Recovery: A Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (718 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0671645285 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Customer said A great read on the process and stages of recovery. This was very easy to read, and I really liked the question and answer format. As an Adult Child just starting on the road to recovery, I got the most benefit from the first four chapters. I also liked seeing the stages ahead, especially the common pitfalls, and will definitely refer back to this book as I progress. But I felt this book was more ABOUT recovery, not a guide on HOW to recover. For me, this book helped me understand so many things, but I feel I hav. This was a life saver This book helped me see who I am. The way I think, is clearly in this book. I can't remember part of my childhood and I thought I was abnormal. Reading this book, I have come to find out that I am quite normal for a child of an alcoholic. If you are a adult child of an alcoholic, I urge you to read this book and see if it helps you too.. Mad Russian said Start With This Book. Like others before me, I thought that since I had 'survived' and moved away that I was good.Like others before me, I when I started reading I found that I had only survived, and even then with only a minimal set of emotional skills that would take me through the rest of my life. After multiple failed relationships I have one now that I'm going to fight for. One of the biggest ways is for me to learn what I went through, try to repair what damage I can and to beg
Children of Alcoholics Dr. Their creative description of the stages of recovery is especially useful. Ackerman, Ph.D. This is the first book that attempts to answer many of the 'silent' questions of the millions of adult children of alcoholics in our society. Awareness If you only read one book on adult children of alcoholics this year, make this the one.Timmen L. Adult children of alcoholics will feel they have mode two new friends by the time they have finished this very readable book.Robert J. . Bowden have definitely filled a much needed area for adult children of alcoholics in their new book. Their years of experience, perceptions and sensitivities are obvious in this well-thought-out book. Gravitz and Ms. President, Notiona
She is a founding Board Member of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACOA), and its first treasurer. She is the adult child of an alcoholic.Together, they conduct recovery retreats, individual and group psychotherapy, and educational seminars for adult children of alcoholics as well as other adult children of trauma and the professionals who serve them. He is a founding Board Member of the National Association for Children of Alcoholic
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.. 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 tha