Available in 2-, 4-, or 6-hour formats

John Prin, LADC, BA

Author - Speaker - Licensed Alcohol/Drug Counselor

OVERVIEW:

We are as sick as our secrets.

AA Proverb

If you or someone you know are in bondage to self-defeating behaviors and deeply held secrets, this session is for you.

All of us keep a secret now and then, and not all secrets are bad, but at least one out of 15 people is a chronic Secret Keeper. They are persons whose secrets have power over them and make them misbehave, become sick, or violate others. As victims of double lives, they steal hours away from their public personalities to act out secret rituals or passions, sometimes for decades, but rarely get found out.

Attend this seminar and discover:

•  What recognized authorities say about secrets and ways to manage human duality (such as Freud, Jung, Ellis, the Bible, etc.).

•  The relationship between Secret-KeepingSM and substance abuse, eating and sexual disorders, compulsive gambling, overspending and other addictive behaviors.

•  Practical tips to improve self-awareness that will better equip you to make healthier choices.

•  Ways that you, or loved ones, can transform unhealthy and disabling habits of double-mindedness-such as alibis, excuses, self-delusion, and minimizing- into liberated lives of whole-mindedness.

CONTENT SUMMARY:

This interactive presentation covers the broad spectrum of Secret-Keeping behaviors encountered in the day-to-day activities of numerous people. If you are bothered by Secret-Keeping thoughts or habits, or if you live with a such an individual, this session will offer techniques to confront dualistic thinking and behavior.

Based on John Prin's own personal recovery from addictions and Secret-Keeping as well as years of original research, a framework for identifying and freeing oneself from the destructive patterns of keeping unhealthy secrets will be explored.

Attend this seminar and learn about:

•  Case-history examples of the 8 Mindsets of Secret Keepers.

•  A "Continuum of Secrets" chart, which illustrates how Secret-Keeping
fits among the categories of simple secrets, sinister secrets, and crime .

•  A "Secrecy-Transparency" spectrum, showing characteristics of the Isolated Loner, the Selfish Secret Keeper, the Sensitive Secret Keeper, and the Former Secret Keeper.

•  A simple questionnaire: "Are You a Secret Keeper?"

As a participant you will engage in the learning process to the degree that you feel comfortable. Your personal information will remain confidential at all times-no pressure will be made on you to share sensitive personal data. Should you wish to take advantage of opportunities to disclose information, however, you may do so.

Worksheets, handouts, and video clips of movies will supplement John's lecture. Stolen Hours, John Prin's first book on the topic, will be available for purchase during the session.

By the end of the session, you will have:

•  Gained insights about the ways you and others face their struggles with duality (our higher and lower nature).

•  Reviewed authors'/philosophers'/psychologists' commentary about dual-mindedness and ways that help and therapy is available.

•  Practiced how to determine the degree to which you or a loved one keeps harmful secrets.

•  Been informed about the principles of empowerment, surrender, accountability, and spirituality as methods to defuse double-minded addictive thinking.

•  Become acquainted with a model of disclosure based on 12-Step concepts that empowers one's efforts to develop a whole-minded life of recovery.

Important Note

The information in this seminar should not be regarded as a substitute for individualized professional services or counseling.

PRESENTER BIO:

John Prin, BA, LADC, provides counseling, speaking, and writing services in the Twin Cities. He counsels clients and lectures frequently at treatment centers in Burnsville and Minnetonka, MN. At Hazelden, he served as a clinical case manager, unit counselor, and intern. He is the author of numerous articles on addiction/recovery topics published in The PHOENIX Recovery Newspaper and the book, Stolen Hours -Breaking Free From Secret Addictions. He is writing a second book on the same topic, Living Secret Lives, about the ways people can get trapped by their secrets and how they can stop leading double lives. John's professional mission is to enlighten audiences about healthy ways to think, behave, and live.

More info? Contact John

John Howard Prin, LADC, BA

Telephone: 952-941-1870

EMAIL: John Prin