Rebuilding Relationships in Recovery

How to Connect with Family and Close Friends After Active Alcoholism and Addiction--With science-based assessment tools and practices

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Pub Date Mar 04 2025 | Archive Date Mar 04 2025

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Description

How to heal relationships, mend rifts with loved ones, and balance the demands of sobriety with the need for family connection

An empowering guide for recovering addicts and alcoholics from an author with lived experience and professional expertise


In Rebuilding Relationships in Recovery, Janice V. Johnson Dowd shows readers how to repair and enhance their relationships after active addiction. With personal insights and professional wisdom, Dowd—a licensed social worker in recovery—explores her own personal journey through alcoholism, offering a realistic and transformative guide.

Centered on nurturing the critical balance between the self-healing of your own sobriety journey and building bridges and connections with loved ones, Dowd’s narrative combines empathetic insights with practical tools. The book covers:

  • Understanding Addiction's Impact: Exploring how addiction affects family dynamics and the individual’s role within them.
  • Effective Communication: Strategies for opening dialogue and maintaining honest, supportive conversations.
  • Setting Realistic Expectations: Dispelling common misconceptions and establishing attainable goals in recovery and relationship rebuilding.
  • Making Amends: A step-by-step guide to acknowledging past harms and initiating the healing process.
  • Support Networks: Developing and maintaining a support system that encourages sobriety and personal growth.

Rebuilding Relationships in Recovery is a roadmap to healing and thriving in sobriety, offering hope and actionable strategies for those seeking to rebuild trust and deepen their family bonds.
How to heal relationships, mend rifts with loved ones, and balance the demands of sobriety with the need for family connection

An empowering guide for recovering addicts and alcoholics from an author...

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Advance Praise

“Rebuilding Relationships in Recovery is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to mend and strengthen their relationships post-addiction. It offers a balanced mix of personal anecdotes, practical advice, and emotional support, making it a must-read for individuals committed to personal growth and recovery. Janice’s emphasis on patience, self-awareness, and resilience provides a hopeful and encouraging roadmap for navigating the complexities of relationship repair and personal development throughout the recovery journey.”

— RYAN OSCAR, CCRC, CCAC, podcast host on From Darkness to Light and director of operations and education at Our Collective Journey


“This book is a must-read for anyone struggling to repair and rebuild their relationships in recovery. It is a beautiful and sensitively written guide to help readers navigate the broken bonds often left in the wake of addiction. Janice’s voice is free of judgment but full of grace and honesty. She offers actionable and realistic steps and tactics for healing and reconciling, supported by her candid account of her own experience. She is as encouraging as she is relatable and offers hope to those intimidated by the challenges to come. This book is a gift to the sobriety community, providing both education and inspiration on an often-overlooked topic.”

—HADLEY SORENSEN, author of The Dirty Truth on Social Drinking

“Rebuilding Relationships in Recovery is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to mend and strengthen their relationships post-addiction. It offers a balanced mix of personal anecdotes, practical...


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ISBN 9798889841852
PRICE $20.95 (USD)
PAGES 258

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