Ready to heal : Women Facing Love, Sex, and Relationship Addiction - Softcover

McDaniel, Kelly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0977440036 ISBN 13: 9780977440030

Publisher: Gentle Path Press, 2008

Synopsis

When relationships become a "drug," love hurts. Perhaps you, like many others, are experiencing the pain of an addictive relationship—the kind of relationship that's painful to be in, yet impossible to leave. It may be your first such relationship, or you may have found yourself in a pattern that you just can't seem to break. Author Kelly McDaniel walks the reader through an honest and impactful assessment of how women get into these relationships to begin with, and a walk through the road to recovery.

About this title

About the Author

Kelly McDaniel, LPC, NCC, CSAT, is a therapist, public speaker, and graduate of both Georgetown University and St. Mary's University. She speaks regularly about cultural issues that affect women and men. As a certified sexual addiction therapist, she has designed the Relational Restoration Program in San Antonio, Texas, where she lives with her family.

Review

"Ready to Heal is an essential guide for women struggling with how to be emotionally healthy and remain emotionally stable in an intimate relationship. The book gives readers a theoretical understanding of negative relationship patterns illustrated through real women's experiences. More than any single book I know, Ready to Heal gives women working through difficult times all the tools to dispel the darkness."—Sue William Silverman, author of Love Sick: One Woman's Journey Through Sexual Addiction and Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You>/i>

"Kelly McDaniel clearly describes the crucial connections between childhood trauma, incest, and isolation that too often lead to addictive behavior, sexual confusion, and painful relationships. She shows how healing the wounds beneath addictions provides the true path to healing."—Charlotte Sophia Kasl, PhD, author of Women, Sex, and Addiction: A Search for Love and Power and Yes, You Can! Overcoming Trauma and Addiction

"In a gentle and respectful manner, Kelly invites any woman to honor her authentic self rather than stay in the shame associated with behaviors that no longer work to relieve emotional pain. Not only can the reader learn ways to stop the addictive behavior, she can also discover how to rebuild a healthier life that respects the difficult journey on which many women have traveled. I highly recommend this book."—M. Deborah Corley, PhD Founder and co-owner of Sante Center for Healing, Co-author of Disclosing Secrets and Embracing Recovery

Edition details

• Publisher: Gentle Path Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0977440036
• ISBN 13: 9780977440030
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 176