Family Workshop at Magnolia Creek

Eating disorders are a family disease; as such, family involvement in the treatment process is a vital part of recovery for all members of the family.  Additionally, research shows that rates of recovery are significantly higher for clients whose families participate in the treatment process.  Magnolia Creek’s Family Workshop is a three-day, intensive process.

Among other things, the Family Workshop program provides eating disorder and mental health education, communication and boundary setting instruction, interactive groups, and family therapy sessions.  Each night, family members and clients have “homework.”  These assignments are designed to stimulate self-exploration, therapeutic discussion, and resolution.  The Magnolia Creek team is excited and passionate about the Family Workshop, because we recognize it as a unique opportunity for all family members to grow and heal.  We believe that embracing change is the essential component to creating new and healthy relationship patterns. Below is a list of helpful readings we provide families and clients who are in recovery.

Eating Disorders

• The Body Betrayed, by Kathryn J. Zerbe
• *Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family & Friends, by Michelle Siegel
• Life Without Ed, by Jenni Schaefer and Thom Rutledge
• *Fat is a Family Affair by Judy Hollis
• Andrea’s Voice, by Doris Smeltzer with Andrea Lynn Smeltzer
• Eating Mindfully: How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a Balanced Relationship with Food, Susan Albers.
• Binge No More, by Joyce D Nash
• Eating With Your Anorexic, by Laura Collins
• *Life Beyond Your Eating Disorder, by Johanna S. Kandel
• Intuitive Eating, by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
• *Do I Look Fat in This, by Jessica Weiner

Boundaries

• *Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin, by Anne Katherine
• Where to Draw the Line: How to Set Healthy Boundaries Every Day by Anne Katherine
• *Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No, To Take Control of Your Life by Henry Cloud & John Townsend
• Boundaries and Relationships: Knowing, Protecting and Enjoying the Self, by Charles L. Whitfield, M.D.

Communication

• Messages: The Communication Skills Book, by McKay, Davis & Fanning
• I’m OK – You’re OK, by Thomas A. Harris, Ph.D.
• How to be an Adult: A Handbook on Psychological and Spiritual Integration, David Richo

Codependency

• *Codependent No More, by Melody Beattie
• *Beyond Codependency, by Melody Beattie
• *Facing Codependence, by Pia Mellody
• Choice-Making, by Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse
• Understanding Codependency, by Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse & Joseph Cruse
• Learning to Say No, by Carla Wills-Brandon
• Living in the Comfort Zone: The Gift of Boundaries in Relationships, by Rokelle Lerner
• Is it Love or Is It Addiction?, by Brenda Schaeffer
• Generation of Codependency, by Ann W. Smith
• Codependence:  The Dance of the Wounded Souls, on website Joy2MeU.com, Robert Burney

Meditation Books

• Calming Your Anxious Mind, by Jeffery Brantley
• Each Day a New Beginning, by Karen Casey
• Days of Healing, Days of Joy, by Anonymous
• The Language of Letting Go, by Melody Beattie
• Journey to the Heart, by Melody Beattie
• Yesterday’s Tomorrow: Recovery Meditations for Hard Cases,      by Barry Longyear
• Food for Thought: Daily Meditations for Dieters and Overeaters, by Anonymous
• Courage to Change, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarter, Inc

AA and Al-Anon Books

• *Alcoholics Anonymous – Big Book, by Dr. William D. Silkworth, Dr. Bob Smith and Bill Wilson
• *Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarter, Inc
• *Al-Anon’s 12 Steps and 12 Traditions, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarter, Inc
• One Day at a Time in Al-Anon, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarter, Inc
• The Dilemma of the Alcoholic Marriage, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarter, Inc
• Courage to Change, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarter, Inc
• Hope for Today, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarter, Inc
• Alateen- A Day at a Time, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarter, Inc
• Alateen- Hope for Children of Alcoholics, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarter, Inc
• Having Had a Spiritual Awakening, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarter, Inc

Addiction and Recovery

• *The Addictive Personality, by Craig Nakken
• The Disease Concept of Alcohol and Other Addictions, by Norman Miller
• Pleasure Unwoven (DVD), by Kevin McCauley
• *Everything Changes: Help for the Families of Newly Recovering Addicts, by Beverly Conyers
• Choices & Consequences: What to Do When a Teenager Uses Alcohol/Drugs, by Dick Schaeffer
• How to Communicate in Sobriety, by Luther & Eileen Lord
• *A Woman’s Way Through the Twelve Steps, by Stephanie Covington
• Addiction and Grief, by Barb Rogers

Adult Children of Alcoholics

• It Will Never Happen To Me, by Claudia Black
• *Adult Children of Alcoholics, by Janet G. Woititz
• Marriage on the Rocks, by Janet G. Woititz
• Healthy Parenting: An Empowering Guide for Adult Children, by Janet G. Woititz
• Grandchildren of Alcoholics: Another Generation of Codependency, by Ann W. Smith
• My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has a Disease, by Claudia Black
• *Twelve Steps of Adult Children Workbook, by ACA World Service Organization

Sexual Addiction

• Don’t Call It Love, by Patrick Carnes
• *Facing the Shadow, by Patrick Carnes
• Out of the Shadows, by Patrick Carnes
• *A Gentle Path through the Twelve Steps, by Patrick Carnes
• Contrary to Love, by Patrick Carnes
• *The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships, by Patrick Carnes
• Sexual Anorexia, by Patrick Carnes
• Disclosing Secrets: When, to Whom, & How Much to Reveal, by Corley & Schneider
• Mending a Shattered Heart, by Stefanie Carnes

Other Helpful Reading

• *The Spirituality of Imperfection, by Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham
• I’ll Scream Later, by Marlee Matlin
• *Drinking: A Love Story, by Caroline Knapp
• *Mom, I Feel Fat, by Sharon Hersh
• The Dance of Anger, by Harriet Lerner
• Road Less Traveled, by M. Scott Peck
• Embracing Fear: How To Turn What Scares Us Into Our Greatest Gift, by Thom Rugledge