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  • In the Media
  • Community Partnerships
  • Serenity Retreat

Books, Videos, & Podcasts 👉Visit the OASIS Library

Featured Books:

  • Addict in the Family (Beverly Conyers)
  • Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addiction (Gerald G. May, M.D
  • The Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behavior (Craig Nakken)
  • Addictive Thinking: Understanding Self Deception (Abraham J. Twerski, M.D.)
  • The Alcoholic Family in Recovery: A Developmental Model (Stephanie Brown and Virginia Lewis)
  • American Fix (Ryan Hampton)
  • Angel Catcher: A Journal of Loss and Remembrance (Kathy Eldon)  


  • Beyond Addiction (Jeffrey Foote, Carrie Wilkins, and Nicole Kasanke)
  • Beyond Codependency (Melodie Beattie)
  • Boundaries in Marraige (Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend)
  • Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No to Take Control of Your Life (Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend)
  • Breaking Free: A Recovery Workbook for Facing Codependence (Pia Mellody and Andrea Wells Miller)


  • Chalk Talks on Alcohol (Father Joseph C. Martin)
  • Codependence and the Power of Detachment: How to Set Boundaries snd Make Your Life Your Own (Karen Casey)
  • Codependent No More (Melodie Beattie)
  • Codependents’ Guide to the Twelve Steps (Melodie Beattie)


  • The Dance of Intimacy (Harriet Lerner, PhD)
  • Don’t Let Your Kids Kill You (Charles Rubin)
  • Dopesick (Beth Macy) 
  • The Enabler: When Helping Hurts the One You Love (Angelyn Miller)
  • Everything Changes: Help for Families of Newly Recovering Addicts (Beverly Conyers)


  • Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes From, How it Sabotages Our Lives (Pia Mellody)
  • Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love (Pia Mellody, Andrea Wells Miller and J. Keith Miller)
  • Facing Shame: Families in Recovery (Merle A. Fossum and Marilyn J. Mason)
  • Family Recovery: Growing Beyond Addiction (Marlene Miller and Terence T. Gorski)


  • A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps (Patrick Carnes)
  • Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love (Dr. Sue Johnson)
  • The Intimacy Factor: The Ground Rules for Overcoming the Obstacles to Truth, Respect, and Lasting Love (Pia Mellody)
  • The Language of Letting Go (Melodie Beattie)


  • Reclaim Your Family from Addiction: How Couples and Families Recover Love and Meaning (Craig Nakken)
  • Recovery: A Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics (Herbert L. Gravitz and Julie D. Bowden)
  • Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children: Six Steps to Hope and Healing for Struggling Parents (Allison Bottke)
  • Straight Talk from Claudia Black: What Recovering Parents Should Tell Their Kids About Drugs and Alcohol (Claudia Black)
  • Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything (BJ Fogg PhD) 

 

Books for Kids Helping Them Learn About Addiction

  • Emmy's Question
    Morningtidepress, St. Augustine, FL, 2007. By Jeannine Auth
  • My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has a Disease
    MAC Publishing, Bainbridge Island, WA, 1996. By Claudia Black
  • Kids' Power Too! Words To Grow By
    Imagin Works, Dallas, TX, 1996. By Cathey Brown, Elizabeth LaPorte and Jerry Moe 
  • My Dad's Definitely Not a Drunk
    Waterfront, Burlington, VT, 1992. By Ellsa Lynn Carbone 
  • Dear Kids of Alcoholics
    Gurze Books, Carlsbad, CA, 1988. By Lindsey Hall and Cohn Leigh 
  • Up and Down the Mountain
    Small horizons. Liberty Corner, NJ, 1995. By Pamela Leib Higgins
  • Welcome Home: A Child's View of Alcoholism
    Charles Franklin press, Edmonds, WA, 1986. By Judith A. Jance
  • Think of Wind
    One Big Press, Rochester,NY, 1996. By Catherine Mercury
  • The Dragon Who Lives at our House
    Rising Star Studios, LLC, Minneapolis, MN, 2011. By Elaine Mitchell Palmore
  • Alcohol: What It Is, What It Does
    Greenwillow Books, New York, NY, 1979. By Judith S. Seixas
  • I Can Talk About What Hurts
    Hazelden Publishing, Center City, MN, 1993. By Janet Sinberg and Daley Dennis
  • An Elephant in the Living Room
    Hazelden, Center City, MN 1994. By Jill Hastings and Typpo Marion
  • I Wish Daddy Didn't Drink So Much
    Albert Whitman and Co., Niles, IL, 1988. By Judith Vigna

