Family Recovery

The Recovery of Family Life defends marriage and family life while exposing the limits and blind spots in these powerful revolutionary ideologies. After suggesting a general framework within which to understand the ends and means of family policy, Scott Yenor explores what a liberal society should seek to accomplish in marriage and family policy.

Patricia Byrnes's life began with being reared by deaf parents during an era when the deaf community was shunned rather than supported. Poverty, alcoholism, incest, and poor parenting were the underpinnings of Patricia's life, leading to her own issues with alcohol. Eventually, with a 12-step recovery program, her life became a powerful, positive example to others.

Expanding on Pauline Boss’s seminal work on ambiguous loss, this book explores the complications and deviations from traditional grief when mourning a loss, but not a death—and offers real solutions for healing. Grief isn't always the result of something finite, marking a death or complete...

Are you ready to recover from toxic relationships, heal from past trauma, and reclaim your life? Drawing from personal experience and extensive research, author Cassandra McBride offers a transformative journey through four essential guides.

Break free from addiction and embrace a life of recovery and healing, even if you've felt trapped for years. Are you struggling with the weight of addiction, feeling isolated and overwhelmed by cravings? Or perhaps you're a loved one, watching someone dear to you battle their addiction, desperately seeking ways to support them? Does the fear of relapse haunt you, making every step forward feel uncertain? You are not alone. Many individuals, just like you, have faced these challenges and found their way to a brighter future.

It is estimated that as many as 34 million people grew up in alcoholic homes. But what about the rest of us? What about families that had no alcoholism, but did have perfectionism, workaholism, compulsive overeating, intimacy problems, depression, problems in expressing feelings, plus all the other personality traits that can produce a family system much like an alcoholic one? Countless millions of us struggle with these kinds of dysfunctions every day, and until very recently we struggled alone.

An innovative approach that teaches parents how to reconnect with the entire family and reclaim their parenting power. The program is designed to help parents let go of the addicted family system and begin parenting with renewed strength and positive power. Krovitz-Neren's 5-Step Foundational Parenting Model is new to the addiction field and, unlike previous books, teaches parents a systematic approach to support their children in their successful long-term recovery.

Welcome to Co-Parenting After Divorcing a Narcissist: A Divorce Recovery Plan to Bouncing Back After a Toxic Relationship of Emotional and Narcissistic Harm With Co-Parenting Support to Defuse and Guard Self.

How to heal relationships, mend rifts with loved ones, and balance the demands of sobriety with the need for family connection An empowering guide for recovering addicts and alcoholics from an author with lived experience and professional expertise In Rebuilding Relationships in Recovery, Janice...

Discover how to have the upper hand over a narcissist and recover your worth and confidence — you deserve to be happy and whole once again! Do you have someone in your life who constantly denies their offenses and shifts the blame on you? Don’t let their toxic behavior shatter your sense of self. Remember that you deserve to be in a relationship where you will feel genuinely loved and respected. In order to break free from your abuser, you first need to know your worth and be aware of their manipulation tactics.

Acute trauma and addictive disorders are often a result of psychological injuries experienced as a child, while typically producing long-term and harmful generational consequences on loved ones and other family members. Claudia Black presents a portrait of a broken family system, exploring how addiction and trauma develop in families, their damaging repetition, and offers a roadmap for healing.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK This program includes a bonus conversation between the author and Roxane Gay. A sweeping, masterful debut about a daughter's fateful choice, a mother motivated by her own past, and a family legacy that begins in Cuba...

As a companion to Love First, the classic guide to family intervention, It Takes a Family delivers a proven method for families and friends to step beyond the initial intervention and reinvent their relationships as part of a family recovery team. In straightforward, compassionate language, Debra Jay offers listeners a structured model that shows family members and friends how they can work together to overcome the obstacles many people with addiction face in their initial recovery.

Tut eine Brustverkleinerung eigentlich sehr weh? Was kommt bei einer Schönheits-OP auf mich zu? Wie finde ich den richtigen Beauty-Doc? Mit diesen und vielen weiteren Fragen sah sich die Autorin konfrontiert, als sie darüber nachdachte, Brust und Bauch straffen zu lassen. Doch war das nicht vielleicht eine völlig verrückte Idee? Schließlich greifen nur Promis oder Menschen mit Eitelkeitsproblemen zum Skalpell – oder etwa nicht?

This program is read by the author. An unflinching and intimate memoir of recovery by Jessica Hoppe, Latinx writer, advocate, and creator of NuevaYorka. “A powerful thunderclap of a memoir.” —Lilliam Rivera, author of Dealing in Dreams A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024: Today.com...

Did you know that children with secure attachments are far more likely to develop emotional intelligence, strong social skills, and a foundation of mental health that will support them throughout their lives? In fact, studies show that children who feel securely connected to their caregivers are better equipped to handle stress, build meaningful relationships, and succeed in both school and life.

A story-driven, integrative, and practical book to help families heal from the effects of a loved one’s addiction and move forward into a healthy future.

Feeling overwhelmed by today's parenting challenges in a world abundant with substances? Are you searching for ways to fortify your child against temptation? Would you recognize the signs of substance use? Navigating the complexities of modern parenting in an era where substance abuse is no longer an anomaly but a reality, it's imperative to be well-armed. The omnipresent specter of substance abuse looms, threatening to undermine the stability and well-being of families everywhere.

Addiction takes over one's life in a slow manner. You'll find yourself getting hooked on something before you know it. The worst part is, addiction can generate negative side effects such as depression, diseases and low self-esteem.

Laci Rocha Peterson, 8 months pregnant, was last seen by her sister, Amy, in the late afternoon of December 23, 2002. She spoke to her mother, Sharon Rocha, at 8:30 p.m. that night. This would be the last time anyone from her immediate family ever spoke to her. A search began which lasted an...