Author: Ch. Farris & Ruth Robertson
Publisher: Booktango
ISBN: 1468923986
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Everybody is trying to help the addict or alcoholic get sober but very few people really know how to help the family through the experience. This book has the real world insight of a husband and wife team who are survivors of alcoholism who have worked with thousands of people over the last twenty years. You will learn about interventions and how they work and when to use them...not from a TV show full of drama, but from people that want to guide your family toward success. You will learn how to live with alcoholism while not losing your family to it. You will find a way of peace during the storm. You will gain confidence that God has a plan for your family that may not be clear to you quite yet.
Recovery for the Christian Family: Surviving Alcoholism
Recovery for the Christian Family
Author: Chaplain Farris and Ruth Robertson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780911939026
Category : Alcoholism
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
"Chaplain Farris and Ruth Robertson bring life changing ideas to the families of alcoholics and addicts. Their refreshing approach to the age old problem of alcoholism brings the latest information and techniques to the average family while handling each sensitive topic with a profoundly hard-hitting yet gentle, sometimes humorous, approach. While learning how to interact with an active or recovering addict or alcoholic, the family is taught to survive the experience and create an environment that will support the recovery process. The Robertsons have pulled together the information you need, while providing the family life tools and communication tips you will use to keep the family safe and sane. With a full index, entertaining graphics, and easy to read style designed for ages 14 and up, you will find yourself able to test and try new methods that will help the family thrive amid dysfunction. While the entire world seems to focus on helping the alcoholic-addict, the family is largely ignored or treated as an afterthought. Chaplain Farris [and Ruth] Robertson ...know that hurting families need straightforward explanations and examples in order to prosper and assist their still suffering loved ones. Recovery for the Christian Family introduces practical and careful steps to restore family harmony. The do's and don'ts of living with alcoholism, explanations of interventions, treatment, and the role of the Church, all present alternatives for including the alcoholic in family recovery. God wants to save families and here is a book that teaches the family how to survive when everything seems to be falling apart."--amazon.com
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780911939026
Category : Alcoholism
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
"Chaplain Farris and Ruth Robertson bring life changing ideas to the families of alcoholics and addicts. Their refreshing approach to the age old problem of alcoholism brings the latest information and techniques to the average family while handling each sensitive topic with a profoundly hard-hitting yet gentle, sometimes humorous, approach. While learning how to interact with an active or recovering addict or alcoholic, the family is taught to survive the experience and create an environment that will support the recovery process. The Robertsons have pulled together the information you need, while providing the family life tools and communication tips you will use to keep the family safe and sane. With a full index, entertaining graphics, and easy to read style designed for ages 14 and up, you will find yourself able to test and try new methods that will help the family thrive amid dysfunction. While the entire world seems to focus on helping the alcoholic-addict, the family is largely ignored or treated as an afterthought. Chaplain Farris [and Ruth] Robertson ...know that hurting families need straightforward explanations and examples in order to prosper and assist their still suffering loved ones. Recovery for the Christian Family introduces practical and careful steps to restore family harmony. The do's and don'ts of living with alcoholism, explanations of interventions, treatment, and the role of the Church, all present alternatives for including the alcoholic in family recovery. God wants to save families and here is a book that teaches the family how to survive when everything seems to be falling apart."--amazon.com
Recovery for the Christian Family
Author: Chaplain Farris
Publisher: Tate Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781634497077
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Springfield, Missouri � Chaplain Farris and Ruth Robertson bring life changing ideas to the families of alcoholics and addicts in their new book, Recovery for the Christian Family: Surviving Alcoholism, a 166 page wisdom-filled paperback. Their refreshing approach to the age old problem of alcoholism brings the latest information and techniques to the average family while handling each sensitive topic with a profoundly hard-hitting yet gentle, sometimes humorous, approach. While learning how to interact with an active or recovering addict or alcoholic, the family is taught to survive the experience and create an environment that will support the recovery process. The Robertsons have pulled together the information you need, while providing the family life tools and communication tips you will use to keep the family safe and sane. With a full index, entertaining graphics, and easy to read style designed for ages 14 and up, you will find yourself able to test and try new methods that will help the family thrive amid dysfunction. �While the entire world seems to focus on helping the alcoholic-addict, the family is largely ignored or treated as an afterthought.� Chaplain Farris Robertson knows that hurting families need straightforward explanations and examples in order to prosper and assist their still suffering loved ones. Recovery for the Christian Family introduces practical and careful steps to restore family harmony. The do�s and don�ts of living with alcoholism, explanations of interventions, treatment, and the role of the Church, all present alternatives for including the alcoholic in family recovery. God wants to save families and here is a book that teaches the family how to survive when everything seems to be falling apart.
