Beyond Addiction
How Science and Kindness Help People Change
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Narrated by:
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Randye Kaye
About this listen
Beyond Addiction eschews the theatrics of interventions and tough love to show family and friends how they can use kindness, positive reinforcement, and motivational and behavioral strategies to help their loved ones change. Drawing on forty collective years of research and decades of clinical experience, the authors present the best practical advice science has to offer.
Delivered with warmth, optimism, and humor, Beyond Addiction defines a new, empowered role for friends and family and a paradigm shift for the field. Learn how to tap the transformative power of relationships for positive change, guided by exercises and examples. Practice what really works in therapy and in everyday life, and discover many different treatment options along with tips for navigating the system. And have hope: this guide is designed not only to help someone change but to help someone want to change.
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- Lloyd
- 2022-02-09
Narrorator sounded bored.
The book is interesting, the narration sounds flat. You can tell the narrator had no interest in the book and just wanted to get through it.
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- 2017-09-29
The best book for anyone dealing with alcohol
Although this book is designed for "loved ones" impacted by people with alcohol use disorders, it's a must listen by both those struggling with alcohol use and those dealing with people who have issues. It provides clear steps for loves ones to take care of themselves, stop being enablers and work with the addicted person to assist in their recovery. It's based on clinical experience. Skim through the first chapters and you'll see the rest is filled with amazing information.
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- Mike
- 2021-03-12
Awesome
Very inciteful. Great points and thoughts. Its note taking worthy. Great book on the subject
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- Anna
- 2019-02-08
absolutely amazing! so insightful and helpful!
without a doubt the exact resource that I was looking for. greatly recommend for people who are looking to improve their lives either with their own addiction or when trying to help their loved ones.
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- Charmain
- 2023-03-22
Unrealistic view of addiction
This book is about accepting and enabling and addict. About how an addict can cut back on drugs and still live a healthy lifestyle and have positive relationships. It claims that addicts will choose to just stop using if they feel love and connection with loved ones. That treatment is not necessary and that an addict can just start to prefer other activities and slowly stop wanting the drug once they feel validated. This sounds like it was written by and addict trying to justify their addictive behaviours.
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