Peg has been sober for 34 years. She believes that philosophy helped her to get and remain sober, but she avoided Alcoholics Anonymous for the first 20 years of her sobriety because of the concept of a “higher power.” Now, Dr. O’Connor is the author of the forthcoming book, Higher and Friendly Powers: Transforming Addiction and Suffering (Wildhouse Publications, September 1, 2022). 



In Higher and Friendly Powers, Peg O’Connor, PhD, addresses an audience much like herself: those in recovery who have struggled with the Christian-centric God at the heart of Alcoholics Anonymous. She brings our attention to a little-known fact: the term “higher power,” a touchstone in the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, was coined by William James, philosopher, psychologist, and intellectual giant of the early 20th century. 

Buy Higher and Friendly Powers: Transforming Addiction and Suffering by Dr. O'Connor on Amazon.

Peg has been sober for 34 years. She believes that philosophy helped her to get and remain sober, but she avoided Alcoholics Anonymous for the first 20 years of her sobriety because of the concept of a “higher power.” Now, Dr. O’Connor is the author of the forthcoming book, <a href="https://pegoconnorauthor.com/">Higher and Friendly Powers: Transforming Addiction and Suffering</a> (Wildhouse Publications, September 1, 2022). 
 
In Higher and Friendly Powers, Peg O’Connor, PhD, addresses an audience much like herself: those in recovery who have struggled with the Christian-centric God at the heart of Alcoholics Anonymous. She brings our attention to a little-known fact: the term “higher power,” a touchstone in the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, was coined by William James, philosopher, psychologist, and intellectual giant of the early 20th century. 
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Higher-Friendly-Powers-Transforming-Addiction/dp/1736075063/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2JNJFW963QK6C&amp;keywords=peg+oconnor&amp;qid=1655748691&amp;sprefix=peg+oconnor%2Caps%2C148&amp;sr=8-1">Buy Higher and Friendly Powers: Transforming Addiction and Suffering by Dr. O'Connor on Amazon.</a>

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