Turning Yourself Around: Self-Help for Troubled Teens
Fears. Drugs. Anxiety. Violence. Drinking. Shame. Food. These are the issues. This is how you can help.
The problem may be alcohol or drugs. It may be food, or any uncontrollable pattern of behavior. Today more and more teenagers—and their parents—understand how important it is to turn their lives around. This book provides the answers for teens who are ready to help themselves. Drawing on the real-life stories of three teens, this book shows how to:
- overcome the first hurdle—admitting that the problem is too much to handle alone
- understand how to use the support of a Twelve-Step program
- recognize people and situation that trigger negative behavior, and learn to avoid them
- uncover the fear, anxiety, and shame that fuels any addiction
- turn a setback into one more positive step toward recovery
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Book details
- Author
- Kendall Johnson
- Imprint
- Hunter House, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Juvenile Fiction › Health & Daily Living
- Topics
- teen substance abuse · addiction recovery · twelve-step programs · anxiety and fear · teen self-help · behavioral health
- ISBN-13
- 9780897930925
About the author
KENDALL JOHNSON, PH.D., is a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist and crisis management consultant with doctoral training in clinical psychology. His recent books include After the Storm: Healing After Trauma, Tragedy and Terror, School Crisis Management and Trauma in the Lives of Children.
Johnson holds master’s degrees in education and counseling and serves as an adjunct faculty member of the California Specialized Training Institute (Office of Emergency Services) and as an advisory board member of the Psychological Trauma Center, Los Angeles.
When not writing, Johnson teaches art and literature to at-risk adolescents, maintains a private practice, and consults with schools, emergency departments, and governmental agencies nationwide and abroad.
Kendall lives in Claremont, California.