The latest information on gender-specific treatment of addiction and recovery can be found in this go-to manual for parents seeking direction to help their daughters. Step-by-step guidelines present tools for recognizing substance abuse in young women; communicating with them and their care providers; dealing with relapse and long-term recovery; and managing parental shame, guilt, fear, anger, and loving detachment. Linda Dahl is the author of ...
Puts the focus on the disease of addiction without blame or shame for either the addict or the codependent.Lyrical, uplifting prose style.A message of hope emerges from the tale of suicidal despair.Engrossing storytelling. ...
A timely and much-needed alternative to quick-fix self-help models.Provides a wealth of detailed didactic information, as well as practical guidance that uses specific examples, self-assessment quizzes, and step-by-step instructions.Introduces a variety of new scientific breakthroughs and incorporates some of the latest research findings to help readers take control of their health.Separate chapters cover stress and burnout, time management, rel ...
Author is a prolific blogger, public speaker, and spiritual director with a platform for marketing.Author has twenty-five years plus of twelve-step recovery.Millions of women in long-term recovery are hungry for this information.Book is geared to a female, baby-boomer aged readership; this demographic supports self-help book sales. ...
Author is an internationally sought-after speaker and workshop presenter on this topic.Self-published edition raised $80,000 for Alzheimer's charities.With baby boomers aging, this topic is timely and relevant to a huge audience.Release date will coincide with both National Caregivers' Month and Alzheimer's Awareness Month.Author is an accomplished self-marketer through her Creativity Connection website (thecreativeconnection.com) ...
Many people who enter recovery do not understand or are skeptical of the spiritual elements embodied in the Twelve Steps. This book helps demystify and simplify spiritual practices so the reader can enrich his or her own spiritual journey.Clarifies the differences between religion and spirituality.Author is ordained in the Episcopal Church of the United States and is a trained labyrinth walk facilitator. He has been in recovery for almost 40 yea ...
Dr. Sylvester «Skip» Sviokla lived life as a successful, driven, athletic, and brilliant graduate of Harvard Medical School, reveling in wealth and glamour as a «celebrity doctor» until addiction brought his life crashing down. This real-life «Dr. House» had it all (he thought) until addiction took everything. Miraculously, recovery gave him back his family, his self-respect, and much more. The media is filled with celebrity addiction stories, ...
With the ever-growing childhood obesity problem, the audience for this book continues to grow.Practical: Why Can't My Child Stop Eating? provides parents with specific activities to assist in addressing and healing the emotional aspects of obesity.Currently, there is no book on the market that provides assistance in dealing with the emotional issues of obesity. Why Can't My Child Stop Eating? is the only publication to offer an emotion ...
An intriguing story that addresses the twin challenges of addiction and chronic pain and presents a model for successful recovery from both of these serious, life-altering conditions. The author grounds his story in psychological theory along with the principles of twelve-step philosophy and spirituality as he moves from intellectualized awareness to a deep emotional and mindful practices connection in recovery. Dan Mager, MSW, is a writer and ...
