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Author: Dr. Mike Duffy Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. ISBN: Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 134
Book Description
Are you watching the self-destruction of a loved one struggling with substance abuse, or are you the one addicted? Perhaps you are an observer standing outside the arena watching the chaos and asking yourself, "Why don't they just quit?" If you find yourself in one of these situations, this book is written with you in mind. By sharing our family's story of tragedy and triumph, we have an opportunity to encourage those whose life's pathways have taken them to some of the same dark places our family has been. If ever a story of miraculous recovery--from the agonizing valley of alcoholism and addiction to the mountaintop of recovery and service--should be told, it is the story of Gene Duffy, my dad. His journey took him from the gutters of Chicago's skid row, including a trip to the morgue to be prepped for burial, to the peace and serenity of California's beautiful Napa Valley, where he pioneered an amazing work and became one of the most prominent voices for recovery in his day. It is my hope and desire that this book, with my dad's life story serving as a platform for carrying the message of hope, and my sharing some lessons I learned along the way, may inspire someone who may be spiraling downward in cycles of misery and destruction to seek help. It may also encourage someone whose life has become difficult as they are being sorely impacted by another's deadly addiction. Let me assure you, there is hope! Although no one can go back and change their beginning, anybody can begin to change their ending! One does not have to live out the rest of their life captive to the misery and horrors of a difficult past; rather, they can begin today to embrace a happy and fruitful future.
Author: Dr. Mike Duffy Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. ISBN: Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 134
Book Description
Are you watching the self-destruction of a loved one struggling with substance abuse, or are you the one addicted? Perhaps you are an observer standing outside the arena watching the chaos and asking yourself, "Why don't they just quit?" If you find yourself in one of these situations, this book is written with you in mind. By sharing our family's story of tragedy and triumph, we have an opportunity to encourage those whose life's pathways have taken them to some of the same dark places our family has been. If ever a story of miraculous recovery--from the agonizing valley of alcoholism and addiction to the mountaintop of recovery and service--should be told, it is the story of Gene Duffy, my dad. His journey took him from the gutters of Chicago's skid row, including a trip to the morgue to be prepped for burial, to the peace and serenity of California's beautiful Napa Valley, where he pioneered an amazing work and became one of the most prominent voices for recovery in his day. It is my hope and desire that this book, with my dad's life story serving as a platform for carrying the message of hope, and my sharing some lessons I learned along the way, may inspire someone who may be spiraling downward in cycles of misery and destruction to seek help. It may also encourage someone whose life has become difficult as they are being sorely impacted by another's deadly addiction. Let me assure you, there is hope! Although no one can go back and change their beginning, anybody can begin to change their ending! One does not have to live out the rest of their life captive to the misery and horrors of a difficult past; rather, they can begin today to embrace a happy and fruitful future.
Author: Mike Duffy Publisher: ISBN: Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Are you watching the self-destruction of a loved one struggling with substance abuse, or are you the one addicted? Perhaps you are an observer standing outside the arena watching the chaos and asking yourself, "Why don't they just quit?" If you find yourself in one of these situations, this book is written with you in mind. By sharing our family's story of tragedy and triumph, we have an opportunity to encourage those whose life's pathways have taken them to some of the same dark places our family has been. If ever a story of miraculous recovery--from the agonizing valley of alcoholism and addiction to the mountaintop of recovery and service--should be told, it is the story of Gene Duffy, my dad. His journey took him from the gutters of Chicago's skid row, including a trip to the morgue to be prepped for burial, to the peace and serenity of California's beautiful Napa Valley, where he pioneered an amazing work and became one of the most prominent voices for recovery in his day. It is my hope and desire that this book, with my dad's life story serving as a platform for carrying the message of hope, and my sharing some lessons I learned along the way, may inspire someone who may be spiraling downward in cycles of misery and destruction to seek help. It may also encourage someone whose life has become difficult as they are being sorely impacted by another's deadly addiction. Let me assure you, there is hope! Although no one can go back and change their beginning, anybody can begin to change their ending! One does not have to live out the rest of their life captive to the misery and horrors of a difficult past; rather, they can begin today to embrace a happy and fruitful future.
