Why is this happening? How do you care for yourself and your family? If you are struggling with a loved ones addiction you are not alone. A compassionate resource for anyone stuck between a rock and a hard place.
When Rev. Nathan Detering shared the story of his brothers death from a drug overdose with the members of his congregation, many of them shared their own addiction stories with him. Realizing the healing power of sharing stories and questions in community, Rev. Detering conducted interviews to identify and address the common questions that haunt us when we love someone with addiction. In conversations both within and outside his community, he heard the palpable need for those struggling with a loved ones addictions to know they are not alone.
Weaving together his own and others deeply felt experiences of addiction, Why Cant I Fix It? responds to sometimes desperate questions such as: Why is this happening? What can you do? What cant you do? How do you care for yourself and the rest of your family? Can you trust your community to support you and your family? While the answers to these questions arent easily found, Why Cant I Fix It? encourages those of us who are struggling with a loved ones addictions to practice self-care and self-compassion, understand the cultural context for emotional responses and expectations of ourselves and others, and reach out for support.
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Why Can't I Fix It? is exactly the book I needed as a child growing up in an alcoholic home. The personal stories and conversations helped me to make sense of how I carried the alcoholism and addiction I grew up with into my adult life. This book is essential reading for anyone who has struggled with the secrets we keep in families affected by addiction. It is a balm for the heart and mind. Lane-Mairead Campbell, co-editor of This Day in Recovery: 365 Meditations
I believe that none of us is outside the circle of suffering. Through the sharing of personal story, Nathan Detering offers this much-needed examination of the shame, racism, and isolation of addiction that is silently embedded in our culture. He offers a compassionate response to our shared questions, gifting a theology of community and hope that together we all might receive healing. Katie Kandarian, co-editor of This Day in Recovery: 365 Meditations
Papildus informācija
Online campaign featuring social media images with blurbs and reviews of the book as well as designed graphics of select excerpts. Early reviewer promotion through advance copies to encourage reader reviews and generate buzz. National review outreach to print publications (PW, Kirkus, Booklist, Library Journal, Foreword, New York Times) and online (Spirituality & Practice) Outreach to organizations and professions that support friends and families of someone with addiction. Advertising in print publications (Sojourners, PW) and online (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Sojo mail) as well as any relevant media about substance abuse and recovery. Promotion on the publishers website (skinnerhouse.org), Twitter feed (@skinnerhouse), Instagram page (@skinnerhouse), Facebook page (/skinnerhouse), Tumblr page (@skinnerhousebooks), Pinterest (@skinnerhousebks) and publishers e-newsletter. Promotion during National Recovery Month, Alcohol Awareness Month, and National Substance Abuse Prevention Month.
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2 The Differences Racial Identity Makes |
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6 What about the Rest of Your Family? |
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7 Come out of Hiding, Come into Community: A Family Testimony |
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Nathan Detering serves as the senior minister of the Unitarian Universalist Area Church at First Parish in Sherborn, Massachusetts, a position he has held since 2003. His passions in ministry include sustaining ones ministry without overworking or over-functioning; writing for pew, pulpit, and public square; and mentoring students. Prior to seminary, Rev. Detering served for two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Grenada, West Indies. He lives in Holliston, Massachusetts, with his family.
