Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction: Biblical and Practical Wisdom to Build Empathy, Preserve Boundaries, and Show Compassion
This compassionate and helpful book educates both the mind and
heart in the power of addiction and the way to help others find
healing.
When a family member or friend is addicted to drugs or alcohol the situation can feel hopeless and confusing. In this book, David Stoop and Stephen Arterburn help readers develop a plan of action by offering:
• Insight into brain chemistry and addiction
• Real-life ideas for encouraging healthy choices
• Guidance in how to help without enabling
• The connection between depression, ADD, and trauma
Stoop and Arterburn have helped thousands of people around the country understand chemical addiction and how to love someone well in the midst of this gripping disease.
When a family member or friend is addicted to drugs or alcohol the situation can feel hopeless and confusing. In this book, David Stoop and Stephen Arterburn help readers develop a plan of action by offering:
• Insight into brain chemistry and addiction
• Real-life ideas for encouraging healthy choices
• Guidance in how to help without enabling
• The connection between depression, ADD, and trauma
Stoop and Arterburn have helped thousands of people around the country understand chemical addiction and how to love someone well in the midst of this gripping disease.
Contents
Introduction by Stephen Arterburn vii
1. You Are Not Alone 1
2. Just the Facts, Ma’am 18
3. Addiction: A Family Disease
35
4. Here’s What You Do 54
5. The Healing Journey 72
6. Why Recovery? 89
About New Life Ministries 107
About Stephen Arterburn 109
About David Stoop 111
Product Details
- Title : Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction: Biblical and Practical Wisdom to Build Empathy, Preserve Boundaries, and Show Compassion
- Authors:
- Arterburn, Stephen
- Stoop, David
- Publisher: David C Cook
- Publication Date: 2018
- ISBN: 9780830772223
Stephen Arterburn, M.Ed., is the founder and chairman
of New Life Ministries and the host of the nationally syndicated
Christian counseling talk show New Life Live! heard by over
two million people each week on nearly two hundred radio stations
nationwide. He is the bestselling author of books such as Every
Man’s Battle and Healing Is a Choice. With over eight million
books in print, Arterburn has been writing about God’s
transformational truth since 1984. His ministry focuses on
identifying and compassionately responding to the needs of those
seeking healing and restoration through God’s truth.
David Stoop Ph.D., is a psychologist and family counselor and the author of over 30 books. He is also an ordained minister, an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, and a co-host on New Life Live! Dr. Stoop and his wife have been married for over 50 years and live in Newport Beach, California.
David Stoop Ph.D., is a psychologist and family counselor and the author of over 30 books. He is also an ordained minister, an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, and a co-host on New Life Live! Dr. Stoop and his wife have been married for over 50 years and live in Newport Beach, California.