HELPING FAMILIES, PROVIDERS, AND SURVIVORS NAVIGATE CHAOS WITH COMPASSION AND TRUTH

Author of Do What You Can Live, now included in Caron treatment centers recommended family reading

For Families

Now Available: Do What You Can Live With

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Do What You Can Live With is a trauma-informed, heart-grounded workbook for families navigating addiction, written by a critical care nurse practitioner and mother. Now included in Caron treatment centers’ recommended reading list for families.

Brandi Mac. A nurse practitioner, Addiction and Recovery Advocate, Public Speaker, Founder of "Do What You Can Live" and Prescribed Chaos

Brandi Mac is a critical care nurse practitioner, parent, story teller, and addiction reform advocate. She blends lived experience with clinical clarity to help families survive the chaos of addiction without losing themselves in the process. Her work centers on harm reduction, trauma-informed family support, and truth telling inside a system that often fails the people who need it most.

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A mother’s journey from tough love to radical acceptance.

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Raw, steady essays on addiction, family healing, and finding peace in chaos.