| Days of Healing, Days of Joy: Daily Meditations for Adult Children Contributor(s): Larsen, Earnie (Author), Larsen Hegarty, Carol (Author) |
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ISBN: 0894864556 ISBN-13: 9780894864551 Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1987 Annotation: From the winter of our doubts and confusion and sadness we waken to a spring of the self-stirring anew. In the days of healing and joy that lie ahead, let this book of daily meditations speak to you, instilling hope and confidence and courage. A year's worth of quotations, meditations, and closing thoughts encourage the small but consistent efforts of those seeking to give voice to the often timid, unsure, and frightened child within. Each day, find in these pages the strength and wisdom and support that light the way to serenity in any season of life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - General |
| Dewey: 242.2 |
| Series: Hazelden Meditations |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 4.03" W x 5.99" (0.52 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Children of alcoholic or addicted parents may be stripped of hope, courage, and self-esteem. The dysfunctional family is fueled by shame and chaos, stunting children's relationships and self-acceptance. Adult children of alcoholics and addicts need encouragement to overcome these childhood deprivations. Days of Healing, Days of Joy models a program of serenity, spirituality, and acceptance through its meditations. "Children of alcoholics are set up for their struggles. You are not sick. You got set up." --Dr. Jan Woititz Alcoholic or addicted parents may become focused on their compulsion while their children fend for themselves in a dysfunctional household. Without helpful and informative parental guidance, children manage their own personal growth, and their spiritual and emotional health suffers. Children parent themselves, and their innocence dies. Parents with addiction may not have demonstrated healthy connection and love to their children. Adult children of addicts or alcoholics are often shadowed by this disconnect; codependency, self-judgment, and overzealous loyalty darken their doorway. Fortunately, healing and recovery are within reach. In Days of Healing, Days of Joy, Earnie Larsen and Carol Larsen Hegarty share the reflective and peaceful insight needed for growing up again--this time with plenty of love and patience. |