Recovery: A Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics

📘 Book Overview:
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Recovery: A Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics
By: Herbert L. Gravitz and Julie D. Bowden
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If you grew up in a home affected by alcoholism, this video offers a compassionate and structured overview of the book Recovery: A Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics — a powerful resource for anyone seeking healing, clarity, and emotional freedom.

In this review, I break down the book’s core ideas in a simple, relatable way, including:

What it really means to be an Adult Child of an Alcoholic (ACOA)

How childhood patterns shape our relationships, self-esteem, and coping behaviors

How to recognize harmful cycles — and finally break them

Practical recovery tools for setting boundaries, reducing guilt, and building a healthier sense of self

Why understanding your past is the key to transforming your future

This video is for you if you’ve ever felt:
✔ Overly responsible for others
✔ Afraid of conflict or abandonment
✔ Drawn to people who repeat familiar emotional patterns
✔ Unsure how to express needs or trust relationships
✔ Stuck in cycles you can’t explain

You deserve healing. You deserve peace.
And this book offers a gentle roadmap toward it.

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