Living in the wake of addiction
Subtitle: lessons for courageous caregiving
By: Gloria Englund, MA
Publisher: Recovering u Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Minnesota?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780996696104
Subjects: Substance abuse; Treatment; Drug addiction; Codependency; Recovering addicts; Psychology; Caregivers
Description: "Living in the Wake of Addiction: Lessons for Courageous Caregiving, provides professionals and the caregivers of people with addiction disorders valuable navigation techniques through the murky waters of codependency. The Lessons in this book offer reinforcing guidance through a compassionate, honest journey that goes well beyond a mother's loss of her son to heroin. Her personal experience becomes compelling, weighed against her once naiveté about addiction, and the knowledge she shares now about the current medical understanding of this chronic brain disease. The timeliness of this publication is important for it is imperative now, more than ever, to move the disease of addiction from the shadows of shame and stigma into the light of awareness, understanding and acceptance. Gloria's message is clear: "People who suffer from substance use disorders deserve the same medical treatment and compassion as anyone suffering from a chronic illness. Lives depend on it.""--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-230) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. My family journey with substance use disorder; title: Caregiver vs. codependent; title: Addiction as a brain disease; title: Using healthy boundaries to express unconditional love; title: Remember the whole person in the midst of addiction; title: Focusing on self-care; title: Alternatives to the Twelve Step model; title: Relapse, euphoric recall and co-occurring disorders; title: Pathways to opioid addiction; title: Addiction stigma persists : even in health care and from me; title: Finding gratitude, and then trusting again; title: The devastation of codependency for all family members; title: The "other" sibling's experience : loyalty, abandonment, anger; title: The power of a courageous heart; title: Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and public policy; title: Substance use disorder : myths and misconceptions; title: Hope for change; title: Lessons.