Everything Changes: Help for Families of Newly Recovering Addicts
Written by Beverly Conyers
Narrated by Karen White
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Everything Changes assuages fears and uncertainty by teaching loved ones of newly recovering addicts how to navigate the often-tumultuous early months of recovery. Beverly Conyers, author of the acclaimed Addict in the Family, again shares the hope and knowledge that she gained as a parent of a recovering addict by focusing on the aftermath of addiction. She outlines the physical and psychological changes that recovering addicts go through, and offers practical tools to help family members and friends:
build a fresh, rewarding relationship with the addict
be supportive without setting themselves up for disappointment
avoid enabling destructive behavior
set and maintain boundaries
cope with relapse
deal with the practicalities of sober living
Beverly Conyers
Beverly Conyers, MA—one of the most respected voices in wellness and recovery—has guided hundreds of thousands of readers through the process of recognizing family roles in addiction, healing shame, building healthy relationships, releasing trauma, focusing on emotional sobriety, as well as acknowledging self-sabotaging behaviors, addictive tendencies, and substance use patterns. Beverly is a writer and college English teacher who lives in New England. She is the author of Find Your Light, Addict in the Family, Everything Changes, and The Recovering Heart as well as the recovery-focused guided journal Follow Your Light. Conyers began writing about recovery as part of her response to her daughter’s addiction to heroin. Her areas of interest and expertise have expanded to include mindfulness practice and other topics related to recovery, particularly emotional sobriety.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It's hard to say I LIKED this book, because I usually mean that I enjoyed the book when I say things like that. This isn't an enjoyable book. But it is informative, helpful, and well worth reading.