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Sandra Swenson

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Sandy Swenson is the mother of two sons—one of whom struggles with addiction. Chronicling her journey through the place where love and addiction meet, she is a voice of comfort and strength for parents of children--of any age and stage--struggling with the disease of addiction. Her books include 'The Joey Song: A Mother's Story from the Place Where Love and Addiction Meet' --Second Edition (the original subtitle was 'A Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction'), 'Tending Dandelions: Honest Meditations for Mothers with Addicted Children', and 'Just Dandy: Living With Heartache and Wishes'.
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	The Joey Song: A Mother’s Story From the Place Where Love and Addiction Meet 4.53 avg rating — 413 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tending Dandelions: Honest Meditations for Mothers with Addicted Children 4.60 avg rating — 95 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Dandy: Living with Heartache and Wishes 4.41 avg rating — 22 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Joey Song: a Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amor feroz: Sobrevivir a la adicción cuando tu hijo no puede by Sandra Swenson (Goodreads Author), Oihan Iturbide (editor), Javier Quevedo Puchal (Goodreads Author) (translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amor Feroz: Sobrevivir a la adicción cuando tu hijo no puede (Yonki Books nº 24) (Spanish Edition) by Sandra Swenson (Goodreads Author), Oihan Iturbide (Editor), Javier Quevedo Pucha (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Imperfect parenting does not cause addiction. If that were so, everyone would be one.”
― Sandy Swenson, The Joey Song: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction

tags: addiction, letting-go, love, parenting

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“Addiction is a disease, not a disgrace. No more shame, no more silence.”
― Sandy Swenson

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“To Love an addict is to run out of tears.”
― Sandy Swenson, The Joey Song: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction

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