Publisher: Tate Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781634497077
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Springfield, Missouri � Chaplain Farris and Ruth Robertson bring life changing ideas to the families of alcoholics and addicts in their new book, Recovery for the Christian Family: Surviving Alcoholism, a 166 page wisdom-filled paperback. Their refreshing approach to the age old problem of alcoholism brings the latest information and techniques to the average family while handling each sensitive topic with a profoundly hard-hitting yet gentle, sometimes humorous, approach. While learning how to interact with an active or recovering addict or alcoholic, the family is taught to survive the experience and create an environment that will support the recovery process. The Robertsons have pulled together the information you need, while providing the family life tools and communication tips you will use to keep the family safe and sane. With a full index, entertaining graphics, and easy to read style designed for ages 14 and up, you will find yourself able to test and try new methods that will help the family thrive amid dysfunction. �While the entire world seems to focus on helping the alcoholic-addict, the family is largely ignored or treated as an afterthought.� Chaplain Farris Robertson knows that hurting families need straightforward explanations and examples in order to prosper and assist their still suffering loved ones. Recovery for the Christian Family introduces practical and careful steps to restore family harmony. The do�s and don�ts of living with alcoholism, explanations of interventions, treatment, and the role of the Church, all present alternatives for including the alcoholic in family recovery. God wants to save families and here is a book that teaches the family how to survive when everything seems to be falling apart.
Christian Families in Recovery
Author: New Life Spirit Recovery
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781936451029
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
When addiction hits a family, it's damage can be severe. Just as a hurricane-force storm devastates a physical home, the storm of addiction can bring destruction to everyone involved. Christian Families in Recovery will help you take a deeper look at the nature of addiction and recovery from a Christ-centered perspective. By learning the tools of intervention, you can love the addict, but establish an enviornment that will not support the addiction. If the addict is entering recovery, you can develop a step-by-by family recovery plan that will affirm and respect the needs of all members. Someone else's addiction doesn't have to control you. Instead, you can learn to live in the empowerment of God's method of redemption.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781936451029
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
When addiction hits a family, it's damage can be severe. Just as a hurricane-force storm devastates a physical home, the storm of addiction can bring destruction to everyone involved. Christian Families in Recovery will help you take a deeper look at the nature of addiction and recovery from a Christ-centered perspective. By learning the tools of intervention, you can love the addict, but establish an enviornment that will not support the addiction. If the addict is entering recovery, you can develop a step-by-by family recovery plan that will affirm and respect the needs of all members. Someone else's addiction doesn't have to control you. Instead, you can learn to live in the empowerment of God's method of redemption.
Grace Revealed
Author: Fred Sievert
Publisher: BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC
ISBN: 1424556392
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Trust in the Unmerited Gift of God’s Grace You can’t escape the inevitable crises that will face you throughout your lifetime. Whether it’s health problems, emotional issues, career challenges, gut-wrenching losses, or other failures, these experiences can destroy your morale and lead you into despair. Some crises may be a result of your own choices, while others may be completely out of your control. Whatever the source, there is a lasting solution that comes to you free of charge from above: God’s amazing grace. In Grace Revealed, you will:Experience real-life stories of others who discover they are not alone and that relief is within their grasp.See how devastating afflictions can be overcome through faith in Jesus and His love, mercy, and grace.Learn how God’s grace transforms lives and leads you into enduring and rewarding Christian service.Be inspired to encourage others who are suffering but cannot seek help on their own. Read these undeniable, modern-day examples of God’s loving grace and its transformative power, and discover that God is always present in your time of need.
