Letting go
A poem about letting go of a loved one; what letting go is, and what it isn't.
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Reinventing Recovery
Dee Dee Stout reveals that it isn't the alcohol or other drugs that are at the core of the problem: they are but a symptom.
Please Hear What I’m Not Saying
A poem about the masks we wear to pretend we are doing okay, when really what we need is someone to see beneath the mask.
Mum, Can You Lend Me Twenty Quid?
This book tells the harrowing story of a Mum's loss of her heroin-using son to suicide.
Not My Family, Never My Child
Filled with constructive suggestions & strategies, this book supports parents, family/whānau and friends of drug users and users themselves.
Supernormal: The Untold Story of Resilience
Clinical psychologist Dr. Meg Jay reveals the world of the "supernormal" - those who soar to unexpected heights after childhood adversity.
Mrs D is Going Without
This book recounts the author's personal journey of going from a high-functioning heavy drinker to living without alcohol.
Rehabilitated
Rehabilitated is Valeria Tokoar’s raw account of insecurity, anxiety, alcohol, drugs & prostitution, & how she managed to get life on track.
Where There’s Life There Really is Hope
A Mum's first-hand account of the traumas that led to her daughter’s addiction, how they impacted her and what she learned along the way.
Dancing on a Razor’s Edge
Kiwi Mandy Whyte realised her son would never ask for help, so she 'home rehabbed' him. She is now an advocate for family-led treatment.
Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines
This bestselling memoir of a young man’s addiction to meth tells a raw, harrowing and hopeful tale of the road from relapse to recovery.
Beautiful Boy
Beautiful Boy is a fiercely candid memoir that brings immediacy to the emotional rollercoaster of loving a child who seems beyond help.
Memoirs of an Addicted Brain
Marc Lewis writes about his own journey to recover from addiction to become a developmental psychologist and researcher in neuroscience.
Personal Stories: Alcohol
Tuhaitara shares her story of growing up around alcohol, and violence, to eventually find recovery.
Personal Stories: Meth
A Mum's story of her son's use of marijuana as a teen to meth as an adult, everything he lost along the way & how she got through.
Personal Stories: Suicide
This Mum shares her heart-breaking story of her son's self-destruction and eventual overdose.
Personal Stories: Heroin
A deeply personal story of Vicky's son's struggle with heroin, the toll it took on her and how she got through.
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