If alcoholics and addicts won't accept help until they're ready, what gets them ready? This book provides an answer in clear, concise terms. Dispelling two damaging myths -- that an addict has to hit bottom and that intervention must be confrontational -- the authors' proven approach puts love first and shows families, step by step, what to do next. 
"A convincing new approach to intervention that puts love and respect first." Jack Canfield, coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Soul Series 
"Building a team, choosing a chairperson, anticipating objections, using checklists, and rehearsing for the intervention itself -- the reader will find it all here!" Robert M. Morse, M.D., Professor emeritus, psychiatry, Mayo Medical School and Former director of Addictive Disorders Services, Mayo Clinic. 
"Love First is destined to become the new classic on intervention for alcoholism and drug addiction. The most comprehensive book available on the life-saving technique of intervention, Love First will save lives! A worthy successor to Vernon Johnson¿s I¿ll Quit Tomorrow." --Kathy Ketcham, Coauthor, Beyond the Influence and The Spirituality of Imperfection 
"Love First provides the most detailed account yet of how intervention works. A significant contribution to intervention literature. An empowering antidote to the disease of addiction." --William l. White, author Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment

Love First: A New Approach to Intervention for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction (Hezelden Guidebook)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Jay, Debra

Jay, Jeff

Addiction & Recovery

Hazelden

A must-read for families seeking answers about a loved one's co-occurring disorder. "My mother has become forgetful and seems especially sad lately. I know she takes too much pain medication. Where can I find help for her?" "My teenage son has hallucinations. I think he's depressed. He sees a psychiatrist and takes medication, but he doesn't seem to be getting better. What can I do?" "My wife is euphoric one day and suicidal the next. Her doctor told her to stop drinking while she's taking antidepressant medication, but she hasn't stopped. How do I intervene?" Families at wit's end about a loved one's co-occurring psychiatric and addictive problems will find vital information—and inspiration— in this important guide. As the authors explain, when psychiatric and addictive disorders travel together, they cause confusion among family members and even misdiagnoses for patients. Here, families learn how psychiatric diagnoses mimic addictive disorders, why chemical use exacerbates psychiatric problems, what various treatment approaches offer, and when intervention is needed. Real-life stories throughout the book offer hope, illustrating that people do recover from co-occurring disorders and that families do heal.

At Wit's End: What You Need to Know When a Loved One Is Diagnosed with Addiction and Mental Illness

Boriskin Ph.D., Jerry A.

Mental Health

This revised and expanded edition of the most popular and effective book on intervention features enhanced tools and techniques to help loved ones face addiction. A standard-setting book on intervention, Love First has helped tens of thousands of families, friends, and professionals create a loving and effective plan for helping those who suffer from addiction. This revised and expanded edition adds to the core material in this classic book with the most up-to-date scientific information and new intervention techniques for alcohol and other drug addictions--and an array of disorders.

Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention

Parenting & Relationships

Grenade attacks. Land mines. Enemy fire. Casualties of war. Whether it's the military or Christianity, the enemy is ready to “kill, steal, and destroy.” Without proper training, a soldier or a Christian will surely perish. Whether you are new to the Christian faith, or a seasoned veteran, the intentional discipleship process presented through Bible Basic Training offers foundational instruction that can lead to a lifetime of spiritual fitness.Bible Basic Training can be used as a “spiritual boot camp” to help you understand: ? The basics of Christianity and what it means to be a disciple of Christ.? Why discipleship is not just “following orders from headquarters.” It is developing a deep relationship with Jesus Christ.? How establishing a firm foundation of prayer, Bible reading and service in the local church will help ensure that God's soldiers are “armed and ready” for combat duty and prepared for a lifetime of service in God's army.? And much more!

Bible Basic Training: Becoming a Career Soldier in God's Army

Religion & Spirituality

Jay, James

Christian Books & Bibles

WinePress Pub.

A moving illustration of the power of grace to elevate us during troubling times, Jeff Jay offers a soulful account of his solo sailing journey that turned into a battle for survival on the open sea. Jeff Jay’s recent life was full of tragedy: his marriage had ended, his father had passed away, his brother had committed suicide, and Jeff’s own alcoholism had taken him to the edge of death. In his desire for a fresh start, Jeff set out on a solo adventure by sea on an old sloop named Lifeboat. It ultimately became a journey of personal transformation. He cast off in Annapolis, Maryland, with an eye toward the Caribbean. Finally able to breathe, Jeff relaxed into his first day sailing the Atlantic when a dark winter storm descended, tossing him into a week-long fight for survival on the open sea. As he faced the realization that only divine intervention could deliver him from certain death, Jeff desperately called on the deity that had intervened in the darkest hours of his addiction years earlier. An intensely personal testimony to calling on the power of grace in our darkest hours, Jeff’s is a beautifully written tale of far-fetched dreams, desperate prayers, and those miraculous moments that change our lives forever.

