When someone you love struggles with addiction, life fills with despair. This survival guide offers family and friends a pathway of self-discovery leading out of this despair into a better way to live. You can become restored, despite the actions of your loved one. With a unique balance of candor and empathy, this book offers ways to unpack burdens of shame, anger, ruined expectations and other negative trappings and to replace these with a solid foundation for rebuilding a new life filled with love and hope. You are not alone. This book is inspired by many who have known the trauma caused by addiction in someone they love, yet they have managed to rise above the chaotic circumstances. Let their voices, insights and recovery be an inspiration for your own restoration.