Nathan DeteringWhy Can't I Fix It?
The Questions We Ask When We Love Someone with Addiction
Nathan Detering serves as the senior minister of the Unitarian Universalist Area Church at First Parish in Sherborn, Massachusetts, a position he has held since 2003. His passions in ministry include sustaining one’s ministry without overworking or over-functioning; writing for pew, pulpit, and public square; and mentoring students. Prior to seminary, Rev. Detering served for two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Grenada, West Indies. He lives in Holliston, Massachusetts, with his family.
Introduction
1. Why Is This Happening?
2. The Differences Racial Identity Makes
3. What Can You Do?
4. What Can’t You Do?
5. What about You?
6. What about the Rest of Your Family?
7. Come out of Hiding, Come into Community: A Family Testimony
Conclusion
Recovery and Support Programs
Acknowledgments
