Description
Book SynopsisI am just like other parents, except...
Parents in Recovery is not a book about how to parent. It is also not a book about how to get sober. Instead, it is meant to be a guide for parents in recovery (PIRs) from substance use disorders that provides insights and strategies for coping with the many unique and not so unique, challenges they may face. It is also intended to give the loved ones and families of PIRs an inside look at this world and explain why certain changes and behaviors are necessary to maintain long-term recovery. Each chapter is an integration of research, the voices of parents in recovery, input from addiction treatment experts, parent recovery wisdom suggestions and the author's past journal accounts. This guidebook can support mothers and fathers in navigating their way through parenting with a sober lifestylewhich includes physical, emotional, social, spiritual, behavioral, environmental, and vocational wellness. It is written for those who
