Kristina Wandzilak
Cirque Lodge is a nationally recognized alcohol and drug rehab center located in the majestic mountains of Sundance Utah. We provide a personalized approach for treatment of the disease of addiction. To help you or your loved commit to a drug or alcohol rehab program, Cirque Lodge provides intervention information for many of the leading intervention services. Kristina Wandzilak is the Executive director of Full Circle Intervention. Full Circle intervention is a San Francisco based intervention service and an effective tool to get that loved one into addiction treatment.
Full Circle Intervention
Kristina Wandzilak - is the Executive Director of Full Circle Intervention Family division, a nationally recognized presenter and author. Having specialized in intervention since 1998 she opened the doors of Full Circle Intervention in 2005, with the vision of bringing respectful intervention to families who are in crisis around addiction with a family member. Kristina has had articles on addiction in Glamour, Glamour UK, and Teen Vogue and has co-authored a memoir, The Lost Years, with her mother Constance Curry. The Lost Years chronicles their parallel journey through addiction, codependency and into the recovery they both enjoy today.
The Lost Years
www.thelostyearsbook.com
Kristina Wandzilak & Constance Curry
A child caught in the depravity of alcohol and drug addiction; a mother helplessly standing by unable to save her. The Lost Years is the real life story of just such a mother and child, each giving their first-hand accounts of the years lost to addiction and despair.
Kristina, the second of four children, tells how she turns to alcohol for comfort when she is 13. She gives a brutally honest description of her descent into addiction, prostitution, burglary and violent rape until her near death on the floor of a homeless shelter completely alone at the age of 21. Adding a heart-wrenching counterpart to the story, Kristina's mother, Constance, tells of her powerlessness to help her addicted daughter, the break-up of her unhappy marriage and how she comes to terms with her own co-dependency. She is also faced with the worst choice a mother has to make, to close the door on Kristina, sending her onto the streets in order to save herself and protect her other children.
Then follows the remarkable story of Kristina's recovery and the years of acclimating herself to living a normal life. Ultimately, she reclaims herself, her place in her family and a new and loving relationship with her mother. Both mother and daughter have since become a force for good in this world.
The Lost Years is a beautifully written memoir of survival and transformation that reminds us all that so much good can come from so much that is bad.
Intervention Services and Addiction Treatment
With the help of Intervention Services like Full Circle Intervention, you or someone you care about can find a lasting recovery from addiction treatment. The alcohol and drug rehab program at Cirque Lodge supports the use of intervention services for the drug and alcohol rehab process. Many of the leading intervention services provide continuing care programs after graduation from Cirque Lodge. This can greatly enhance the recovery process and make successful recovery a lasting achievement.
