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Co-authors Constance Curry and Kristina Wandzilak discuss the struggles with drug and alcohol addiction at the heart of their book, “The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter’s Worst Nightmare.”
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Constance Curry and Kristina Wandzilak talk about “The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter’s Worst Nightmare.”
This riveting memoir of survival and transformation reveals the true story of a daughter’s decline into alcohol and drug addiction, prostitution and homelessness, and her mother’s efforts to rescue her. – Book Passage
Kristina Wandzilak is the Executive director of Full Circle Intervention, a nationally recognized presenter and author. She has worked in the chemical dependency field since 1994. Kristina has been specializing in intervention since 1998 and opened the doors of Full Circle Intervention, with the vision of bringing respectful intervention to families who are in crisis with addiction.
Constance Curry has been in co-dependency recovery for many years. She has studied and tried to understand the disorder that took over her life and the lives of those she loved most. She has been on various educational speaker panels for practicing therapists and teachers talking on the intricate subject of addiction and family recovery.
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she grew up in my …
she grew up in my neighborhood and she visited my school.
i wish my mom …
i wish my mom wasn’t an alcoholic
Sad to see that you …
Sad to see that you do not have a ‘healing’ understanding of addiction. With 31 years of sobreity under my belt I can knowledgeably tell you that this Mom TRULY loves her daughter and did the right thing.
Well said, Randy109 …
Well said, Randy109, Compassion is the key, for There by the Grace of God, go You and I
While “tough love” …
While “tough love” works it walks a fine line. You can do the right thing and still fail miserably at helping the addict. Don’t just trust you gut instincts, talk to professionals that deal with addicts daily. Many of the professionals are former addicts and can give you advice and help beyond your own capabilities. This is a beautiful story of people communicating and working through a horrific problem. Never judge an addict too quickly…
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i call it like i …
i call it like i see it-thats what the comment section is for.anybody with a real story would agree.also-i cant see profiting from it-although i have spent my own time and efforts helping others.stories much worse than this are a dime a dozen anyway.
Best thing you …
Best thing you could have done, well done!
Why not, go out and …
Why not, go out and do it instead of critisizng others
Don’t be too hard …
Don’t be too hard on others, just be glad that you didn’t have to go thrugh something so terrible lie that.
The Mother was wide …
The Mother was wide awake, this was the only thing she could do to help her daughter. I’ve been there, my son has been there, believe me this mother is very courageous, it takes a lot for a Mum to do this.
This Mom gets me so …
This Mom gets me so mad because she closes the door on her. that just makes her think that no one gives a about her and shell start her addiction again with no care.
If i was the mom or dad, i will never let my darter or son go out in the street like she did with suffer of addiction. I will never ever let my kids go out and sell there body over drugs. That is the most sickest thing that a parent can do.
Drugs are health problems, not criminal problems. Wake Up
Mom never stopped …
Mom never stopped loving her, but had to let her go.
Hard to detach, that hurts the most.
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Well thank God you …
Well thank God you finally grew up and matured out of it !!!