"Years of living with an alcoholic is almost sure to make any wife or child neurotic.
The entire family is, to some extent, ill."
Alcoholics Anonymous, pgs. 122-23

Recovery of Both The Individual
and The Family Members

Where you aware that:

• Unless we educate and change the family relationships, recovery will not happen for anybody?
• Regardless of the amount of personal desire or education and training given, when the individual goes back into the old culture they will revert back to their old behaviors?

The road to family recovery and support starts here.

The Life Skills U
Philosophy of Recovery

Putting Psychological models aside for a moment, at Life Skills U we come from the root of Philosophy which says that we are "spiritual beings simply having a human experience."  Pocket Wisdom for Recovery is based on:

• Perceptions of equality and not inequality which cause our...
• Attitudes to be based on love and not fear, which causes our...
• Thinking/feelings to be based on attention, respect and value which causes our...
• Actions to be rooted in "Personal Power" and not control of others which results in...
• Living in the present moment which is a world of balance and peace

Because the Life Skills U approach is principal based (philosophy) and not rule based
it assists the student in developing his or her own skills in
self authority, self responsibility and self accountability,
which are vital to individual and family recovery.

Why is this Philosophy Important to Family Recovery?

Without interdependent relationships with others we cannot experience our lives beyond our own limitations.

• If one only has independent relationships, we become trapped in our own skin.
• Relationships become based on fantasy. We cling to fantasy as though it were life itself.
• Did you know?: More people are in prison, in court, commit suicide, are depressed, unhappy, and angry because of the absence of interdependent relationships in their lives, more than any other reason.

Why does this happen?  

• Without healthy interdependent relationships we have no self identity (to know who we are)
• Without self identity we have no self esteem (to like who we are)
• Without self esteem we cannot have healthy interdependent relationships
• Without interdependent relationships we cannot experience true teamwork
• Without teamwork we cannot experience the feeling of belonging
• Without the feeling of belonging to someone or something we die inside.

How do we solve this problem?

Non-Disclosing, Non-Judging, Non-Confrontational

The recovery process offered through Life Skills U enables an individual to assess their own level of emotional development in a private and confidential way.  Remember, "any problem properly defined is already half solved." The problem is defined in a way that the very nature of the definition of the problem results in a clear solution.   The student clearly sees what he or she must first stop doing and then offers a plan for what to start doing.

A Total Learning System

Here at Life Skills U we use an infrastructure of:

• Offline Computer Viewing' s- watch a multi-media based presentation of Pocket Wisdom for Recovery from your personal computer, just like you would watch a movie or video.
• (Builds Information Understanding)
• Online Feedback Assessments - self test what you learned from watching your eMod and find out what you overlooked
• (Builds Information Confidence)
• Online VoIP Features - take online classes with Richard Jorgensen, PhD the author of Pocket Wisdom for Recovery or join private study groups with individuals experiencing the same issues.
• (Builds Information Experience)

A Real Solution
With Lasting Results

Through this unique and powerful recovery process you discover the five essential elements necessary for real change to last:               

* Identify exactly what is not working in your life

* Find believable solutions for the things you want to change

* Experience solutions that are realistic and achievable

* Integrate these solutions into your life process

* Recognize the distorted thinking behind your limiting attitudes, behaviors, and defenses

Life Skills U and the Pocket Wisdom for Recovery eMod Course
result in enhancing HOW a person thinks
and allowing each person to decide WHAT to think for themselves. 

Please note: The Life Skills U Principle-based approach is an alternative to traditional counseling and therapy.
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Are you interested in learning more about family recovery?
Click to sign up for a FREE online class
with the founder of Life Skills U & the author of The Pocket Wisdom Series,
Richard Jorgensen, PhD (hc), BA