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Author Annie Highwater is an Author, Recovery Writer, Podcast Host, Speaker, Family Advocate and a Recovery Enthusiast.   She is a decades long researcher of Behavioral Science with particular interests in family pathology and concepts of dysfunction, addiction, alcoholism and conflict.  In 2016, Annie published her first book, the memoir, "Unhooked: A Mother's Story of Unhitching from the Roller Coaster of Addiction." Her story is especially relevant in helping us all understand the personal challenges facing the affected parents and family members, and how family dynamics both help and hinder the recovery process. Annie’s second book “Unbroken, Navigating the Madness of Family Dysfunction, Alcoholism and Addiction” was published in 2018. She has written a chapter for a book about the epidemic in Ohio, that The Ohio State University published in 2019.   Annie is a regular contributor to Allies in Recovery, has been trained in the C.R.A.F.T Method and works in her community for a large Healthcare Organization as a Recovery Support Specialist.  

Annie resides in Columbus, Ohio and enjoys writing, spending time with family, friends and support groups, the great outdoors and visiting her son in Scottsdale, Arizona as often as possible.