When a Loved One is Addicted: How to Offer Hope and Help

by Gregory L. Jantz; Keith Wall

Publisher:

Rose Publishing

, 2021

Practical advice, trusted research, plus definitions, causes, and solutions to helping a loved one recover from addiction. You can be free of the harmful effects of a loved one’s addiction! Dr. Gregory Jantz believes every person can find a unique pathway through powerlessness, fear, guilt, shame, and despair back into the light and fresh air of freedom because God is the Great Healer, for whom anything is possible.

Discover ways to:

Recognize the difference between compassion and codependence

Identify signs and symptoms of addictions, as well as types of addictions

Make your own health and wellbeing a priority

Stop enabling your loved one’s addiction

Set boundaries and stick to them

Hold a positive, productive intervention

Find the right kind of treatment program

Support your loved one in treatment and beyond

By grounding yourself in a clear understanding of what addiction is, how and why it takes hold in someone’s life, and how to protect yourself while maintaining your love for them, you’ll be far better equipped to offer appropriate help. This book will help you gain the awareness you need to move forward in truth and grace, to succeed at what you can do: love the addict unconditionally and be a positive presence in their life, guided by healthy boundaries that protect everyone.

Key Features

• Provides trusted facts and proven advice to help a loved one with addiction.
• Includes advice broad enough to help with most addictions.
• Shows practical courses of action to take when helping a friend or family member.

Product Details

• Title: When a Loved One is Addicted: How to Offer Hope and Help
• Authors: Gregory L. Jantz, Keith Wall
• Publisher: Rose Publishing
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Pages: 112
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9781628629880, 1628629886, 1649380720, 9781649380722
• Resource ID: LLS:WHNLVDNFFRHPHLP
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-05-30T23:08:02Z