Loving someone in recovery : the answers you need when your partner is recovering from addiction

Summary: "In Loving Someone in Recovery, a therapist offers powerful tools for the partners of recovering addicts. Based in mindfulness, attachment theory, and neurobiology, this book will help readers sustain emotional stability in their relationships, increase effective communication, establish boundaries, and take steps to reignite intimacy. Drawn from the author's successful Conscious Couples Recovery Workshop, this book addresses the roles that both partners play in recovery, and aims to help readers rebuild trust and connection"--

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ISBN: 9781608828999
ISBN: 9781608829002
ISBN: 1608828980
ISBN: 9781608828982
Physical Description: xii, 208 pages ; 23 cm.
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Publisher: Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2014]

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Includes bibliographical references.

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Taking the struggle out of recovery -- Getting acquainted with addiction-free reality : breaking the fantasy spells -- Establishing and maintaining boundaries : getting to know yourself -- Moods and emotions : living with the ups and downs -- Rapport : responding, not reacting -- Intimacy and desire : bringin' sexy back -- Exploring spirituality : what's God got to do with it? -- Settling down together : staying on track.