The Evolution of Intimacy: A Personal Story: Hope for Adult Children of Alcoholics And others in Dysfunctional Relationships

Life is one small unexpected journey at a time moving us towards a destiny we could never imagine. The Evolution of Intimacy: A Personal Story is one such journey, The book is an account of taking a leap of faith, with a chance online meeting on a dating site in October, and moving in together in December having only met once. The book details the results of following one's intuition and heart, and moving over three hundred miles to create a new life. It's a story showing how, against all odds, faith and trust changed the fate of two unsuspecting people. It touches on difficult issues of love, marriages, divorces, death, adult children, his and hers, ex-spouses, couples counseling, health, finances and everything in between. The book offers hope, insights and inspiration for anyone struggling with or in a dysfunctional relationship, or was raised in an alcoholic environment, or is an alcoholic, an addict, a compulsive over-eater, or food addict, a sex and love addict, co-dependent, or in a relationship with anyone with an addictions or mental illness. I hope you find the story as inspirational as I did living it.

About the Author
Kearney, Karren Kae: - Karren K. Kearney is a retired L.V.N (Licensed Vocational Nurse) with twenty-five years in mental health, and an R.A.S. (Registered Addiction Specialist) with over a decade working as a counselor in alcohol and drug treatment long-term inpatient facilities, as well as day treatment centers. She has been in 12-step recovery for over thirty-two years, and her first book, The Unseen Side of Me, A Journey from Disgrace to Grace, details her struggles and recovery from food addiction, alcoholism, sex and love addiction, Adult Children of Alcoholics, and co-dependency. Her sophomore book continues the story of her recovery in 12-step programs, and was written to show others that it is possible to have intimacy in recovery. Healing relationships are possible if you are willing to do the work. Ms. Kearney currently resides in Northern California with her husband, Patrick J. Kearney, an author in his own right on the history and bibliography of erotic literature, and the editor of her books, and her ten-year-old Russian Blue cat, Fergie. Among Ms. Kearney's favorite pastimes is taking drives through the Russian River resort area in Guerneville, California, to the Pacific Ocean, and listening to artists like Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones. She loves contact with her readers and you can find her on Facebook or email her at kkearney@sonic.net.