Is there someone in your life who is spiraling? If so, you should know that this book is intended for people who have a close relationship (of any kind) with a person suffering from dependency issues. The material primarily relates to those with chemical dependencies, but it is still helpful for dealing with other types of disruptive behavior.

The authors, all experienced in treating people with dependencies, help friends, family members, and other loved ones take a fresh look at how we can helpfully respond to our loved ones. The strategies offered recognize that each person and situation is different, so no “cookie cutter” answers are given. Rather, the authors help the reader learn what’s going on and how to make sense of it, how awareness of ourselves and the situation is beneficial, and some actions that can be taken to steer the person to seek help. The “work” sections of this workbook are easy to understand and practice. I intend to use this material in my own interactions with addiction issues.

Five stars for how Foote, Wilkins, and Carpenter deal with such a difficult, heart-wrenching topic. They employ compassion, understanding, awareness, and evidence-based techniques to teach the reader how to appropriately love and assist our struggling loved ones. My sincere thanks to New Harbinger Publications, Inc. via NetGalley for this advanced reader copy. All words and opinions expressed are my own, given freely and without exchange.

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This was a helpful workbook for relatives and relationships of those suffering with addictions, would recommend.

When someone is struggling with addiction, they are not the only person impacted. Anyone who has been in a situation where someone they love is struggling knows what it feels like to have awareness of the issue. Often people who love the person who drinks too much or uses drugs feels helpless, depressed, like like a failure, unsure of what to do or how to cope, and that is just the so called tip of the ice berg. This book speaks to those around the person who has an addiction with compassion, understanding and care. Its ideas and philosophy will make for essential reading and a welcome companion to many.

The authors offer evidence based therapy which is the current gold standard in mental health. For example they explain both motivational interviewing and acceptance and commitment therapy.

The evidence based approach means that what is proposed has been tested and found to be of help. The authors offer many ideas and practices to help those who want to help their family member or other person of importance to them. The practice is based on what is called Invitation to Change. Learn about The Wheel and how to put what is learned into as it may well be helpful and empowering. There is of course even more within the pages of this book.

I recommend this title to those around a person who is struggling. It may also be of help to clinicians who are learning more about substance abuse.

Many thanks to NetGalley and New Harbinger Publications for this title. All opinions are my own.

I’m a professor and a therapist. I’ve reviewed this book and believe that a lot of the information in this work will benefit my clients. I’m look forward driving more into this this week! Good read so far!

I am writing this review as a person who has been around a lot of addicts, and has tried to help some of them. I feel like there is a lot of good advice in this book, but the workbook part of it minimizes the topic for me. Some of the steps sound really “nice” but I don’t see them being feasible in my situation with an addict sister. I wish I could have a blueprint for dealing with her. Feeling frustrated as I read this. This book will help some and others will be like huh? Invitation to Change would be a great title for the book. This books seems like it is for people who are dealing with addicts who have admitted they have a problem. Not people who are in the midst of it, who aren’t reasonable. Not the people who go missing for days and weeks at a time so communication is not even an option. It’s all very nice nice and maybe too scientific because honestly with addiction I don’t think their is a magic formula. People either get better or they don’t. I think scientific views are great but they kind of take the humanity away from the issue. Addicts are very manipulative whether they want to be or not. This book has some valuable information. It’s reasonable and makes sense and is hopeful until I get to the part where I realize the person I am dealing with is in total denial.