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 Happy Thanksgiving!
We are blessed to have you in our lives--our loyal readers and supporters. This month we've gathered some of our latest posts, new additions to our resource lists (including our popular "Low Cost, No Cost Resources") and also brought back a few of our all-time favorites to help you during this holiday season. Please take a quick "scroll" down the page to see what's available. You can also click "having trouble viewing this email?" at the top, save the link and refer back to our newsletter when you have more time to read.
ALSO: We're very close to announcing our exciting new DVD for families dealing with a Meth problem!
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~ Joe & Judy Herzanek
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I was blind to how
my actions were affecting
my brother and two sisters.~Joe Herzanek
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For some families, holidays are just another excuse to get together to eat good food and to have a good time. They're not looking for articles like this one because they've somehow figured out the formula for successful family togetherness with minimum stress. If you have a challenging family, it's only human to be a bit jealous to see other folks living out the holiday fantasy when you're just trying to live through it. This article "10 tops for Surviving Holidays with the Dysfunctional Family" is full of great info. READ MORE
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I've watched Nikki from afar. She has overcome a life-destroying meth addiction, established a new "fairy tale" life in the mountains of Colorado; was on top of the world as she celebrated her first Christmas in decades with her two grown sons. Then suddenly without warning, her world was shattered.
~Judy Herzanek
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From Our
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Many thanks to our friend Sandy Swenson for sharing her blog post with us.
"If the addict is pleased with your help, you're probably enabling. If the addict is pissed as hell, you're probably helping the person you love."
Most enablers are well-intentioned. We act out of kindness, not realizing we've been lured to the tip of the skewer by the addict.
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BOOKS WORTH READING: ~by David Parnell
Unbelievable. David Parnell has lived a life that most people would never dream of in their worst nightmares. His story of methamphetamine addiction, "unthinkable acts" and ultimate recovery are truly "unbelievable."
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NEW on Kindle:
Highly RecommendedThe perfect companion to Toby Drews' bestselling series of books, " Getting Them Sober'' Covers dozens of topics, that Toby has counseled families about for the last 30+ years, such as:"PROBLEMS'' DON'T CAUSE ALCOHOLISM
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