The Wellness-Recovery Connection

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John Newport

John Newport, PhD, is a wellness counselor and author of the book “The Wellness-Recovery Connection: Charting Your Pathway to Optimal Health While Recovering from Alcoholism and Drug Addiction”

His site: www.wellnessandrecovery.com

By John Newport

Published on 05/7/2007

Based on over thirty years in the trenches as a wellness professional and counselor, John Newport, Ph.D. shares the missing dimension in recovery and the reason why the majority of people battling alcoholism and drug addiction fail to reap the full benefits of recovery and optimal health: They don’t adopt a wellness-oriented lifestyle.