{"product_id":"first-aid-for-enablers-ten-treatments-for-enablers-and-the-addicts-they-love-9780997930375","title":"First Aid for Enablers: Ten Treatments for Enablers and the Addicts They Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David G. Curry\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: David Curry\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: David Curry\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Substance Abuse \u0026amp; Addictions - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou have someone specific in mind when you read this book. Someone with an addiction that is ruining her life--and consuming yours. This first-aid kit might be your wake-up call, if you'll let it be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFirst Aid for Enablers\u003c\/em\u003e, you're going to learn that you need to stop providing material assistance to the person you love. This is going to be hard for you to imagine, but you'll learn that by providing money, shelter, cars, food, and other kinds of assistance, you have been keeping her from feeling the full weight of her decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will also learn many of the ways we are tempted to enable, how to set better boundaries, and what to expect after you set those boundaries. We'll look at practical steps to stop the destructive enabling cycle. They include the following: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducate yourself about addiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommunicate unconditional love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRefuse to give financial \u0026amp; resource support.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe truthful about the addict's behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHold the addict accountable for broken promises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't threaten. Follow through.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtend loving words of encouragement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe ready with next steps and solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLook for teachable moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe patient and consistent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost important, this book has a framework for you to understand that \u003cem\u003eyou\u003c\/em\u003e must become healthy, both emotionally and spiritually, if you are going to be any help to the one you love who is caught up in the battle for her life. None of this is easy, although it is simple in the sense that you \u003cem\u003ecan\u003c\/em\u003e do this. You \u003cem\u003ecan\u003c\/em\u003e make better decisions, learn your lessons and come through this a stronger person.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Curry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45120856227991,"sku":"9780997930375","price":850.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780997930375.webp?v=1767100089","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/first-aid-for-enablers-ten-treatments-for-enablers-and-the-addicts-they-love-9780997930375","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}