I'm So Glad You Asked Resources

For Adult Children of Alcoholics and Addicts

  1. Al-Anons Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters (2005)

  2. How Al-Anon Works for Families & Friends of Alcoholics by Al-Anon Family Groups (1995)

  3. One Day at a Time in Al-Anon by Al-Anon Family Group Head Inc (1978)

  4. Courage to Change: One Day at a Time in Al-Anon II by Al-Anon Family Group Head Inc (1992)

  5. The Language of Letting Go (Hazelden Meditation Series) by Melody Beattie (1990)

  6. Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie (1986)

  7. The New Codependency: Help and Guidance for Today's Generation by Melody Beattie (2009)

  8. Playing It by Heart: Taking Care of Yourself No Matter What by Melody Beattie (1999)

  9. Codependent No More: Beyond Codependency by Melody Beattie (2001)

  10. The Lessons of Love: Rediscovering Our Passion for Life When It All Seems Too Hard to Take(1995)

  11. It Will Never Happen to Me: Growing Up With Addiction As Youngsters, Adolescents, Adults by Claudia Black (2002)

  12. Changing Course: Healing from Loss, Abandonment and Fear by Claudia Black (2002)

  13. Repeat After Me A Workbook by Claudia Black(1995)

  14. Healing the Shame that Binds You (Recovery Classics) by John Bradshaw (2005)

  15. Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child by John Bradshaw (1992)

  16. Bradshaw On: The Family: A New Way of Creating Solid Self-Esteem by John Bradshaw (1990)

  17. Family Secrets - The Path to Self-Acceptance and Reunion by John Bradshaw (1996)

  18. Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives (1989)

  19. Adult Children of Alcoholics by Janet G. Woititz(1990)

  20. The Complete ACOA Sourcebook: Adult Children of Alcoholics at Home, at Work and in Love (2002)

  21. The Intimacy Struggle: Revised and Expanded for All Adults by Janet G. Woititz (1993)

  22. Lifeskills for Adult Children by Ed.D. Janet G. Woititz and M.A. Alan Garner (1990)

  23. Self-Sabotage Syndrome: Adult Children in the Workplace by Janet Geringer Woititz (1989)

  24. Healthy Parenting: How Your Upbringing Influences the Way You Raise Your Children ... (1992)

  25. Marriage On The Rocks: Learning to Live with Yourself and an Alcoholic by Janet Geringer Woititz (1986)

  26. The Self-Sabotage Syndrome by Janet G. Woititz (1989)

For Alcoholics and Addicts

  1. Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism

  2. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions by Alcoholics Anonymous (2002)

  3. Twenty-Four Hours A Day Daily Meditations by Anonymous (2010)

  4. Codependents' Guide to the Twelve Steps by Melody Beattie(1992)

  5. One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps by Kevin Edward Griffin (2004)

Additional Resources for Everyone:

  1. Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy (Third Edition) (2008)

  2. From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything You Need to Know About Mind-Altering Drugs (2004)

  3. Loosening the Grip: A Handbook of Alcohol Information with PowerWeb by Jean Kinney (2005)

  4. 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People, The: What Scientists Have Learned and How You Can Use It (2006)