The Way Home: A Collective Memoir of the Hazelden Experience

Center City, MN: Hazelden, 1997. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/very good. xi, 260 p. Index. Foreword by Judy Collins. This book is about people who have lived in the alienating territory of addiction and have made the long journey back--people who finally feel at home within themselves....In "The Way Home", the miracle of recovery is revealed through the stories of four such individuals. Although names and details have been changed to preserve their anonymity, these are real people. They have been through treatment at Hazelden and represent those whose lives have been changed through that experience--people of all ages and myriad walks of life....Thousands have begun this journey of healing at Hazelden and taken the tools of recovery into their lives where they continue to enjoy the miracle of sobriety. Their stories allow us to witness the arduous journey they embarked upon and to share in the joys and sorrows encountered along the way.