Toby Rice Drews draws upon long experience as a therapist to explore the day-by-day practicalities of getting loved ones sober. In the process she maintains professionalism without sacrificing warmth or human sympathy. Forty-one chapters are filled with practical suggestions for coping including being gentle with yourself; don't pour out the booze; use tough love. This book is a blessing for anyone who has to live with an alcoholic.

Product Description: In this fourth volume of Getting Them Sober, Toby Rice Drews deals with the topic of separating from an alcoholic and healing the wound. She discusses the traumatic process of leaving the chronic alcoholic and healing yourself when the leaving's done.

Product Description: When people hear about 'sex & alcoholism' --- it's usually about "sex addicts''. But they are not "the norm''. Most sex addicts are really on the fringe...... people who lose jobs because they commit sexual crimes... who spend their lunch hours stalking strange women...read more

Product Description: Supportive, desperately needed counseling for the parents of the 33% of teenagers who are problem drinkers, from the author of Getting Them Sober.

Offers advice on how to help an alcoholic in the fight against alcoholism and surveys the medical problems resulting from alcoholism

Practical advice for spouses and family members of alcoholics on how to cope with the abnormal behavior fostered by alcoholism and help its victim recover

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Product Description: Alcoholism isn’t just drinking. It’s a family disease. Incorporates the best of all known therapies for the family of the alcoholic – therapies that have been tried and tested all over the world with over one million family members...read more