{"product_id":"addict-in-the-family-support-through-loss-hope-and-recovery","title":"Addict in the Family: Support Through Loss, Hope, and Recovery","description":"\u003cp\u003eRelatives of someone with an addiction often ask what they did wrong. Beverly Conyers answers from families' own stories: they did not cause it, and they cannot control or cure it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReadical Key Points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond edition, revised and updated, of a guide for family members of people with addiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt around the personal stories of parents and other relatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers finding support, setting boundaries, detaching with love and caring for oneself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddresses alcohol and drug addiction, grief and loss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback, 225 pages, Hazelden, 2021; includes a bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConyers begins with the fear, shame and confusion relatives describe, then turns to the practical side: where to find support, how to set limits, and what it means to step back from a loved one's choices without withdrawing care. Her advice is written to hold whether or not the person with the addiction reaches recovery, and it keeps the family member's own well-being in view throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is written for parents, partners, siblings and adult children of people with addiction. It offers support for the family, not treatment for the person using, and it is not a substitute for professional care. The book cannot bring anyone into recovery; it is meant for the people who love them, whichever way things go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeverly Conyers, MA, is a writer and teacher whose books on recovery include \u003cem\u003eThe Recovering Heart\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEverything Changes\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFind Your Light\u003c\/em\u003e. She began writing about recovery after her daughter became addicted to heroin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New and Readical Ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReadical™ is an independent bookstore and reading-products brand built around a simple idea: books matter most when what we learn leaves the page and enters our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApply the Page. Get Readical™.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hazelden Publishing \u0026 Educational Services","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48016350642325,"sku":"NEW-ING-1616499559","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/5861\/3909\/files\/addict-in-the-family-cover.jpg?v=1789597818","url":"https:\/\/readical.com\/products\/addict-in-the-family-support-through-loss-hope-and-recovery","provider":"Readical","version":"1.0","type":"link"}