Hopeful Healing: Essays on Managing Recovery and Surviving Addiction
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (802 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1541453700 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 317 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A hellish childhood, a drugged out young womanhood, and she not only sets herself straight, but spends her middle years helping to doctor other young sufferers to safety. ---Norman Lear, Emmy award winning television writer and producer
"This book is a modern, more encouraging book than the big blue one!" according to S. Bellomo. This book should be as important to recovering addicts as the big book. Every person in recovery should use it as a guide book on how it works. Mackenzie Phillips tells us, in her own voice, how to get and remain sober. For anyone who has been in and out of 12 step and treatment programs (such as myself) it shines a light on true recovery and HOPE. She doesn't sugar coat the process, it takes hard work. her honesty, humor and encouragement is invaluable. The book really pulls you in, and makes you laugh, cry and believe that it can work for you. For those of you who are not in . Hopeful Healing is fantastic!! Hopeful Healing is fantastic!!! As someone who has struggled and rebuilt her life more than once, Mack is an inspiration! Her writing is raw, honest, and moving. I laughed and cried throughout the book and couldn't put it down- finished it in one sitting. This book offers not only insight, but gives those in recovery a hopeful foundation for healing themselves and building meaningful, beautiful lives. Grateful for Mackenzie and what she graciously offers and shares with the world!. Five Stars L. ENSOR Love this book.
Today, Mackenzie works at Breathe Life Healing Center in West Hollywood as a substance abuse counselor.Coming soon . Mackenzie Phillips is the daughter of John Phillips and stepdaughter of Michelle Phillips, both lead singers of the 1960s band The Mamas & the Papas. She starred as Julie Cooper Horvath on the sitcom One Day at a Time
Mackenzie Phillips grew up in a dysfunctional environment and subsequently battled a near-fatal drug addiction. Treatment is not "one-size-fits-all," and Mackenzie encourages addicts and their support networks to research the methods that most effectively address their individual physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Using her own life experiences as examples of proven recovery methods, she shares the tools and holistic approaches that are available to help you on your journey to recovery. Now, delivered with warmth and candor, she presents the wisdom she gained from her own personal journey through addictions and her understanding of practical treatment from her work as a rehabilitation counselor. Actress and author of the courageous New York Times bestselling memoir High on Arrival, Mackenzie Phillips-Hollywood's go-to person on substance abuse and a visible and outspoken advocate for addiction awareness and education-brings her knowledge and voice on the subject of reco