Candace Plattor
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For over 20 years in her private practice in Vancouver, BC, Candace Plattor, M.A. has helped both addicted clients and their loved ones understand addictive behaviors and make healthier life choices. She also provides Clinical Supervision for therapists working with addicts and their loved ones, and writes a blog for the Huffington Post British Columbia. An author and Registered Clinical Counsellor, Candace earned her M.A. in Counselling Psychology at the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Vancouver. For more information about her, please visit her website at www.candaceplattor.com.
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Loving an Addict, Loving Yourself: The Top 10 Survival Tips for Loving Someone with an Addiction
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Health: Psychology & Mental Health; Self-help: Relationships; Health: Addiction & Recovery; Self-Help: Motivational
Are you feeling exasperated and helpless about your family member's addiction? Are you at your wit's end, having tried everything you can think of to make them stop? If someone you love is engaging in addictive behaviors such as alcohol and drug misuse, eating disorders, smoking, gambling, Internet addiction, sex addiction, compulsive over-spending, or relationship addiction, you are undoubtedly experiencing unpredictability in your relationship. Whether the addict in your life is your spouse, partner, parent, child, friend or colleague, the key to changing this reality for yourself lies in shifting your focus from your loved one's addiction to your own self-care. This book presents a dramatically fresh approach to help you get off the roller-coaster chaos of addiction, maintain your own sanity and serenity, and live your best life.
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Loving an Addict, Loving Yourself: The Workbook
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Health: Psychology & Mental Health; Self-help: Relationships; Health: Addiction & Recovery; Self-Help: Motivational
Are you in a significant relationship with someone who has an addiction? Are you frustrated with watching your addicted loved ones destroy their lives? Whether your relationship is with a family member, friend, or partner, caring about an addicted person can feel like a nightmare. If someone you love is abusing drugs or alcohol or is engaging in addictive behaviors such as disordered eating, problem gambling, smoking, Internet addiction, a controlling relationship, or compulsive overspending, there is hope! This Workbook will show you how your life can improve by helping you understand what will and won't work in your relationship with your addicted loved one--and in your relationship with yourself. As you become familiar with the top ten survival tips for loving someone with an addiction, you will learn how to offer healthier and more effective choices to your addicted loved one. Once you do this, you will feel a sense of realistic control in your life. In turn, this will increase your self-respect, which is, without a doubt, the most important thing you can change about yourself.
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