Books for Parents

  • Straight Talk from Claudia Black: What Recovering Parents Should Tell Their Kids about Drugs and Alcohol
    Center City, MN; Hazelden, 2003.
  • The Family Recovery Guide: A Map for Healthy Growth
    Brown, S., Lewis, V., and Liotta, A.; New Harbinger Publications, 2000.
  • Growing Up Again, Parenting Ourselves, Parenting Our Children
    Clarke, J. and Dawson, C.; Center City, MN: Hazelden, 1998
  • The Lowdown on Families Who Get High: Successful Parenting for Families Affected by Addiction
    Diaz, P. and O'Gorman, P. Washington, D.C.; Child & Family Press, 2004.
  • Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World
    Glenn, S., Nelson, J.; Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing, 1988.
  • Positive Discipline for Parenting in Recovery
    Nelson, J.; Empowering People Books, 2007.
  • Parenting One Day at a Time: Using the Tools of Recovery to Become Better Parents and Raise Better Kids
    Packer, A.; Center City, MN: Hazelden, 1996.
  • Raising Healthy Children in an Alcoholic Home
    Wood, B.; New York, NY: Crossroad Classic, 1992.

Books for Teens

  • Alateen: A Day at a Time
    Virginia Beach, VA: Al-Anon Family Groups, 1983.
  • Alateen: Hope for Children of Alcoholics
    Virginia Beach, VA: Al-Anon Family Groups, 1973.
  • The Secret Everyone Knows: Help for You If Alcohol Is a Problem in Your Home
    Brooks, C.; Center City, MN: Hazelden, 1981.
  • For Teenagers Living with a Parent Who Abuses Alcohol/Drugs
    Hornik-Beer, E.; Authors Guild Backinprint.com edition, 2001.
  • Different Like Me: A Book for Teens Who Worry about Their Parent's Use of Alcohol/Drugs
    Leite, E. and Espeland, P.; Center City, MN: Hazelden, 1989.
  • Coping with an Alcoholic Parent
    Porterfield, K.; New York, NY: Rosen Publishing Group, 1985.

Books and DVDs by Jerry Moe

  • Understanding Addiction and Recovery Through a Child's Eyes: Hope, Help, and Healing for Families
    An eye-opening book for recovering addicts and alcoholics with stories of hope and resilience from children living in the shadow of family alcoholism or drug addiction, written for parents and professionals.
  • Kids' Power: Healing Games for Children of Alcoholics
    This unique book presents games and activities designed specifically for children from alcoholic and other drug addicted families. All games and activities, kid-tested with young people, stress trust and teamwork in a safe atmosphere where everyone wins.
  • Conducting Support Groups for Elementary Children K-6: A Guide for Educators and Other Professionals
    This clear and easy-to-use guide helps teachers and other professionals give children the guidance and structure they so sorely need to develop healthy living skills and deepen their resilience. It's packed with practical information for developing programs and working with children in a small group setting.
  • Discovery...Finding the Buried Treasure: A Prevention/ Intervention Program for Youth from High Stress Families
    A step-by-step prevention and intervention program for youth from high stress families. It includes more than 55 games and activities which impart healthy living skills so children can talk openly, share feelings and learn about family problems.
  • Kids' Power Too: Words to Grow By
    An affirmation book to help young people live one day at a time. It helps kids take better care of themselves, stay safe and move toward a more balanced life. An excellent tool for adults to use with children, or youngsters to use on their own.

 

It Takes a Family
Recovering together. Learn how your family can build a circle of support for one another.

Addict in the Family
Stories of hope. Family members share lessons on healthy boundaries, communication and self-care.

Recovering My Kid
Help for parents. Create a supportive, healing environment for your recovering child and your whole family.

Videos

  •  “Hey Charlie” by Stop the Spiral
  • TedTalk: Everything You Thought You Knew about Addiction is Wrong
  • How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction

Podcasts

  • Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation – Let’s Talk: Addiction and Recovery
  • My Child & Addiction – A Parent-to-Parent 
  • Pennsylvania Public Media – Battling Opioids
  • The Family Disease 

  • Speak Up for Ben, Inc.

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