When Loving Them Means Letting Go: Boundaries and Addiction Support

For Families

May 27

When you're trying to love someone through active addiction, you're balancing survival, heartbreak, and the crushing fear of doing the wrong thing. In this post, I break down one of the most common questions I get: "Am I helping or making it worse by letting them stay in my home?"

Read the full Family Case Review + get my regret-based boundary tool here:

When loving them means letting them go — Read the full post on Substack

This is a paid post exclusively available to subscribers of my Substack, Prescribed Chaos.
You can unlock the full case review, printable reflection worksheet, and my “Ways to Love Without Losing Yourself” guide here:

👉 Read the Full Post on Substack

If you’re supporting someone in addiction, there are ways to stay grounded. You can lead with love without losing yourself. For more free tools and insights, explore my addiction support resources.

Signs of unhealthy rehab programsmy child refuses addiction treatmentparenting someone in active addictionharm reduction family supportethical addiction recovery adviceregret-based boundary settingaddiction support for parentstough love vs harm reductionhow to help without enablingwhat to do if rehab isn't working

Brandi Mac https://brandimac.com

When Loving Them Means Letting Go: Boundaries and Addiction Support

Meeting Them Where They Are: A Mother’s Truth About Loving Someone in Addiction