If someone you love has a problem with alcohol, this workbook is for you. That might be your partner, your son or daughter, your mum or dad, a brother or sister, or a close friend. Maybe they’re still drinking. Maybe they’ve stopped and you’re not sure how to feel about it yet. Maybe you’re not even sure if it’s “bad enough” to be a problem.
This is a self-guided workbook for the people around the drinking. It is not a workbook you have to hand to the person who drinks, and you don’t need their permission to use it. Keep it private if that feels safer.
You cannot make another person stop drinking. That is one of the hardest truths in these pages, and it is also one of the most freeing. What you can do is look after yourself, respond in ways that are more likely to help than hurt, and stop carrying things that were never yours to carry.
What’s inside
There are ten modules. Each one has some teaching, practical tools to try, reflection questions to write in, a short “Remember this” to hold onto, and one small action to take:
- Understanding addiction
- How it affects the whole family
- What helps and what doesn’t
- Boundaries
- Rescuing, enabling and codependency
- Looking after yourself
- When they’re in recovery
- Slips, feedback sessions and safety
- Kids and teens in the family
- Your next steps
You can jump around. If things are tense at home, you might start with what helps and what doesn’t, or with slips, feedback sessions and safety. If you’re exhausted, start with looking after yourself. One page or one small action still counts.
How you get it
After you order, you’ll receive an instant PDF download. It’s yours to keep, so you can save it, print it, and work through it at home at your own pace.
If you’d like to talk anything through, you can call The Freedom Room on (07) 3325 1531.
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