The 2008 World Service Conference approved a project for a book-length piece of recovery literature with the working title Living Clean. This book will cover a collection of issues we deal with in recovery including topics that have been prioritized in literature surveys going back to 1999, such as grief, relationships, spirituality, and parenting. We have begun work on this book and news about the project will be posted here as it is available.
Update: 28 July 2010
Thank you for the input...
The deadline for input on Chapters Three, Four & Five was 30 June 2010. Members’ input came to us from various locales in our worldwide fellowship. We are very pleased that so many members have given time and energy to this important task. The input will be collated and compiled for the workgroup, who will take on the project of revising the chapters in response to your many and varied comments.
It is the longstanding practice when developing new literature to cease distribution of draft material when review periods have ended; accordingly, the links to the draft material have been removed. Similarly, we have reached the point in the development of this text where we will be asking you to refrain from contributing source material with the release of the final chapters for review. The fellowship has been very generous in the amount of source material and it has directly affected the contents of the drafts. Again, we thank you for your participation.
The journey continues on this project; the remaining two chapters and the preface to the book are scheduled for review and input from 1 October – 31 December 2010, and we look forward to hearing your feedback.
Chapter 6 – A New Way of Life (was Moving Beyond Social Acceptability)
Chapter 7 – The Journey Continues
The Preface
Again, we want to express our gratitude for the involvement of members from around the globe. The “Living Clean” discussion board at: http://www.naws.org/lc/ now has nearly 900 members from around the globe. We continue to use this board to gather input and to receive feedback on the project.
Background:
Memo from World Board about Living Clean Project | French | German | Portuguese | Spanish
Living Clean in NA Way:
English | French | German | Portuguese | Spanish
Discussion Area:
Living Clean Discussion Boards
Session Profile:
Living Clean Topic Outline