"Don't let someone else's problem destroy the person you were meant to be. You have the right to live a peaceful and fulfilled life full of love! In the book Saving You Is Killing Me: Loving Someone with an Addiction, Andrea Seydel uses the scientific study of human flourishing and happiness to help you restore joy and teaches the reader how to struggle well through the challenges of addiction. You will learn the power of advocating for yourself and how your journey starts by taking back your power and shifting the focus onto you, not your addicted loved one. Seydel brings a wealth of support, lived experience, and her knowledge of positive psychology to help you prioritize your well-being and safeguard your mental health." -Louisa Jewell MAPP
Do you love someone with an addiction? Are you struggling?
There is no mistaking it; addiction is a worldwide epidemic. People who struggle with addiction are not the only ones who feel the impact. If you know someone caught in the grips of addiction, you are undoubtedly living your own nightmare. You are probably desperate to find answers, scrambling to figure out what to do next and losing yourself in the process. Feeling hurt, broken and exhausted. Watching someone in active addiction is like mourning the loss of someone still alive. It is incredibly sad, confusing, and draining. The effects of addiction are rarely limited to the person with the addiction. Everyone around is affected in some way, and often it is family members or partners forced to pick up the broken pieces, make excuses, and potentially endure all types of abuse. The second-hand impact and havoc of addiction are often overlooked and underestimated.
Are you done with coming second to addiction? Are you trapped in the line of fire and tired of being on an emotional rollercoaster? Or have you lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to someone else?
On the surface, Saving You Is Killing Me: Loving Someone with an Addiction is about navigating the path to freedom and a lifetime of healing, resilience, and happiness. But if you dig deeper, it is about creating a life you love, seeing your value, knowing your worth and being inspired to live a life that is better integrated with the person you are meant to be. As a leading voice advancing the science of applied Positive Psychology and the art of well-being, Andrea Seydel is devoted to sharing the science of resilience and ways to enhance your life even through struggle. Trauma and challenges are a fact of life; navigating the turmoil of loving someone with an addiction can be extremely damaging; Seydel teaches the reader how to struggle well and build resilience. Saving You Is Killing Me: Loving Someone with an Addiction offers new hope for reclaiming your life. Seydel provides insights and learning opportunities for self-healing, recovery, and resilience that foster empowerment. When you know it's time and are ready to prioritize your well-being and safeguard mental health despite someone else's addiction, Andrea Seydel's book, podcast, and community will support you on the journey back to you. Saving You Is Killing Me: Loving Someone with an Addiction is a helpful community to provide light to a dark path, so you don't feel alone through this challenge. You don't have to do this alone. Let's get started on the journey back to you.
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Do you love someone with an addiction? Are you struggling?
There is no mistaking it - drug abuse is a worldwide epidemic. If someone you know is caught in the grip of addiction, you are no doubt living in your own personal nightmare. This book gives you an honest depiction of how addiction affects and changes everyone.
Have you lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to someone else's? This book holds the key to navigating the path to freedom and a lifetime of healing, resilience, and happiness. Whether you are dealing with the turmoil that comes from loving someone with an addiction or feeling broken and knocked down from the aftermath, Saving You Is Killing Me is the go-to book that can help you take back your power and your life.
It hurts when you love someone who drinks too much or suffers from an addiction. Life is not 'normal.' You may feel alone, but you are not unique in your pain or your dilemma. Nor are you isolated in this situation. Saving You Is Killing Me is a helpful guide to light a darkened path. Regardless of your current situation, loving someone with an addiction is emotionally, psychologically, and physically draining. It is crucial that you understand that nobody deserves to suffer - you have the right to live a peaceful and fulfilled life that is full of love! You can, and you will find happiness again! Your journey starts by taking back your power and shifting the focus back onto you!
With compassion and grace, author Andrea Seydel offers support by sharing her personal experiences and the knowledge that she used to help navigate the wreckage of her own struggle. She exposes the tremendous power of how our relationships can both hurt us and allow us to heal. Trauma is a fact of life, and navigating the turmoil from loving someone with an addiction can be extremely challenging. Saving You Is Killing Me offers new hope for reclaiming your life. Seydel offers insight and learning opportunities for self-healing, recovery, and resilience that foster an empowering way of life.
This book offers an inside-out strategy for healing, resilience, and freedom. After all, when you feel like you are drowning, the only person who can save you…is you. The author draws on personal experience, professional education, and the scientific study of human flourishing.
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"An astonishing amount of information on almost every aspect of resilience when faced with the experience of trauma, manipulation, codependency, and toxic relationships using research, interventions, and stories of strength and hope in order to help the reader reclaim their lives are all brought together in this book, which. . . has a distinctly holistic and compassionate feel to it."
When addiction takes over, you may hardly recognize the person you love. To begin with, they may even deny a problem with addiction, making the struggle that much more challenging. Anyone in a relationship with a person who is addicted knows, without a doubt, addiction is destructive. This book is for anyone who has experienced the shame, anxiety, sleepless nights, and emotional pain that often stem from loving someone who is struggling with addiction. No matter what is happening with your loved one, you have the power to prioritize yourself, your healing, and your happiness. It is not selfish to take your power back when someone you care about has a problem, it is essential.