Do you have a habit of choosing partners and friends that are unhealthy and unstable? Are you struggling with addiction, alcoholism, abuse, or other forms of dysfunction? Are you an entrepreneur looking for a way to improve the quality of life at home? My name is Kristen Burkhardt-Hanson and I'm a recovering alcoholic and master of self-sabotage! I have spent years in relationships that were heart-breaking and dysfunctional. I also worked my butt off at dead-end jobs never reaching that level of success I have always envisioned. I finally learned how to rid myself of that misery and create a marriage and a business that brings me happiness and success. Although this book is written from a dysfunctional relationship coaching aspect, learning how to have healthy relationships over-all is a powerful step in your business success strategy. Quick Start Guide to Relationship Recovery teaches you 6 ways to create clarity and prosperity in your life and business! Namaste' Kristen Burkhardt-Hanson

A good relationship is supposed to feel loving, happy and safe. Recovering addicts have often experienced intimate relationships that were distorted in major ways by their addiction. In recovery from addiction a new world opens up-one in which love is no longer fraught with conflict, drama, fear and disappointment. A recovering addict often feels frightened at the prospect of looking for a new relationship or repairing an existing one. But the fact is that all the necessary tools, skills and strengths that were gained in recovery can be adapted to this new area. Assuming you have done a lot of the internal work of addiction recovery, you are now ready to go out into the world in order to find a more rewarding and lasting relationship. Here you will find some simple ways to plan and think about the challenges that you will face and the decisions you will need to make. Why not enjoy the fruits of recovery to the fullest?

"Addiction can wreak havoc on relationships, destroying trust and damaging bonds with family, friends, and colleagues. Substance use both causes these interpersonal problems and becomes a method of trying to cope with them. Psychologist and addictions expert Kelly Green has learned through working with hundreds of clients that maintaining healthy relationships is key to the recovery process. In this compassionate, judgment-free guide, Dr. Green shares powerful tools for setting and maintaining boundaries, communicating feelings and needs, ending harmful relationships respectfully, and reestablishing emotional intimacy. With inspiring narratives, downloadable self-assessment worksheets, and exercises, this book lights the way to a life untethered from addiction--and filled with positive connections"--

A guide to restoring trust in broken relationships from a renowed couple’s therapist. Is my relationship worth saving? Will the trust ever come back? How can things be good between us again? Whether broken trust is due to daily dishonesties, a monumental betrayal, or even a history of hurts from the past, it can put a relationship at risk. This is the first book to show you exactly what to do to restore trust in your relationship, regardless of how it was damaged. In this complete guide, couples therapist Mira Kirshenbaum will also help you understand the stages by which trust strengthens when the rebuilding process is allowed to take place. And you will learn how the two of you can avoid the mistakes that prevent healing and discover how to feel secure with each other again.

Rev. ed. of: Facing the shadow / Barbara K. Schwartz and Gregory M.S. Canfield; illustrations incorporated by Alyce M. Kullas. c1996.

Solid relationship advice for couples in recovery--delivered with a light touch. The Easy Does It Relationship Guide shares solid advice for couples in recovery, delivered with a light touch. Mary Faulkner, a therapist and popular workshop leader, identifies the five basic topics partners argue about over and over again--money, sex, extended family, children, and time--and offers suggestions for assessing and resolving disagreements. Readers will come to see relationships as a process, always changing, often challenging, and ultimately a source of hope, strength, and joy.

"One of the foremost relationship experts at work today offers creative insight on building trust and avoiding betrayal, helping readers to decode the mysteries of healthy love and relationships"--