“You’re Not Alone” started in 1999 as a forum of sharing and encouragement where ministry families could share their pain and pray with their peers in a confidential, compassionate environment. Transcripts of these conference presentations have been consolidated and arranged by topic, as follows:
- Living With The Pain Of An Addicted Child
- Persevering In Life and Ministry When Your Child Is Addicted
- Maintaining Marriage Health
- Denial On The Part Of The Parent
- Understanding Your Child, The Addict
- The “PK” Addicts Speak
Transcripts By Topic
Living With the Pain of an Addicted Child
- “Recovery Parenting” by Pat Boris
- “Coping when the Bottom Falls Out” by Gene and Norma Bourland
- “Kids’ Bad Decisions Do Not Mean We Are Bad Parents” by Norma Bourland
- “Finding Value in the Valley Venture” by Dr. Ray Burwick
- “My Name is Carey and I am an Alcoholic” The Father Speaks by Rev. Dr. Guy Davidson
- “Carrying on when your Heart is Broken” by Dr. Kim and Lynda Hodge
- “How to Beat the Devil: Dealing with Chemical Dependency in our Family” by Greg and Riga Iverson
- “God’s Faithfulness and Our Perserverence” by Noy Sparks
- “Dealing With The Fear/Pain Caused By An Addict Child” by John Vawter
- “Keeping Hope During the Tough Days” by John and Susan Vawter
- “Learning to Live One Day at a Time as Parents” by John and Susan Vawter
- “Recovering from the Shock of Learning your Child is an Addict” by Al and Sandi
Persevering in Life and Ministry When Your Child is Addicted
- “Finding Hope in the Darkest of Times” by John and Deb Casey
- “Ministering in Spite of the Pain of the Ups and Downs” by Bill and Brenda Faulkner
- “Ministering to Others when You Are in Pain” by Bill Faulkner
- “Twenty Years In The Addiction War” by Bill and Brenda Faulkner
- “Keeping Faith While in the Valley of the Shadow of Drugs” by Bill and Margaret Hansell
- “Keeping Faith During the Dark Times” by Bill and Margaret Hansell
- “Persevering when You Feel Debilitated” by Jim Smoke
Maintaining Marriage Health
- “Protecting Your Marriage When Your Child Is Abusing” by Kim and Lynda Hodge with their son Evan Hodge
- “How to Grow in your Marriage during the Tough Times” by Bill and Brenda Faulkner
- “Darling, Please Don’t Shoot Me. I’m Hurting Too” by John and Susan Vawter
- “How Drugs and Alcohol Impact your Marriage” by John and Susan Vawter
Denial on the Part of the Parent
- “The Demons of Denial” by Alfred Ells
- “Trusting God: Detaching from the Addict” by John Vawter
- “Defeating Denial: Facing the Truth of your Child’s Addiction” by Zach Whaley
Understanding Your Child, the Addict
- “Dealing with an Addicted Loved One” by Zach Whaley
- “The Psychological Implications of Abuse and Recovery” by Zach Whaley
The “PK” Addicts Speak
- “My Dad is a Pastor and … I am an Alcoholic” by Carey Davidson
- “A Young Addict’s Perspective” by Evan Hodge
- “A Sober View after 20 Years of Abusing Drugs” by Todd Smoke
- “Understanding the Mind of an Addict” by Todd Smoke
- “Pastors’ Kids Can Make Poor Decisions, Too” by Stephanie Vawter
- “Putting Drug Use behind You” by Stephanie Vawter