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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Counselors with decades of experience offer a liberating, biblically based approach to finding freedom from addiction and restoring broken or strained relationships.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Between alcohol, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, pornography, gambling, and eating disorders, fully 25% of the population of the United States is addicted to something. Those addictions are taking a massive physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial toll on individuals, families, and communities. The problem can feel insurmountable. But there is a solution, at once ancient and supported by the latest in neuroscientific research.<br/><br/>With an honest assessment of the facts, yet always reaching out toward hopeful solutions, counselors Chip Dodd and Stephen James explain what addiction really is, how it works, and why it is so damaging to our hearts, souls, minds, and relationships. They then take us beyond mere coping techniques that allow us to function to the real solution--restoring our broken relationship with our Creator so that we can rediscover how to live fully the way we were created to live. Each chapter includes the personal story of a recovering addict, told from the addict's point of view. The authors also include a list of books, organizations, workshops, and treatment centers people can turn to for help along the road to lasting recovery.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><b>Help along the road to lasting recovery<br/></b><br/>Between alcohol, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, pornography, gambling, and eating disorders, fully 25 percent of the population of the United States is addicted to something. Those addictions are taking a massive physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial toll on individuals, families, and communities. The problem can feel insurmountable. But there is a solution, at once ancient and supported by the latest in neuroscientific research.<br/><br/>With an honest assessment of the facts, yet always reaching out toward hopeful solutions, counselors Chip Dodd and Stephen James explain what addiction is, how it works, and why it is so damaging to our hearts, souls, minds, and relationships. They then take us beyond mere coping techniques to the real solution--restoring our broken relationship with our Creator so we can rediscover how to live fully the way we were created to live. <br/><br/>There is hope--for us, for our loved ones, for our communities. Chip and Stephen show you how to find it, hold on to it, and let it propel you to a brighter tomorrow.<br/><br/><br/><b>Chip Dodd</b>, PhD, LPC-MHSP, <b> </b>is a consultant, mentor, and counselor who has worked in the field of recovery from addiction for over thirty years. He is the founder of the Center for Professional Excellence, a treatment center for professionals, and Sage Hill, a social impact organization. He is the bestselling author of several books, including <i>Parenting with Heart</i>.<br/><br/><b>Stephen James</b>, MA, LPC-MHSP, NCC, is the founder and executive director of Sage Hill Counseling in Nashville and the creator and CEO of The Leadership Lab, which helps entrepreneurs, executives, and professionals improve not only their leadership but their family lives as well. He is the bestselling author of six books, including <i>Parenting with Heart</i>.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Chip Dodd</b>, PhD, LPC-MHSP, <b> </b>is a consultant, mentor, and counselor who has worked in the field of recovery from addiction for over 30 years. He is the founder of the Center for Professional Excellence, a treatment center for professionals, and Sage Hill, a social impact organization. He the bestselling author of several books, including <i>The Voice of the Heart</i> and <i>The Perfect Loss</i>. He and his wife have two grown sons and live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.<br/><br/><b>Stephen James</b>, MA, LPC-MHSP, NCC, is the founder and executive director of Sage Hill Counseling in Nashville. He also works with professionals, C-suite executives, and entrepreneurs to help them improve not only their leadership but their family lives as well. He is the bestselling author of six books, including <i>Parenting with Heart </i>with Chip Dodd. He and his wife, Heather, live in Nashville, Tennessee, and have four children.

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