Addictive Relationships: Why Love Goes Wrong in Recovery

In this best-seller Gorski answers vital questions about intimacy and recovery. What is normal in a love relationship? How do we build healthy intimate relationships into our recovery program? Using a generous mix of humor and self-disclosure Gorski describes different levels at which relationships operate. He explains seven characteristics of addictive intimacy and why they feel so good in the short run and hurt so badly in the long run. He gives hope by describing characteristics of healthy intimacy and provides guidelines for relationship building and transforming in recovery. Also available on compact disc.