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    Girlfriend of Bill: 12 Things You Need to Know about Dating Someone in Recovery
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    Girlfriend of Bill: 12 Things You Need to Know about Dating Someone in Recovery

    By Karen Nagy

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    About this ebook

    If you are dating, sheltering-in-place with, or married to someone who's walking the way of 12-step recovery, you may be mystified by the landscape and language of the recovery community, and wondering how you fit in to your partner's plan. Karen Nagy's book is for you.

    This ground-breaking guide provides twelve key points you need to know about dating a person in addiction recovery. Gain a greater understanding of your companion's recovery program and personality traits, while learning to identify red flags in order to build confidence for a successful relationship.

    Being in a new relationship is hard enough, but if the person you're dating is a recovering alcoholic or addict, there may be more to consider than just mutual interests and attraction. For Karen Nagy, dating a recovering alcoholic felt, in some ways, like she was seeing someone “from another planet”--with his own language, culture, and social behaviors.With humor, compassion, and a great respect for what it takes to recover from an addiction, this first-of-its-kind field guide offers an "inside scoop" on what people do in all those Twelve Step meetings, why they need a sponsor, what is a sponsor and why phrases like “Live and Let Live” and “Easy Does It” keep creeping into your conversations. Nagy offers twelve key points that you need to know about dating a person in recovery. She also helps you identify the warning signs of developing your own codependent tendencies by playing into your partner’s addictive thinking and behavior--and what to do about it.By gaining a greater understanding of your companion's recovery program, you can help them stay sober, learn how to deal with character flaws, and also build your confidence in the potential for a healthy, successful relationship.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHazelden Publishing
    Release dateApr 1, 2014
    ISBN9781616495275
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