Grieving A Child Who Is Still Alive: Loving, Surviving, and Setting Boundaries when Addiction Turns Your Child Against You Paperback – January 29, 2026

If your child is still alive, but feels unreachable — this book is for you.You love your child.But addiction has changed everything.Conversations turn into conflict. Help gets twisted into harm. Every choice feels wrong. And somewhere along the way, you begin grieving someone who is still here.Grieving A Child Who Is Still Alive speaks directly to parents and loved ones walking this quiet, exhausting road.Written by a parent who lived this reality — and whose child ultimately did not survive addiction — this book does not offer false hope or quick fixes. Instead, it offers something far more powerful: understanding, clarity, and a way to survive without losing yourself.Inside these pages, you’ll learn:Why love stops working the way it used to — and why that isn’t your faultWhy your child may turn against you — and how to stop internalizing the blameHow addiction creates impossible choices — and how to choose the least harmful pathWhy boundaries are not abandonmentHow to let go without giving upHow to reclaim your identity after years of crisisHow to hold hope without letting it destroy youThis is not a book about fixing your child.It is a book about helping you stay whole.With deep empathy and lived experience, the author gently names the grief no one prepares you for,the isolation others don’t understand, and the strength you never asked for.You’ll learn how to stop carrying shame that isn’t yours, how to protect yourself without becoming colder,and how to live alongside uncertainty instead of being consumed by it.Most importantly, this book reminds you of something you may have forgotten:You matter too.If you are exhausted, afraid, or quietly breaking inside a story that has no clear ending,this book will help you feel seen, understood, and less alone.You cannot control your child’s choices.But you can learn how to survive this with dignity, compassion, and clarity.If you’re tired of carrying this alone, you can begin here. Read more