Rewriting Life Scripts: Transformational Recovery for Families of Addicts (Life Scripts Recovery)
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (705 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1932690972 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Help for Families of Recovering Addicts Rewriting Life Scripts Transformational Recovery for Families of AddictsAuthors: Liliane Desjardins, Nancy Oelklaus, Irene WatsonPublisher: Life Scripts PressISBN: 978-1-932690-97-2When a family member has an addiction (to alcohol, drugs, etc.) the other members of the family by necessity are forced to change their behaviors, their lifestyle and their expectations. In many cases, these changes have occurred slowly and over a period of years or even decades. When the addicted family member make the monumental move towards recovery, the family . Tyler R. Tichelaar said A Vital Resource for How to Recover During a Loved One's Recovery. "Rewriting Life Scripts" is a long overdue book. While addictions have become better understood and treatments have been developed for addicts, the addict's family has been left in the shadows, wondering "What comes next?" Families have struggled with their loved ones who are addicted; they have tried to help them, tried to control them, and basically expended their energy while developing unhealthy codependent behaviors of their own. Now, when the addict is finally entering recovery, many families are left in a situation that can only be des. "Rewriting Life Scripts" according to Alberta Sequeira. Authors Nancy Oelklaus, Irene Watson and Liliane Dejardins show the reality that alcoholism is a family disease and finally published a one-step alcoholic recovery book for the whole family. Rewriting Life Scripts has touched my heart after losing a husband at forty-five years of age and a daughter at thirty-nine to this horrible, worldwide disease.This book described my nightmarish years back in the seventies and eighties and made me painfully face how my past actions with enabling my husband caused one of my daughters to be dramatized throu
She's also an author, coach, speaker, and workshop leader. Addiction doesn't discriminate and neither should recovery -- recovery for the family too." --William C. D. Moyers, author of Broken and. Liliane Desjardins, LCAS loves helping people to do better. A lot has been written about and for people who are addicted. First and foremost, she is a teacher. Following the steps outlined in this book brings peace of mind, forgiveness, reconciliation, and the ability-truly-to live happily ever after.About the Authors Nancy Oelklaus, Ed. And it's good. Their advice is very straightforward and practical and their description of the family disease is a very real picture of the kind of reactions family members develop when they live with someone who is addicted." --Tony Mandarich, former NFL player, author of My Dirty Little Secrets: Steroids, Alcohol, and God "Rewriting Life Scripts is an invaluable roadmap for anyone navigating the difficult journey through the family disease of alcoholism, with stories of success from real people who have 'been there, done that' and are willing to share th