Recommended Reading
Losing a child is the ultimate loss any parent will ever face in their lifetime. In one way or another, each recommended book helped our members walk through the loss of their child. We hope that you find something useful in some of these books as you navigate your pain and heartache.
A Very Fine House: A Mother’s Story of Love, Faith, and Crystal Meth by Barbara Cofer Stoeferi
Unbroken Brain by Maia Szalavitz
Addictive Thinking Understanding Self Deception by Abraham J Twerski
Addict in the Family by Beverly Conyers
Adult Children of Alcoholics by Janet G. Woititz
A Million Miles In A Thousand Years by Donald Miller
Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction by David Sheff
Behind the Dumpster: A Story of a Son’s Addiction, a Father’s Love, and a Bike Ride by David Cooke
Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: Our Children and Drugs by Bob Meehan
Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari
Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America’s Greatest Tragedy by David Sheff
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy
How Alanon Works for Family and Friends of Alcoholics: Alanon
The Joey’s Song: A Mother’s Story of Her Son’s Addiction by Sandy Swenson
The Enabler – When Helping Hurts the Ones You Love by Angelyn Miller
The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie
Recovery: Freedom from our Addictions by Russell Brand
Tending Dandelions: Honest Meditations for Mothers with Addicted Children by Sandra Swenson