Emotional Recovery from Your Troubled Family

In the seventh book in his Emotional Recovery from… series Richard Schwindt M.S.W., R.S.W. turns a therapist’s eye towards the source of our greatest joys and challenges – the family. Basing his thoughts and observations on more than thirty years of clinical experience, Richard explores family life and the most common struggles that afflict family members. He addresses:The family life cycleWhen and how things go wrongHow are we effected by family problems?What is resiliency?What is my responsibility towards myself and my family? How do you find help?The other families in your lifePhysical illness in the familyDeath and Loss in the familyHusbands and wivesChildren, adolescents and young adultsAgeing parentsAbuse in the familyMental illness and addiction in the familyHighly readable, written with knowledge and compassion, Emotional Recovery from your Troubled Family is filled with quotes, humour and case vignettes. When you are finished you will understand your family - and yourself - better than you ever have before. This is a book that prepares you to move forward into a healthier life.