Over the past twenty-five years, professionals have made amazing discoveries concerning pets, animals, and the treatment of disease. In therapy settings, pets have been shown to help many people, including recovering addicts, address issues of honesty, control, anger, trust, and self-esteem, while providing the healing power of unconditional love.

Tails of Recovery is a narrative examination of the disease of addiction, its effects on the pets in addicts’ lives before and after recovery, and how pets aid the recovery and healing process.

If you or anyone close to you is affected by addiction or if you have an interest in gaining further insight into the many benefits companionship with pets can provide, then Tails of Recovery: Addicts and the Pets That Love Them is a must-read. It presents a powerful and profound look into the devastation and self-destruction caused by this deadly disease in the lives of those suffering from it, including the toll it can take on pets.

The focus of this important book is not simply on the various forms of damage done. Rather it uses the real-life stories of addicts who have discovered recovery to convey, in compelling terms, the motivating roles their pets have played in this process. It demonstrates that the process of recovery is truly a journey of learning, growing (and growing up), and healing. The unconditional acceptance and love provided by pets and our relationships with them can be key components of the resurrection and redemption offered by recovery.

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