In this penetrating synthesis of feminist, chemical dependency and mental health theories, Schaef introduces the addictive process, explores its attributes and points the way to functioning outside the system.

Anne Wilson Schaef, Ph.D., is the bestselling author of Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much, Women’s Reality, and Co-Dependence, among others. Schaef specializes in work with women’s issues and addictions and has developed her own approach to healing which she calls Living in Process. Her focus now is helping people, societies, and the planet make a paradigm shift.