A Time to Heal: The Road to Recovery for Adult Children of Alcoholics [Paperback]

Timmen L. Cermak (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1989

New hope and life-changing strategies for the 28 million Americans who have grown up with an alcoholic parent, by the first president of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This is the latest of several self-help books dealing with the problems of adult children of alcoholics (ACAs). Written by a physician, himself an ACA, the book takes an objective look at three major areas: realistic possibilities for recovering from the betrayals, chaos, and emotional and physical abuse that often result from growing up in an alcoholic family; looking backward to get a new perspective on negative experiences; and taking steps toward recovery. A comprehensive and interesting account of the various problems that can result from growing up in an alcoholic family and of the strategies for overcoming them. Barbara J. Powell, Veterans Administration Medical Ctr., Kansas City, Mo.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Avon Books (P); Reprint edition (March 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380707225
• ISBN-13: 978-0380707225
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #686,377 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful, sensitive, concise and direct., September 29, 1999

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This review is from: A Time to Heal: The Road to Recovery for Adult Children of Alcoholics (Paperback)

I've read lots of books on ACA or ACoA (Adult Child of Alcoholics). This book has excellent, meaty descriptions, anecdotes, and solutions for those who are struggling with the aftermath of growing up in a family that didn't prepare them for adulthood. Insightful enough for the professional, simply written enough for the lay person who has never had any exposure to this topic, Chermak cuts to the core issues and deals with them effectively.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A helpful book for all ACOA folks!, April 6, 2009

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Jeffrey C. Jones - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Time to Heal: The Road to Recovery for Adult Children of Alcoholics (Paperback)

I suffered great emotional and physical abuse as the child of an alcoholic father. BUY THIS BOOK if you are or were in the same situation.
The outcome of reading this book and lots of therapy was a profound change in discovering why I reacted to life the way I did. D'ont wait until you are in your forties like I did. Get help now!! I found out I suffer with PTSD-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I have read many other books like this one. They all helped in one way or other. Now because of all the help I got for myself I'm doing much better. So get a therapist and read all the info on this subject you can. Its not your fault! But you can do something about those panic attacks,depression,and the way you react to the world. Also contact A.C.O.A. the Adult Children of Alcoholics on the web.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Huck and Tim, February 3, 2009

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Phoebe Grigg (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Time to Heal: The Road to Recovery for Adult Children of Alcoholics (Paperback)

Tim Cermak uses Huck Finn's alcoholic father as a touchstone to walk through the dynamics of parental alcoholism and how children are affected. A deep and gentle book.