Navigating Grace: A Solo Voyage of Survival and Redemption

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Product Description 
This revised and expanded third edition of the gold-standard for intervention provides clear steps for harnessing the power of family, friends, and professionals to create a better future with loved ones suffering r from addiction. \nOver the course of the last twenty years, Love First has become the go-to intervention guide for tens of thousands of families. This trailblazing book empowers and equips families and friends to use the power of love and honesty to give their addicted loved ones a chance to reach for help. Updated with the latest addiction science as well as insights gained from decades of front-line experience in family interventions, this revised and expanded edition contains practical tools for taking the next step together: transforming the intervention team into an ongoing community of loving support, lasting accountability, and lifelong recovery. 
 Review 
Jeff and Debra Jay are leaders in the behavioral health field. As a clinician, educator, author and fellow interventionist I am a huge fan of their work. Many of my clients have found Love First to be indispensable to their growth. A must read for Cliniciand and Families. -- Dr. Louise Stanger, Clinician, author of Addiction in The Family: Helping Families Navigate Challenges, emotions and Recovery\nLove First is such a fundamental tool for any family that is affected by the disease of addiction. It is unique in its ability to bring about an intervention approach through love, acceptance, and positivity. -- Rabbi Yarden Blumstein, founder and director of UMatter\nA compelling and systematic way of reaching your loved one who may have fallen down and lifting them up to lofty heights. Jeff and Debra Jay are consummate professionals who speak from the heart and connect individuals and families making them whole again. -- Colin King Ph. D Clinical Psychologist Co-host of the show "For Guys Only."\nA beautifully enhanced " Bible", that I have used with clients for 20 years. It goes beyond getting a loved one into treatment. The inclusiveness of a structured family recovery restores the family integrity WITH LOVE -- Michael S Parr MD,FASAM\nWith the 3rd Edition of Love First, the Jays continue to demonstrate that they are the preeminent experts in the field of addiction intervention. In this unprecedented time of ever-increasing deaths from addiction, it is not an exaggeration that literally everyone in the world should read and appreciate this book. -- Buddy Stockwell JD, CCI, Executive Director, Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP)\nA sane model of intervention which increases your chance of reaching an addict with psychological injury or complications. -- Jerry A. Boriskin, Ph.D., V.A. Northern California, Senior Psychologist, Specializing in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder\nLove First offers forward looking guideposts and meaningful and effective steps for long-term success in intervention and recovery--including strategies for unique and difficult situations. -- Dr. Miriam Engstrom, PsyD, Co-founder and coordinator of The Michigan TriCounty Trauma Recovery Network\nThe best primer for those who love an addict or alcoholic. -- James Balmer, President of Dawn Farm Community of Programs\nIn "Love First", Jeff and Debra Jay present a clear path to helping a person we care about recover and grow, without losing ourselves in the process. Family members, friends and professionals will all gain from this gentle, yet assertive approach. -- Rabbi Benny Greenwald, director of The Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House\nWhen families are considering intervention for their loved ones and reach out to me for recommendations, I have only one: “Love First” by Jeff and Debra Jay. There is no better resource. The Jays gently lead families through the intervention process, all the while honoring the core family value: love. -- Sherry Gaugler-Stewart, Director of Family and Spiritual Recovery at The Retreat, Wayzata, MN\nWisdom and compass

Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention (Love First Family Recovery)

Hazelden Publishing

Grenade attacks. Land mines. Enemy fire. Casualties of war. Whether it's the military or Christianity, the enemy is ready to "kill, steal, and destroy." Without proper training, a soldier or a Christian will surely perish. Whether you are new to the Christian faith, or a seasoned veteran, the intentional discipleship process presented through "Bible Basic Training" offers foundational instruction that can lead to a lifetime of spiritual fitness.

Jay Sir, James

Redemption Press

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Love First: A New Approach to Intervention for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction (Hezelden Guidebook)

At Wit's End: What You Need to Know When a Loved One Is Diagnosed with Addiction and Mental Illness

Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention

Bible Basic Training: Becoming a Career Soldier in God's Army

Navigating Grace: A Solo Voyage of Survival and Redemption

Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention (Love First Family Recovery)

Bible Basic Training: Becoming a Career Soldier in God's Army