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Addiction and the FamilyEpisode 35: Ashleigh: A Sibling's PerspectiveAuthor Ashleigh Nowakowski talks about how she was affected by her brother's addiction, recovery, and relapse, finding her own recovery in the process, setting boundaries, and how she has grown as a result. Her book "The Shadow Child" brings all this together, including many helpful ideas for other family members affected by a loved one's addiction.Special Guest: Ashleigh Nowakowski.Support Addiction and the Family
2022-11-2547 min
Don’t Miss The Life-Enhancing Full Audiobook Experience!The Shadow Child by Ashleigh NowakowskiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/121422to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Shadow Child
Author: Ashleigh Nowakowski
Narrator: Ashleigh Nowakowski
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
Release date: 07-01-22
Ratings: 3 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Alcoholism
Publisher's Summary:
For almost 10 years, Ashleigh Nowakowski stood on stage alongside her brother in front of countless students across the Midwest sharing their stories of the impact that substance abuse had on their lives from different perspectives: the user and the sibling. They talked about her brother’s recovery, providing hope for others that their loved ones could get sober. That was until he...
2022-07-014h 38
The Addiction Podcast-Point of No ReturnAshleigh Nowakowski - Living with an Addicted Sibling - Your Choice to LiveAshleigh Nowakowski was born in 1984 in southeastern Wisconsin. Growing up with a sibling who struggled with substances created a home environment that was less than ideal. Once her brother found recovery, Ashleigh, along with her parents, created Your Choice to Live Inc., a non-profit organization specializing in drug and alcohol prevention education. For more than a decade, Ashleigh has been speaking in middle and high schools educating parents, teachers, and community members, and working with high-risk youth. Ashleigh is the voice of many who are silently living through their siblings' addiction. Ashleigh has...
2022-06-1020 min
Let's TalkEpisode 16 - Addiction's Impact on Families with Ashleigh NowakowskiMy guest for this episode is my friend and colleague, Ashleigh Nowakowski! Ashleigh is a preventionist and the past Executive Director of Your Choice to Live, a non-profit organization specializing in drug and alcohol prevention education. She has a Masters in Public Administration, and recently published her first book entitled "The Shadow Child," in which she tells a deeply personal story about how she and her family coped with her brother's addiction and what she learned from the process.
2022-06-0950 min