Darcy S. Clarke’s SAYING YES! TO YOU AND YOUR LIFE is intended to offer a broader perspective on the origin and treatment of dependence. Darcy places your sustained recovery from substance or process addictions in the context of your spiritual journey: discovering and coming home to yourself. Let’s face it: once you detox, get clean and sober, and return to your ‘real’ world, you may relapse when your ‘baggage’ and inadequate coping skills get in your way. Multiple relapses dramatize the power of your addictions to take over if you are still saying NO! to you and your life. In Darcy’s inclusive understanding of the spiritual core of your transformation process, simply detoxing under medical supervision is not going to change your life. Even after your body has returned to substance-free functioning, you will be in danger of relapse unless you face the reality of your addiction: the pervasive lure of your using patterns. If you choose the option of recovery in a residential treatment setting, just making it through the program is not enough to change your life. You will predictably be in danger of multiple relapses if you do not use this opportunity to break away from your self-defeating ‘baggage’ and discover your own path of healing: fully embracing your present and past with its pain, disappointment, self-hate, and suffering. This book is about how to escape the revolving door of multiple relapses and create a life of sobriety, wholeness, and gratitude. The key to sustaining your recovery is to deal with underlying causes that keep dependence in the proverbial ‘driver’s seat’ and discover your soul connection (Source energy within). Saying a resounding YES! to you, your life, and the promise of your healing will enable you to claim your power and authority and open the door to discovering the hidden insights, gifts, and lessons of your life journey, starting today. If you use this book to explore your spiritual core, you will discover the resources and power to pursue your own process of healing and transformation. This book was written for people who have Substance Use Disorders (substance abuse/addiction) and/or behavioral addictions. It is Darcy’s hope that it will inspire and motivate you and generate an optimistic attitude toward committing to your recovery and moving forward in your life. It is also for spouses/significant others, family members, and friends who are in relationships with people who have these conditions, as well as for people working in the recovery field. May your understanding of these conditions be illuminated and your interactions/treatment strategies be modified accordingly.