Writing and Addiction Resources

and a few Recommended Books

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Writing Resources:

• Story Circle Network for women with stories to tell.   Click here for link.

• National Memoir Association- http://namw.org/

• The Write Life – 100 best websites for writers.  http://thewritelife.com/100-best-websites-for-writers-2014/ 

• Resources and reading lists for writers in many categories - http://www.writingclasses.com/WritersResources/resources.php

• Helping authors and publishers flourish in the digital age - http://janefriedman.com/

• Fran's essay "Trust the Process and Find the Thread," appears in The Magic of Memoir, Inspiration for the Writing Journey, edited by Linda Joy Meyers, Ph.D, and Brooke Warner. Click here to buy on Amazon.

 

Addiction and Recovery Resources:

• Fran is one of the regular contributors to this blog.  http://addictionblog.org/about/

• Cathy Taughinbaugh's website has an extensive list of resources on recovery in a variety of categories, including help for families. - http://cathytaughinbaugh.com/resources/

• For additional books on addiction and recovery, go to:  http://www.centralrecoverypress.com/

• On mindfulness and other recovery topics:  http://bheretoday.com/writing/

• Join the "I am in Recovery" Facebook group at:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/iaminrecovery/

• Lisa Frederiksen's website provides a source for education, prevention, and intervention services -   http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/

• Change Addiction Now - Bringing the Family Voice to Addiction and Recovery

• Learn to Cope is a peer-led support network for families dealing with addiction and recovery

• Smart Recovery (Self-Management and Recovery Training)

• Motivation and Change - Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT)

 

Amazon links:

• Dark Wine Waters:  My Husband of a Thousand Joys and Sorrows, by Fran Simone, PhD,  July 2014

• Don't Let Your Kids Kill You: A Guide for Parents of Drug and Alcohol Addicted Children, by Charles Rubin, August 2007

• Baffled by Addiction? Paperback, by Thurman Edward Hughes,  Ronald R. Turner, April 2009

• Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America’s Greatest Tragedy, by David Sheff,  January 2014

• Addict In The Family: Stories of Loss, Hope, and Recovery, by Beverly Conyers, August 2003 

• Everything Changes: Help for Families of Newly Recovering Addicts, By Beverly Conyers, April 2009

• If You Loved Me, You'd Stop!  What you really need to know when your loved one drinks too much, by Lisa Frederiksen, January 2009