Publisher: BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC
ISBN: 1424556392
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Trust in the Unmerited Gift of God’s Grace You can’t escape the inevitable crises that will face you throughout your lifetime. Whether it’s health problems, emotional issues, career challenges, gut-wrenching losses, or other failures, these experiences can destroy your morale and lead you into despair. Some crises may be a result of your own choices, while others may be completely out of your control. Whatever the source, there is a lasting solution that comes to you free of charge from above: God’s amazing grace. In Grace Revealed, you will:Experience real-life stories of others who discover they are not alone and that relief is within their grasp.See how devastating afflictions can be overcome through faith in Jesus and His love, mercy, and grace.Learn how God’s grace transforms lives and leads you into enduring and rewarding Christian service.Be inspired to encourage others who are suffering but cannot seek help on their own. Read these undeniable, modern-day examples of God’s loving grace and its transformative power, and discover that God is always present in your time of need.
Why Don't They JUST QUIT?
Author: Joe Herzanek
Publisher: Changing Lives Foundation
ISBN: 0692631704
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Updated Edition! Contains new chapters and info on: Heroin, Shame & Stigma, Harm Reduction, Marijuana, Synthetic Drugs, 12-Step Groups & The Church, and much more! Real-life solutions to help you now! Watching a loved one immersed in an intense battle with alcohol and drug abuse may be the most difficult, complex and harrowing experience you'll ever have. This book offers a message of hope to families and friends, giving practical solutions so they can help anyone struggling with addiction to begin the road to recovery. You'll discover: -Why a person doesn't have to hit rock-bottom before getting help. -When helping is actually hurting. -Why quitting is not the same as recovering. -How to deal with a relapse. -The importance of faith and hope in recovery. -Why a parent would leave their child due to their addiction. -How to effectively intervene. Answers to over 30 common, and not so common questions. Inspiring first-hand recovery stories from real people! Praise for Why Don't They Just Quit? This book is a must read. . . I consider Why Don't They Just Quit? to be one of the top five recovery books for families. --Nicholas Taylor, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist, National Expert on the Treatment of Methamphetamine Addiction Everyone needs to read this book. After 25yrs of drinking it has saved my life. --Craig M., New Philadelphia, Ohio God bless you. Al-Anon and AA are a Godsend, but I have found other books to be very general and a little outdated with today’s times. Joe’s book has answered so many questions for me that I can relate to and put into practice. --D.B., Lakewood, Colorado . . . stayed up late last night reading various parts of it; inspiring! This book is for people like me; someone with chemically addicted people in their life-- a must read for the addicted and those who care about them. --Donna Schwartz, MFT, CAC III Valley Hope Treatment Services in Colorado, former Family Program Therapist of Parker Valley Hope Treatment Center This book was a Godsend! I have struggled as a parent of an addict for years, and now I am finally able to see that it is not in my ability to heal him! This book was life changing, LIFE CHANGING! I can now begin to recover myself, even if my child doesn't! Thank you Joe, for writing this book! --Shelley K. (parent) Joe's book helps us to understand the addiction and recovery process. He combines a lifetime of personal and professional experience dealing with this issue in a practical and highly personal overview. The book is excellent. I wish I had read it a year ago. --Sheriff Joe Pelle, Boulder County, Colorado As a Mother, I found this book to be full of empathy, tough-love and practical information. I especially appreciate that Joe included the spiritual part of recovery, which other resources often avoid. --Vicki Beatty, Celebrate Recovery Leader/Covenant Chapel, Leawood, Kansas This book will be valued by many, many people. A very meaningful gift of God's grace to families who need sanity in the middle of their runaway insanity. --Mike Richards Jr., Director of Recovery Ministries/International Bible Society, Houston, Texas Many of you reading this book are facing the battle of your life. Alcohol and drugs consumed my daughter's life. I can't put into words the anguish of attending my daughter's funeral. I wish I would have had this book long ago. Maybe Mia would still be here. I didn't know how to help her. This book is full of answers I could have used. --Pam M. (Mia's Mom), Niwot, Colorado
Publisher: Changing Lives Foundation
ISBN: 0692631704
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Updated Edition! Contains new chapters and info on: Heroin, Shame & Stigma, Harm Reduction, Marijuana, Synthetic Drugs, 12-Step Groups & The Church, and much more! Real-life solutions to help you now! Watching a loved one immersed in an intense battle with alcohol and drug abuse may be the most difficult, complex and harrowing experience you'll ever have. This book offers a message of hope to families and friends, giving practical solutions so they can help anyone struggling with addiction to begin the road to recovery. You'll discover: -Why a person doesn't have to hit rock-bottom before getting help. -When helping is actually hurting. -Why quitting is not the same as recovering. -How to deal with a relapse. -The importance of faith and hope in recovery. -Why a parent would leave their child due to their addiction. -How to effectively intervene. Answers to over 30 common, and not so common questions. Inspiring first-hand recovery stories from real people! Praise for Why Don't They Just Quit? This book is a must read. . . I consider Why Don't They Just Quit? to be one of the top five recovery books for families. --Nicholas Taylor, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist, National