Chronic Hope: Families & Addiction Paperback – January 13, 2021

This is really a great resource for everyone. If you are a family member of a person struggling with addiction, this book will not only bring you hope, but outline an actual plan of action you can use to help your loved one effectively. If you are a mental health provider, I think this book will fill in some gaps and direct you towards great resources for your patients. Kevin Petersen clearly has the experience and the skills to help the entire family unit navigate the overwhelming world of addiction.Kevin also made sure to include worksheets that you can go through to help with things like self care and identifying what you have tried so far that hasn't exactly worked. Bonus points for this!

We were at a very difficult part of our lives and had tried everything within our power to help a loved one with no success. We read this book to give us a better understanding of the family dynamics when coping with an addict. In this book, Kevin Peterson opens your mind and heart on how to successfully communicate with the loved one and how to formulate a plan to change your behavior. Having been enablers, we have learned new strategies that have absolutely saved our family. Kevin’s book and guidance have been life altering.

This book is a lifesaver for anyone trying to navigate the destruction of substance use disorder. I love that it provides practical actions through worksheets and helps not only the family but a clinician. I have been waiting for this one to come out, I recommend reading the first book if you haven’t. Kevin Petersen is brilliant when it comes to family systems and addiction, I appreciate his candid delivery and solution focused approach. Highly recommend!

Families are so enmeshed & to have a realistic game plan in place to help a love one (family or friend) is invaluable. Drawing on his own experiences & years of family systems work, Kevin stays in the solution & helps all properly navigate. Thank you for writing this Kevin. Probably your best work to date!!

I've been in the mental and behavioral health field for some years and this book says what you need to know in helping a loved one in addiction! So spot on. A must read.

This book is a must-have! Kevin’s practical and effective approach to helping families who struggle with addiction is unmatched. Everything you need is in this book!! Don’t wait any longer!

The author combines his personal experience as a person in recovery with professional experience as a counselor. This is a valuable resource for anyone - family member or clinician - who feels lost when confronting addiction in the family.

I own a treatment center called Mile High Continuing Care in Denver, CO and Kevin Petersen nails it. If your loved one struggles with addiction this is a great book for you!