Author: Jared Bryan Smith Publisher: Books for Free, LLC ISBN: 9780984595594 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 388
Book Description
A poignant true addiction story covering all the facets of tragedy and ultimately triumph over the insidious family disease of alcoholism and addiction. Follow Jared Bryan Smith's journey to insanity and beyond as he jumps off of a bridge and lands in the looney bin and ultimately Alcoholics Anonymous. The 17 years of drug abuse abates, the fog webs clear and he learns he is Hepatitis C positive, his liver is failing and he has no health insurance for the 3 thousand dollars a month Interferon treatments required to save his life. A miraculous story of a tormented soul released from a literal hell. An exciting read that will leave you breathless, and inspire you with perseverance, and faith as Jared Bryan Smith details the path to hell and back, in all it's gory intricacy as he tries his best to explain the unexplained thought process of a man driven mad by the drink. Chronicling his descent into madness, the author takes you back through his life, born into an alcoholic family, witness to his fathers steady downward spiral, ending with a .357 to his head at the age of 37 when the author was 11 years old, and his inability to stop the cycle. By his teens he is in and out of Juvenile detention, standing before Judge Hatchett of Atlanta on more than one occasion, running after the Grateful Dead, selling LSD, cocaine, marijuana, ecstasy and opiates by the time he was a late teenager, this story will not cease to keep your interest as you cringe, cry, and laugh at his obsessions, tragedies, miracles and in the end his recovery. The rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous are welcoming in his late 20's as he struggles to finally stop for good, and return to sanity, and Jared Bryan Smith does a good job of explaining the 12 Steps of AA to the layman, the uninterested, the skeptic, the critic, or even the full blown atheist or non believer. Where two or more people gather to accomplish a stated goal, there stands a better chance than one alone, and by using only this mantra in his head, he is able to have hope, and work the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, cease fighting or debating, and ultimately recover, and have the obsession to drink and drug completely removed from someone who drank and drugged daily for close to 20 years. Discovering Hepatitis C, he documents his trials and tribulations through the painful Interferon process with great detail, and anyone suffering through Hep C, or who knows someone who is or will be taking Interferon could greatly benefit by reading or suggesting this book, which is why the author also made it available completely for free via google search.
Author: Jay David Publisher: William Morrow & Company ISBN: 9780688120672 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 263
Book Description
Actress Mariette Hartley, comedian Louis Anderson, writer Russell Baker, evangelist Jerry Falwell, and other children of alcoholics write about their childhood experiences in an anthology that explores all the dimensions of the pervasive disease. 25,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo.
Author: Peter Steinglass Publisher: ISBN: Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 408
Book Description
In this groundbreaking work, four distinguished researchers at the Center for Family Research at the George Washington Medical Center detail over ten years of research into alcoholism in the family context. "This landmark work is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand or treat alcohol abuse. A welcome counterpoint to the simplistic explanations usually offered on the subject, it provides us with the authors' many years of careful, sophisticated research in a clear, empathic, and clinically sensitive presentation. The developmental perspective has crucial implications for diagnosis and intervention".--Monica McGoldrick, Rutgers University Medical School. Notes, tables and index.
Author: Stephanie Brown Publisher: Guilford Press ISBN: 9781572308343 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 340
Book Description
This book explores the process of recovery from addiction as it affects the entire family, presenting an innovative model for understanding and treating families navigating this difficult period. The authors draw upon extensive clinical and research experience to demonstrate how families can be helped to regroup after abstinence, weather periods of emotional upheaval, and find their way to establishing a more stable, yet flexible, family system. Filled with vital therapeutic insights and conceptual guideposts, this book is an essential tool for clinicians from a range of disciplinary backgrounds. Offering an invaluable systems perspective on what is far too often seen as an individual problem, this book will enhance the work of addictions treatment specialists, couple and family therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, and nurses.
Author: Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc Publisher: Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Incorporated ISBN: 9780910034975 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 0
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Al-Anon adult children tell their stories.
Author: April Faith Larrinaga Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1728344492 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 238
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Tragedy to Triumph will take the reader into a world of suffering of innocent children in the name of religion while the children were held captive for over twenty two years while a self proclaimed preacher evaded the law. In this story four adults were directly responsible for the atrocities that occurred against the children. What was seemingly a normal family to the outside world was anything but normal. Inside the home innocence was lost and hearts were broken while the children continued to suffer in silence. This book is written in hopes of saving lives and bring to the forefront the insidious disease that permeated our family leaving chaos in its wake. This book is also about a love that existed between a brother and sister as they lived in two separate worlds living by “Faith”, believing they were to see one another again.
Author: Felisha Ener Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0359500625 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 270
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"I Am a Survivor: Stories of Tragedy & Triumph is a powerful book encompassing the stories of several empowered women who have survived many forms of abuse including emotional, physical and sexual abuse, domestic and family violence, bullying, and the depression, anxiety or suicide attempts as a result of the abuse. Each author has overcome these painful times to thrive and now share their stories with the world. As we gain healing from telling our truths, we hope for healing and strength to those who read them."
Author: Dr. Mike Duffy
Author: Dr. Mike Duffy
Author: Mike Duffy
Author: Karl B. Mcmillen (Jr.)
Author: Jared Bryan Smith
Author: Jay David
Author: Peter Steinglass
Author: Stephanie Brown
Author: Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc
Author: April Faith Larrinaga
Author: Felisha Ener