Hopeful Healing: Essays on Managing Recovery and Surviving Addiction

Mackenzie Phillips

Feb 2017 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

Actress and author of the courageous New York Times bestselling memoir High on Arrival, Mackenzie Phillips—Hollywood’s go-to person on substance abuse and a visible and outspoken advocate for addiction awareness and education—brings her knowledge and voice on the subject of recovery for the first time, and shares her experiences for those who are trying to overcome addiction.

As the daughter of lead singers of the 1960s band The Mamas and The Papas, Mackenzie Phillips grew up in a dysfunctional environment and subsequently battled a near-fatal drug addiction. Now, delivered with warmth and candor, she presents the wisdom she gained from her own personal journey through addictions and her understanding of practical treatment from her work as a rehabilitation counselor. Using her own life experiences as examples of proven recovery methods, she shares the tools and holistic approaches that are available to help you on your journey to recovery.

Treatment is not “one-size-fits-all” and Mackenzie encourages addicts and their support networks to research the methods that most effectively address their individual physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing. Used by both recovering addicts and their families, Mackenzie’s book is a message of hope and reminds us that sobriety is a lifelong journey of the spirit that allows us to lift ourselves up even when we stumble and fall.

Ratings and reviews

I loved One day at a times the cooper family was a no nonsense family a divorced mother raising 2 daughters one tomboy and the teenage high school student coming of age Julie cooper Mackenzie Phillips father music god in some circles free-spirited heroin addicted partied 24 /7 at home at work the mommas & the popa's music wasnt my thing but his friends included the rolling stones mick jagger .MacKenzie book is great reading you learn a lot of things that you thought you knew about but those tabloids had a field day with her on and off stints in rehab being arrested over and over again .all after getting fired from one day at a time.

Waiting for another good inspirational reading. Keep up the great work señora!

About the author

Mackenzie Phillips is the daughter of John Phillips and stepdaughter of Michelle Phillips, both lead singers of the 60s band The Mamas and The Papas. She starred as Julie Cooper Horvath on the sitcom One Day at a Time alongside Valerie Bertinelli. Today, Phillips works at Breathe Life Healing enter in West Hollywood as a substance abuse councilor.