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I n the information age of the 21st century, the world has become exceedingly complex. Never before in history have we had access to the sum total of all human knowledge, technology, and wisdom. Consequently, finding the right path and methods to recovery can often be perplexing to the newcomer, as well as the "old timer." This book presents to you the recovering addict a progressive recovery map and toolkit suitable for the complexities of today's world. This ultra-modern approach to recovery is known as Integrated Recovery, a truly holistic lifestyle approach that provides all the essential structure and knowledge to guide you in working a wholly comprehensive, inclusive, and sustainable recovery program, achieved through an integration of the best contemporary knowledge and personal development tools. Although Integrated Recovery is a novel approach, it has not set out to reinvent the wheel as such, but is a synergistic framework that includes many time-honored recovery practices. Integrated Recovery is a 12-step, abstinence-based approach that is informed by Integral Theory, mindfulness, positive psychology, and existentialism.

What makes the Integrated Recovery approach unique, relative to other holistic and integrative approaches to recovery, is that it implements the revolutionary ideas of the Integral model, developed by the American philosopher Ken Wilber. The word "integral" means comprehensive, inclusive, and non-marginalizing. The Integral model, or Integral Theory, attempts exactly that: to include as many perspectives and methodologies as possible within a coherent view of any topic. The Integral model is capable of helping to design a "recovery worldview" that allows a truly holistic approach to recovery and its practices.

Guy du Plessis has worked in the addiction treatment milieu for more than 15 years as a head of treatment, clinical director, program director, counselor, trainer, and program developer. In addition to his position as a faculty mentor at CalSouthern, he is the managing director and co-founder of the Integral Recovery Institute, and a researcher at Momentum Mental Healthcare South Africa. Guy has published several articles on the application of Integral Theory in addiction treatment and research, and is the author of the book An Integral Guide to Recovery: Twelve Steps and Beyond. Guy is the developer of the Integrated Recovery model and the Integrated Recovery therapy/coaching method. His main research interests are the application of Integral Theory in the fields of addiction treatment and research, existentialism, and Jan Smuts' theory of holism. Guy is a musician, avid reader and Zen student. His favorite activity is spending time with his beloved daughter Coco, who teachers him the joy and wonder of being in the world.