Jessie Monreal writes a raw letter to children of addiction about confused grief after losing a parent to substance use and suicide. With honesty and compassion, she names anger, love, relief, guilt, forgiveness, and the possibility of breaking cycles.

Sandy Rivers, MA, CASAC-M, RCP, shares how SUD in the home can force children into adult roles, chronic stress, hypervigilance, health problems, and isolation. Her granddaughter’s story shows why children need practical, relationship-based support long before adulthood.

Andrea Beck, Author and Emotional Recovery Coach, offers readers a compassionate way to understand Adult Child Syndrome without reducing it to a diagnosis or a defect. Drawing on her own experience growing up in an emotionally unpredictable environment, she describes the body-level patterns that can persist into adulthood. These patterns were learned for survival, and once you see them, you can begin to respond differently.