Expert on the Treatment of Methamphetamine Addiction Everyone needs to read this book. After 25yrs of drinking it has saved my life. --Craig M., New Philadelphia, Ohio God bless you. Al-Anon and AA are a Godsend, but I have found other books to be very general and a little outdated with today’s times. Joe’s book has answered so many questions for me that I can relate to and put into practice. --D.B., Lakewood, Colorado . . . stayed up late last night reading various parts of it; inspiring! This book is for people like me; someone with chemically addicted people in their life-- a must read for the addicted and those who care about them. --Donna Schwartz, MFT, CAC III Valley Hope Treatment Services in Colorado, former Family Program Therapist of Parker Valley Hope Treatment Center This book was a Godsend! I have struggled as a parent of an addict for years, and now I am finally able to see that it is not in my ability to heal him! This book was life changing, LIFE CHANGING! I can now begin to recover myself, even if my child doesn't! Thank you Joe, for writing this book! --Shelley K. (parent) Joe's book helps us to understand the addiction and recovery process. He combines a lifetime of personal and professional experience dealing with this issue in a practical and highly personal overview. The book is excellent. I wish I had read it a year ago. --Sheriff Joe Pelle, Boulder County, Colorado As a Mother, I found this book to be full of empathy, tough-love and practical information. I especially appreciate that Joe included the spiritual part of recovery, which other resources often avoid. --Vicki Beatty, Celebrate Recovery Leader/Covenant Chapel, Leawood, Kansas This book will be valued by many, many people. A very meaningful gift of God's grace to families who need sanity in the middle of their runaway insanity. --Mike Richards Jr., Director of Recovery Ministries/International Bible Society, Houston, Texas Many of you reading this book are facing the battle of your life. Alcohol and drugs consumed my daughter's life. I can't put into words the anguish of attending my daughter's funeral. I wish I would have had this book long ago. Maybe Mia would still be here. I didn't know how to help her. This book is full of answers I could have used. --Pam M. (Mia's Mom), Niwot, Colorado
Higher Power
Author: Douglas D. Himes
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 1426759444
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Recalling the Christian roots of Alcoholics Anonymous, Higher Power connects classic biblical teaching with contemporary 12-step practice. Each chapter draws inspiration from the Old and New Testaments and the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Higher Powered is an excellent resource for anyone in recover trying to work through each step, from admitting our brokenness to surrendering to God – and through God’s help becoming higher powered.
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 1426759444
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Recalling the Christian roots of Alcoholics Anonymous, Higher Power connects classic biblical teaching with contemporary 12-step practice. Each chapter draws inspiration from the Old and New Testaments and the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Higher Powered is an excellent resource for anyone in recover trying to work through each step, from admitting our brokenness to surrendering to God – and through God’s help becoming higher powered.
Recovery
Author: Herbert L. Gravitz
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439147906
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Rich with insight and awareness, Recovery explores the secrets, fears, hopes and issues that confront adult children of alcoholics. Authors and widely respected therapists and ACOA workshop leaders Herbert Gravitz and Julie Bowden detail in a clear question-and-answer format the challenges of control and inadequacy that ACOAs face as they struggle for recovery and understanding, stage-by-stage: Survival * Emergent Awareness * Core Issues * Transformations * Integration * Genesis. If you feel troubled by your post, Recovery will start you on the path of self-awareness, as it explores the searching questions adult children of alcoholics seek to hove answered: * How con I overcome my need for control? * Do all ACOAs ploy the some kind of roles in the family? * How do I overcome my fear of intimacy? * What is all-or-none functioning? * How can ACOAs maintain self-confidence and awareness after recovery? * How do ACOAs handle the family after understanding its influence? * And many other important questions about your post, family and feelings. Written with warmth, joy and real understanding, Recovery will inspire you to meet the challenges of the post and overcome the obstacles to your happiness.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439147906
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Rich with insight and awareness, Recovery explores the secrets, fears, hopes and issues that confront adult children of alcoholics. Authors and widely respected therapists and ACOA workshop leaders Herbert Gravitz and Julie Bowden detail in a clear question-and-answer format the challenges of control and inadequacy that ACOAs face as they struggle for recovery and understanding, stage-by-stage: Survival * Emergent Awareness * Core Issues * Transformations * Integration * Genesis. If you feel troubled by your post, Recovery will start you on the path of self-awareness, as it explores the searching questions adult children of alcoholics seek to hove answered: * How con I overcome my need for control? * Do all ACOAs ploy the some kind of roles in the family? * How do I overcome my fear of intimacy? * What is all-or-none functioning? * How can ACOAs maintain self-confidence and awareness after recovery? * How do ACOAs handle the family after understanding its influence? * And many other important questions about your post, family and feelings. Written with warmth, joy and real understanding, Recovery will inspire you to meet the challenges of the post and overcome the obstacles to your happiness.
