Katherine Ketcham

Katherine Ketcham is the author of nine nonfiction books, including five on alcoholism.

Books
	The Spirituality of Imperfection: Storytelling and the Search for Meaning I Am Not Perfect is a simple statement of profound truth, the first step toward understanding the human condition, for to deny your essential imperfection is to deny yourself and your own humanity.
	Beyond the Influence : Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism Alcoholism is not a mysterious illness, nor is it 'willful misconduct.' Alcoholism is a true medical disease rooted in abnormalities in brain chemistry - biochemical aberrations that are inherited by the great majority of alcoholics and, in some cases
	Teens Under the Influence: The Truth About Kids, Alcohol, and Other Drugs- How to Recognize the Problem and What to Do About It Fighting the stigma of alcohol and drug problems in youth presents us with a real challenge because there are really two pervasive stigmas-abusing alcohol and other drugs and being an adolescent. Coupled with the stigma is our imperfect understanding of