Thawing Addiction - The Tip of the Iceberg

Thawing the Iceberg, #5

Reeks: Thawing the Iceberg

Don Carter, MSW, LCSW

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Thawing Addiction – The Tip of the Iceberg is a clear, compassionate guide for understanding and recovering from addictive patterns of all kinds. Whether the addiction involves substances, relationships, compulsive behaviors, or emotional dependency, the underlying recovery process is remarkably similar. This book outlines the essential issues that must be addressed during the transition, stabilization, and early recovery stages so that genuine long-term healing can take root.

Drawing on more than 30 years of clinical experience, Don Carter helps readers understand why addiction is often just the surface symptom of deeper emotional wounds—including childhood abandonment issues, toxic shame, emotional numbing, and unresolved trauma. Using his signature Iceberg Model, Carter shows how addictions form at the very "tip" of a much larger emotional system, and how sustainable recovery requires working from the top down: stabilization first, deeper healing later.

You'll learn how addictive behaviors temporarily soothe overwhelming emotions, why early recovery often triggers old wounds, and how to build a lifestyle of recovery that includes boundaries, support systems, emotional regulation tools, and healthy internal leadership. This program is relevant to anyone facing addiction personally, supporting a loved one, or working with clients in a clinical or recovery setting.

Each book in the Thawing the Iceberg Series stands alone, but this volume is especially helpful to those beginning their healing journey. For many people, addiction is the starting point—the visible signal that deeper healing is needed.

This edition includes access to a Bonus Download Page, available through a QR code and link inside the book, offering optional audio resources and tools designed to strengthen emotional regulation, reduce cravings, and support the early recovery process.

You'll explore:

Why addiction is an emotional survival strategy—not a moral failure

How to transition safely from an addictive lifestyle into early recovery

The critical issues of stabilization, support, and relapse prevention

The role of codependency as an "addiction to the outside"

The deeper emotional layers beneath the Iceberg Model

Why deeper trauma work must wait until stability is established

What a "Universal Step One" looks like for all forms of addiction

Whether this is your first step into recovery or a return to the process, Thawing Addiction provides clarity, structure, and hope for building a healthy, resilient life beyond addictive patterns.