Families of clients in our Journey program (minimum 90 days) are given a book titled, Rewriting Life Scripts: Transformational Recovery for Families of Addicts. It was written by Nancy Oelklaus, Ed.D., Irene Watson, MA, and Liliane Desjardins, LCAS, to provide a treatment approach that embraces the whole family. 
We provide it for families because it’s not just the alcoholic or addict who changes in the healing and recovery process. In one sense, alcoholics and addicts are the fortunate ones, because in rehab or treatment they have help learning a new way of life. They learn new patterns, new thoughts, new behaviors and how to accept change. But what about the other members of the family? Many of them believe the addict is the problem and do nothing about their own habits of mind or heart and continue to live in resentment, anger and fear. They continue to feed their own stress level and shorten their lives in a way that’s very different from an addict — yet, on another level, remarkably similar.
Rewriting Life Scripts contains information, explanation and processes for change. Real life examples and stories of success from real people who have “been there and done that” provide strength and hope. We hope following the steps outlined in this book will bring peace of mind, forgiveness, reconciliation and a happier life…or at least be the first step in bringing the entire family to a better, happier place.
You don’t have to be in treatment to receive or benefit from this book. You can also order it at this site: http://rewritinglifescripts.com/book-rewriting-life-scripts/