suffering Nutritional Burnout?, Rewards of Sobriety.

$ 8.50

BT139

One Woman's Recovery Set - Volumes 1, 2 & 3

$ 21.06

BT140

The Best of the Rest - Volume 1
Collection of articles written by our members and published in WFS's newsletter, Sobering Thoughts, over the years. Compiled by WFS members on Long Island, NY

$ 3.50

BT141

The Best of the Rest - Volume 2

$ 3.50

BT142

Body, Mind, & Alcohol
by Margaret Pruitt, Ph.D. - The facts about alcohol & addiction.

$ 2.25

BT143

A Woman's Guide To Surviving Divorce & Maintaining Sobriety
by Cheryl Van Gyzen

$ 2.25

BT175

Reaching for the Sky   
by Cheryl Van Gyzen

$ 2.25

BT144

"New Life, New Body"
by Denise Ann Mindham - Her health & recovery story.

$ 2.25


'TOOLS FOR RECOVERY' SERIES BOOKLETS BY WFS MEMBERS
In this series of booklets, we've gathered together articles (that were previously published in Sobering Thoughts) with a certain topic in mind to help women, in their recovery, learn from the experiences and insight of women using the WFS Program. These booklets will be a great help with group meetings too!

BT177

Tools For Recovery: Relapse Prevention Volume 1   NEW

$ 4.00

BT178

Tools For Recovery: Relapse Prevention Volume 2   NEW

$ 4.00

BT179

Tools For Recovery: Handling the Holidays   NEW

$ 4.00


A YEAR OF REFLECTIONS SERIES BOOKLETS BY WFS MEMBERS
Back in April 1999, a new feature column was started in the Sobering Thoughts newsletter called "Reflections". It is based on Jean Kirkpatrick's 12 Booklets, Reflections for Growth. In each month's newsletter, women write about their thoughts, feelings and experiences on a particular topic. In this booklet series, we collected each year's worth of reflection topics and comments that were printed in the newsletter.

BT180

A Year of Reflections: Volume 1   NEW

$ 4.00

BT181

A Year of Reflections: Volume 2   NEW

$ 4.00

BT182

A Year of Reflections: Volume 3   NEW

$ 4.00

BT183

A Year of Reflections: Volume 4   NEW

$ 4.00

BT184

A Year of Reflections: Volume 5   NEW

$ 4.00

BT185

A Year of Reflections: Volume 6   NEW

$ 4.00


RECOVERY STORIES BY WFS MEMBERS

BT145

Recovery Story #1:
Good-bye To Shame & Regret by Molly Banta - "I soon 'graduated' to IM medications… narcotics that I could inject into my thighs and hips."

$ 2.25

BT146

Recovery Story #2:
My Recovery in WFS by Nancy Kline - "My recovery from the 20 year merry-go-round of prescription drugs and alcohol began the winter of 1985."

$ 2.25

BT147

Recovery Story #3:
Most likely To Succeed, Survive by Margaret Ruth Butler - "I grew up on Main Street U.S.A. - we had it all."

$ 2.25

BT148

Recovery Story #4:
The First Minutes Of Recovery - Then On To A Better Life by Philomena Simonelli - "I was in a hopeless, vicious cycle of self-hatred, guilt and physical torment, blinded and spinning out of control, when suddenly the dawn began to break."

$ 2.25

BT149

Recovery Story #5:
Helping Others I Helped Myself by Jenny Rebecca - "My recovery has given me the confidence to know that I can do it on my own and it's okay because I'm okay."

$ 2.25

BT150

Recovery Story #6:
Learning To Feel Great by Maria Esquerre - "After almost a year of non-drinking, I felt well and together and started to believe that my problem was over."

$ 2.25

BT151

Recovery Story #7:
It's Really Worth It by Linda Farina - "The depression at the beginning was long. But by the end of the first year, if I was depressed, I'd know that I'd get over it in 2 or 3 days."

$ 2.25

BT152

Recovery Story #8:
My Emerging Self by Zoe Barto - "I recall… the fear my mother instilled in me by telling me never to go anywhere alone with my father because something bad might happen to me."

$ 2.25

BT153

Recovery Story #9:
Almost Free by Carol Camp - "Entering treatment was probably the most difficult decision of my life."

$ 2.25

BT154

Recovery Story #10:
Darkness to Light by Aleda Kennedy - "I definitely needed a different approach to find a way to positive spiritual recovery. I realized that my self-hate and self-disgust held me back from loving ME."

$ 2.25

BT155

Recovery Story #11:
Wonderful Recovery by Anne Boehl - "Always being wrong or the bad girl was another theme in my life which I remember as early as grade school."

$ 2.25

BT156

Recovery Story #12:
Rebirth by Trisha RoseMoon - "I can't remember when there wasn't violence. I used to wonder if I'd made a lot of it up, if maybe it wasn't as bad as I remember. I know now that it was that bad."

$ 2.25

BT157

Recovery Story #13:
Never Give Up Hope by Denise Ann Mindham - "I think it's interesting that my recovery was not a personal choice that I had made; it was circumstances that made this choice for me."

$ 2.25

BT158

Recovery Story #14:
Nothing In Moderation by Ann March - "I was the good girl, never making waves, obedient, unquestioning… little did they know."

$ 2.25


MEN FOR SOBRIETY BOOKLETS BY DR. KIRKPATRICK

BT159

The MFS Program Booklet
This small (4 x 5 1/2") booklet explains each of the Thirteen Statements of the "New Life" Program. This is highly recommended for anyone involved in understanding the program.

$ 3.50

BT160

The MFS Beginner's Booklet
The booklet serves as an introduction to the wonderful life of recovery. It explains the early days of sobriety… what to expect or not to expect. Ideas and suggestions to make a smooth transition from drinking to recovery.

$ 3.00

BT161

The MFS "New Life" Diary
A spiral-bound workbook and diary all in one! Contains exercises to guide you through the Thirteen Statements of the "New Life" Program beginning with the first day you begin your recovery. A great tool to chart your recovery process.

$ 4.25


REFLECTIONS FOR GROWTH Booklets by Dr. Kirkpatrick
Twelve small booklets that reflect a subject/emotion topic for each week of the month. $ 1.50 EACH

BT162

January
$1.50

BT165

April
$1.50

BT168

July
$1.50

BT171

October
$1.50

BT163

February
$1.50

BT166

May
$1.50

BT169

August
$1.50

BT172

November
$1.50

BT164

March
$1.50

BT167

June
$1.50

BT170

September
$1.50

BT173

December
$1.50

BT174

Special Package: ALL 12 Months for $ 15

   


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