Women and Recovery: Finding Hope

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A breakthrough recovery plan for women who struggle with alcoholism, based on a groundbreaking new model

Tens of millions of women today drink to excess and their numbers are growing. Now Dr. Kitty Harris, an experienced counselor and therapist who is herself a recovering alcoholic with more than thirty years of sobriety, presents a new model for recovery that focuses on treating the pain in women's lives that can lead to a vicious cycle of addiction—not on the shame that fuels ...

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Overview

A breakthrough recovery plan for women who struggle with alcoholism, based on a groundbreaking new model

Tens of millions of women today drink to excess and their numbers are growing. Now Dr. Kitty Harris, an experienced counselor and therapist who is herself a recovering alcoholic with more than thirty years of sobriety, presents a new model for recovery that focuses on treating the pain in women's lives that can lead to a vicious cycle of addiction—not on the shame that fuels it. Combining her personal and professional experience, Dr. Harris offers tools that can help women who want to recover as well as friends or family members who are seeking help for a loved one.

  • Focuses on dealing with the pain associated with alcoholism in women, not reinforcing the shame
  • Discusses the different types of female drinking habits, including binge drinking and drunkorexia
  • Takes a plain-language, jargon-free approach that is easy to understand and shares the stories of recovering women of all ages and from all walks of life
  • Is written by Dr. Kitty Harris, Director of The Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery at Texas Tech University, with twenty-five years of private clinical experience working with adults and adolescents
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780470941836
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 6/5/2012
  • Edition description: First Edition
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 256
  • Sales rank: 916,594
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 0.80 (d)

Meet the Author

KITTY S. HARRIS, Ph.D., is Director of the Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery at Texas Tech University, Associate Dean of Outreach and Engagement in Texas Tech's College of Human Sciences, and Executive Director of the Ranch at Dove Tree, a residential alcohol and drug treatment center.

JODIE GOULD is an award-winning journalist and the author or coauthor of six other books, including Beautiful Brain, Beautiful You.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Part One Women Who Drink Too Much

Quiz: Alcohol IQ 5

1 My Story 7

2 Where Does It Hurt? 20

3 Closet Drinkers 38

4 Barhopping 48

5 Binge Drinking 56

6 When Mothers Drink 72

7 Drunkorexia 85

8 When Bad Things Happen to Drunk Women 96

Part Two Breaking the Cycle of Addiction

Quiz: The Audit Test 134

9 Choosing Life over Liquor 138

10 Recovery Strategies 147

11 Staying Sober: Alcoholics Anonymous and Other Programs 168

12 Family Matters 188

Afterword 210

Getting Help: Resources for Recovery 213

Bibliography 225

Index 231

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    If you are a family member, friend, co-worker ... Anyone who kno

    If you are a family member, friend, co-worker ... Anyone who knows someone who has a serious problem that is impacting their life, work, and relationships ... Then you need to get this book! The focus of this well written book is on recovery and gives hope for a better life. Women and Recovery-Finding Hope is an excellent resource both to someone struggling with the negative impacts of drinking too much and to loved ones and friends. Looking for help? Get this book!

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