Lisa Gennosa, author of Incurable Hope: A Memoir and Survival Guide for Coping with a Loved One’s AddictionNew Book Offers Families of Addicts Valuable Insights and Resources
April 26, 2023 - Capucia Publishing is pleased to announce the release of Incurable Hope: A Memoir and Survival Guide for Coping with a Loved One’s Addiction by emerging author, Lisa Gennosa.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration estimates that 15.4% of all adult Americans struggle with a substance use disorder, accounting for over 39 million people. Of those, almost 38% are also affected by mental health issues. Author Lisa Gennosa knows all too well the reality of the stranglehold addiction places not only on the sufferer but also on those who love them. Incurable Hope is a memoir of her only child’s disease of addiction and overcoming the multiple traumas he has endured.
Incurable Hope is more than a memoir—it is a guide and a resource sharing:
how to survive and recapture life while living with a loved one’s addiction
a critical examination of the criminalization of mental illness and substance use disorder, while providing ideas and solutions for positive change
much-needed resources and education, including teaching the foreign language of addiction to those searching for answers while guiding how to choose a rehabilitation facility
Readers will walk away thinking more carefully before they assign unnecessary assumptions, use derogatory language, or wrongfully criticize what they fail to understand about the disease of addiction, having realized that addiction is not a moral failing, in some cases, but a form of self-harm by the user.
“This book examines how substance use disorder, mental health, and trauma can collide with the legal and medical systems,” explains author, Lisa Gennosa. “More importantly, it is a resource guide and a desperately needed tour through the labyrinth of addiction. Let us work to find hope for ourselves and our loved ones so that we may all improve our approach to the ever-increasing need for human compassion and empathy in today’s world.”
“It is beyond time we change the way addiction is viewed and dealt with," says Colonel Thomas W. Synan Jr., Chief of Police and TEDx speaker. “See it as the chronic mental, medical health condition it is. End the stigma of criminalizing both. Lisa’s personal and professional experience not only gives insight to those who struggle—and those who love them—but highlights a system in need of repair. And, with the power of empathy, she guides the way, clearing a path for us all to follow in making the change needed.”
Incurable Hope is the first book by Lisa Gennosa and is published by Capucia Publishing. Find it at: https://www.capuciapublishing.com/catalog/
Lisa Gennosa lives in a small, rural town in eastern North Carolina where she is a practicing Physician Assistant. She lives with her husband and her two favorite pups, Benjamin and Ted E. Bear. Her son remains the biggest gift in her life.
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