Opening Our Hearts
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780910034470
Category : Adult children of alcoholics
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
"We can find hope from those who have walked this path before us. As we begin to heal from our losses, we in turn offer this same hope to others. Through our willingness to face our loss openly and honestly, we discover our strength and resilience - not despite it, but because of it"--Publisher.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780910034470
Category : Adult children of alcoholics
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
"We can find hope from those who have walked this path before us. As we begin to heal from our losses, we in turn offer this same hope to others. Through our willingness to face our loss openly and honestly, we discover our strength and resilience - not despite it, but because of it"--Publisher.
Under the Influence
Author: James Robert Milam
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0593358228
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The now-classic guide to alcoholism returns with new, enlightening research that confirms the revolutionary ideas first trailblazed by this book in a time when such theories were unheard of—now featuring a new foreword, new resources, and the same reliable insights and easy-to-read style. “This book is truly informative, powerful, and an invaluable resource on overcoming alcoholism.”—Angela Diaz, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. Ten of millions of Americans suffer from alcoholism, yet most people still wrongly believe that alcoholism is a psychological or moral problem that can be “cured” once the purported underlying psychological problems or moral failings of the alcoholic are addressed. Based on groundbreaking scientific research, Under the Influence examines the physical factors that set alcoholics and non-alcoholics apart, and suggests a bold, stigma-free way of understanding and treating the disease of alcoholism. You’ll learn: • How to tell if someone you know is an alcoholic. • The progressive stages of alcoholism. • How to help an alcoholic into treatment and how to choose the right treatment program. • Why diet and nutritional therapy are essential elements of treatment. • Why frequently prescribed medications can be dangerous for alcoholics. • How to ensure a lasting recovery. An essential resource for anyone hoping to better understand the nature of alcoholism—whether you are looking to support a loved one or learning how to best care for yourself—it’s no wonder this innovative work has been hailed as “the best book ever written on alcoholism” (AA Beyond Belief). This special updated edition of Under the Influence will continue to earn its standing as a classic in the alcoholism field for years to come.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0593358228
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The now-classic guide to alcoholism returns with new, enlightening research that confirms the revolutionary ideas first trailblazed by this book in a time when such theories were unheard of—now featuring a new foreword, new resources, and the same reliable insights and easy-to-read style. “This book is truly informative, powerful, and an invaluable resource on overcoming alcoholism.”—Angela Diaz, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. Ten of millions of Americans suffer from alcoholism, yet most people still wrongly believe that alcoholism is a psychological or moral problem that can be “cured” once the purported underlying psychological problems or moral failings of the alcoholic are addressed. Based on groundbreaking scientific research, Under the Influence examines the physical factors that set alcoholics and non-alcoholics apart, and suggests a bold, stigma-free way of understanding and treating the disease of alcoholism. You’ll learn: • How to tell if someone you know is an alcoholic. • The progressive stages of alcoholism. • How to help an alcoholic into treatment and how to choose the right treatment program. • Why diet and nutritional therapy are essential elements of treatment. • Why frequently prescribed medications can be dangerous for alcoholics. • How to ensure a lasting recovery. An essential resource for anyone hoping to better understand the nature of alcoholism—whether you are looking to support a loved one or learning how to best care for yourself—it’s no wonder this innovative work has been hailed as “the best book ever written on alcoholism” (AA Beyond Belief). This special updated edition of Under the Influence will continue to earn its standing as a classic in the alcoholism field for years to come.