A former alcoholic describes her treatment and recovery, offers encouragement to addicts to seek help, and discusses rebuilding relationships and finding inner peace
PEER ACCLAIM AND TESTIMONY FOR "LOVE, HOPE, AND RECOVERY" ________________________________________
FROM THE AUTHOR: JOANN BREEDEN
If your life and relationships have deteriorated because of chemical dependency, this book is specifically for you. It is for all who have lived through devastating pain in search for serenity and hope.
"Love, Hope and Recovery" will assist anyone willing to restore relationships affected by the disease of chemical dependency. Having seen families broken apart, and then healed through love, faith, and encouragement, Joann shows how it is possible to renew one's life.
Joann's family lived through the effects of a dysfunctional home and her family was a vital part of her recovery. Together they are healing the painful wounds of their family disease. Together they are united and a happy family, with love and respect for each other. Without the family's love and courage they would never have found meaningful recovery.
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FROM THE FORWARD by well known author Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse, President, Onsight Training Inc.
"If you yourself have struggled with addiction, take this journey with Joann and move yourself to a new level of healing. If someone you love is struggling with addiction, this book could reach them and help them begin their journey of recovery."
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COMMENTS FROM A well known author Stephanie Brown, Ph.D., Director, Addictions Institute Menlo Park, California
"Joann Breeden tells her story--clearly, poignantly, and with deep compassion. With unflinching honesty, she maps out a terrain of agonizing pain and loss in her descent into alcoholism, and the slow profound process of personal growth in recovery. "Love, Hope and Recovery" is a tremendous contribution to our understanding of long-term sobriety and a powerful message of hope."
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COMMENTS FROM Lance McDonald, Ed.D., Licensed Psychologist
"Love, Hope and Recovery" is a stirring account of the defeats, triumphs, and ultimately the healing of a family racked by the insidious disease of alcoholism. This book allows the reader to experience the real life drama of people who, on the verge of total collapse, found hope and help.
"Joann's personal and honest accounting of her own life and eath struggles and that of her family is profoundly touching and evokes the deepest emotions while providing clinical insights and timely information regarding substance abuse, treatment, and recovery.
I highly recommend this book for professionals and non-professionals alike..."Love, Hope, and Recovery" speaks to the heart of anyone who has been affected by the craziness and heartache associated with chemical dependency."
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COMMENTS FROM Ginny Pecora, R.N., Administrator, Oregon Eye Surgery Center
"Joann's story is a wonderful inspiration to anyone who has ever hoped for or experienced the miracle of recovery from alcoholism and all its pain. The healing process that Joann describes for herself and her family provides hope and encouragement that change is indeed possible. This book is produced out of Joann's special caring for others and her unselfish willingness to share her story with those who may still be suffering."
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COMMENTS FROM Rev. Joseph Black, M.A., N.C.C.,L.P.C.
"Joann's book provides a framework for professionals and families to incorporate the material offered in "Love, Hope, and Recovery" to fit informational needs regarding addiction, treatment and recovery. To this end, each of the fifteen chapters of the book deals with the critical topics that concern substance abuse families today.
"Love, Hope, and Recovery" invites us to act on our commitment to empower families, by offering a philosophy of growth through processing pain, a natural stage in any growth process.
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COMMENTS FROM Steve Gallon, Ph.D.,
"This book takes you on a journey from the unknowing darkness of addiction through the change and struggle to the light of renewed love for self and family. Joann's personal story inspires, while uncloaking some of the mystery surrounding treatment and recovery. It's a compelling story for all who want to learn about the illness we call alcoholism."
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COMMENTS FROM T.A. Kerns, founder and former Medical Director of Serenity Lane Treatment Center
"I have know Joann Breeden all of her adult life and can attest to the multitude of major crises she has had to deal with before and after recovery. It is beautiful to behold the impact of her recovery on members of her family, as well as other needy families. I would recommend her book, "Love, Hope, and Recovery", to anyone who is in any way exposed to the disease of alcoholism.
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