Author : Susan Burrowes
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 38,42 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781631524677
In this eye-opening book about treating teen addiction, fifteen-year-old Hannah and her mother, Susan, share in their own words the raw and honest realities of their family's struggles, the controversial treatment programs they tried, and their insights into what finally led to Hannah's recovery.
Author : Patrecia Williams
Publisher : Alpha Book Publisher
Page : pages
File Size : 28,34 MB
Release : 2021-03-15
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN :
Author : Diana Clark
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 10,93 MB
Release : 2013-12-24
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781492862338
Addiction can be a launching pad. Healing brings addicts and alcoholics closer to living life with integrity, self-reflection, and in service to others. This journey from addiction to fully functional adult is called recovery. Simply defined, recovery is the practice of behavioral, spiritual and psychological changes beginning with abstinence which encourage a healthy life. Your loved one's progress from addiction to recovery almost always involves you. In the process, you might find a spark for living life with more meaning as well. Just as your addicted loved one needs a path toward healing, you need a path to follow as well. Change does not happen overnight. This book shows you one route. Although it will feel long and painful at points, most of you will find light at the end of it. Written to mirror your journey from fear to surrender, this book includes factual information, psychological theory and a bit of folk wisdom. While many of the examples are about adolescents and young adults, the stories of addiction are applicable regardless of age. The worksheets included in each section are designed to provoke the kind of the thought that leads to insight. There is no single right answer to any of the questions. This is a personal journey of change.
Author : Shaaren Pine
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 26,28 MB
Release : 2015-02-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1496965833
Torn Together is a memoir, written by recovering alcoholic and addict husband, Scott Magnuson, and codependent wife, Shaaren Pine. Torn Together chronicles Scotts addiction as his illness infects everyone around him, his eventual treatment, and the recovery process the whole family undertakes. It is also the story of The Argonaut, one of revitalized H Street, NEs first restaurants, the struggle to get off the ground, rebuild after a terrible fire, and to keep going as the family is falling apart.
Author : Dawn McCord
Publisher : Gatekeeper Press
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 22,86 MB
Release : 2021-12-18
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1662919875
We knew we were in trouble when we started getting calls from the neighbors saying Carson was at the top of the tallest tree on the street. He was 7 or 8 years old. At 10 he made a zipline out of the dog’s tie out and leash then attempted to zip from the tree to the top of the playhouse, nearly hanging himself. He came out of the womb a natural athlete and risk taker. We were amazed by his ingenuity. Freshman year of high school he started experimenting with drugs like most teens do, however our boy had unlocked the door to addiction. As his drugs became harder he spiraled out of control with periods of abstinence followed by a few weeks of being on a “bender” until a crisis would end that cycle. Each time, we would think this is his “rock bottom”, then it wasn’t. We struggled with “Is this just the throws of adolescence or does he have a problem.” By his Senior year he overdosed. Then starts the scramble to find some sort of rehabilitation that is longer, different and out of our area. How can we afford it? Insurance? Savings? Mortgage the house? What does recovery look like for a now 18 year old that can just walk away from wherever we send him? ……Always Chasing Carson……
Author : Rob Koke
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 47,65 MB
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310356040
A gripping true story, Prodigal Daughter narrates a family's darkest time through addiction and their journey toward healing. Father and daughter team, Rob Koke - founder and Senior Pastor of Shoreline Church - and Danielle pull back the curtain on the mind-numbing power of addiction and offer hope and real strategies for those longing for freedom. Unashamed and heartwarming, Danielle shares intimately about her teenage alcohol abuse and dependence on marijuana and Adderall. She offers a rare, first-person insight into the mental and emotional effects of addiction, and what it takes to get and stay clean. Rob tells about his struggle with his daughter's addiction, dealing with its effect on their family, and the reality of what it looks like to love someone battling addiction in your own home. He explores common questions family members ask like: Why can't they just stop? Why did they turn to drugs when I gave them everything I could? Where did I go wrong? How do I help without enabling? In a raw, real-time glimpse, father and daughter reveal the vulnerable letters they shared with each other during Danielle's rehab. With transparency, Rob and Danielle disarm the shame factor, and share lessons and resources to prevent and overcome setbacks. This book is your field guide in the battle of addiction. Whether you're longing for freedom, or helping a loved one along the journey toward recovery, you're not alone. Danielle and Rob's story will challenge you with truth, equip you with strategies for the journey, and infuse your heart with hope.
Author : Beverly Conyers
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 17,14 MB
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1616499559
The family recovery classic, Addict in the Family, has been revised and updated to offer parents and other family members even greater support when faced with the reality of a loved one’s addiction. Solid, actionable advice and information about what helps and what doesn’t—and how to care for themselves—make this an indispensable guide. For families of addicts, fear, shame, and confusion over a loved one’s addiction can cause deep anxiety, sleepless nights, and even physical illness. The emotional distress family members suffer is often compounded by the belief that they somehow caused or contributed to their loved one’s addiction—or that they could have done something to prevent it. Addict in the Family is a book about the pain of addiction, but more importantly it is a book of comfort, understanding, and hope for anyone struggling with a loved one’s addiction. As the compelling personal stories reveal, family members do not cause their loved one’s addiction—nor can they control or cure it. What family members can do is find support, set boundaries, detach with love, and eventually discover how to enjoy life more fully. This book helps them do just that—whether the loved one achieves recovery or not.
Author : Robbie Leffel
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 17,30 MB
Release : 2022-01-06
Category :
ISBN : 9780578355290
On the outside, they were a regular Texas family-hardworking, family-oriented, and always up for a good time. But behind closed doors, the pain they suffered carried on from one generation to the next. Until Jesus entered the picture and changed their lives forever. In this family memoir, Robbie Leffel unpacks how his father, "Good Time Charlie," devastated after a childhood accident took the life of a close friend, hid his pain behind the bottle for decades, destroying his own life and his family's. Then Jesus stepped in, transforming Robbie's life and giving him the strength to introduce his dad to the life-changing peace available only in Christ. It's never too late.
Author : Patrick Joseph Kennedy
Publisher :
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 35,70 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0399173323
Patrick J. Kennedy, the former congressman and youngest child of Senator Ted Kennedy, opens up about his personal and political battle with mental illness and addiction for the first time. This candid memoir focuses on the years from his 'coming out' about suffering from bipolar disorder and addiction to the present day, and examines his journey toward recovery while reflecting on America's treatment of mental health.
Author : Thomas F. Harrison
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 21,38 MB
Release : 2019-06-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1462539645
"The purpose of this book is to explain addiction and to help families and friends to deal with it successfully. People who are struggling with addiction can also use this book to understand their situation and the resources that are available to help them. And people who are wondering if they might have an addiction can use it to get a better sense of the nature and depth of their potential problem. Part I explains the science behind addiction. Part II looks at the emotional side of the problem and how families are affected. Part III discusses many of the real-world legal and practical issues that addicts often face, and ways to keep them out of trouble. Part IV provides a detailed overview of treatment options. And Part V describes the recovery process and the most effective strategies to keep it going for the long term"--
