The child of an alcoholic develops patterns of behavior during childhood which carry over into adult life. As children they were taught to cover up the family secret and suppress their feelings. No matter what is going on, as adults, when asked how she or he is doing your partner will likely answer "fine." Distrust, fear of abandonment, and sensitivity to criticism are all major issues for your adult child. Recognizing these patterns and changing...

"Opiates, Methadone, and Detox" was written by an active Substance Abuse Counselor; with the hope of educating families who are dealing with opiate dependent loved ones. The struggles that opiate dependent families go through to hide their addiction can lead to the destruction of the family unit. Young families are often torn apart when one parent goes to jail while the other is left behind to deal with financial problems, the need for a good job,...

Teilhard de Chardin wrote: "Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire." I believe we are there, and I want to be part of spreading the energy of love, which is a daily decision. Let the parables and exercises in Simple Serenity guide you to embrace love and joy. Readers will learn to: "Everything...

AMERICAN OVERDOSE is a trilogy of three separate books. The first book, American Overdose, addresses the growth and reasons for our youth being targeted for hard drugs, in the rural and suburban communities. No longer are dangerous drugs sold just in the inner cities, the dealers realize that there is more money outside of the city, they are coming your way. The second book TREATMENT TALK, reveals the treatment industry and provides some views as...

What newscast does not include something on tragedy caused by addiction? What extended family has not had someone with an addiction problem? What hospital is not one-third full of patients there due to addictive problems? Even though addiction is America's number one health problem, our understanding of this disease is woefully inadequate. Kal Rissman has the ability to take the complex issues of addiction and make them understandable. This is a book...

If you are prone to anxiety, depression, self-doubt, people pleasing, or decision-making influenced by fear, or if you want to free yourself of the coping behaviors that worked in a disordered childhood, but don't serve you in adulthood, The Kind Self-Healing Book is for you. If you grew up within a chaotic family environment caused by chronic inconsistency, stress, and emotional or physical abandonment or abuse-whether due to addictions, political...

Como padre o madre, tu OBJETIVO es CRIAR a tu hijo para que sea capaz de vivir una vida LLENA de propósito y FELICIDAD. Sin embargo, como la vida tiene sus altibajos, ¿CÓMO ES POSIBLE conseguirlo, especialmente si tu hijo tiene el "gen pesimista"? En primer lugar, tenemos que DEFINIR lo que significa ser un NIÑO OPTIMISTA, discutir si el OPTIMISMO es genético o no, y cómo el mundo percibe el optimismo frente al pesimismo en un niño. Luego veremos...

"Embark on a journey to stress-free living with 'One Breath at a Time.' This comprehensive guide offers mindfulness strategies, cognitive restructuring, physical activity, healthy lifestyle habits, social support, time management, and mind-body techniques. Discover practical steps for a balanced and harmonious life, embracing each moment with resilience and calm."

Do you want to stop relying on relationships to meet all of your emotional needs? Then keep reading... Do you need to find love and validation outside of yourself to be able to function properly? Are your abandonment issues so severe that you feel as if one of your limbs is being amputated when someone leaves you? Like most psychiatric concepts, codependency causes, symptoms, and effects are complicated. In almost all cases, codependency disorder...

Sleep often eludes. We try this and we try that. Still, the night gives a wakeup call we'd rather not answer. "Having Tried Everything" is the story of a terminally lonely insomniac who does answer. Stepping from the rut of routines and rituals, moving from the known to the unknown, she discovers, not only mercy and abundance but who she is and the travesty and redemption of what it means to be human. "Having Tried Everything" is at once actual, metaphorical,...