Books That Hold You

When I finally decided to write Loving Them Without Losing Yourself, I didn’t sit down with an outline and a plan.

I sat down with years of journal entries, therapy notes, late-night scribbles, and the hard-won wisdom that only comes from living inside something this painful.

I wrote it for the mother who is holding it together on the outside and falling apart on the inside.

I wrote it for the parent who Googles “how to help my child with addiction” at 2am and ends up crying instead.

I wrote it for you.

Loving Them Without Losing Yourself

This book is about reclaiming your identity, your peace, and your life — not by giving up on your child, but by learning that you cannot pour from an empty cup.

It covers:

• How to set boundaries without guilt, and why they’re an act of love
• The difference between helping and enabling, and how to stop confusing them
• How to find yourself again when addiction has taken over your home
• Practical tools, honest stories, and gentle hope for the long road

The Companion Workbook

Because reading about change is one thing.

Actually doing the work is another.

The companion workbook gives you space to process, reflect, and practice the tools in the book with guided prompts and exercises designed specifically for parents like you.

Many readers tell me the workbook is where the real breakthroughs happen.

You don’t have to have it all figured out before you start.

The book meets you right where you are.

With love,

Karie

P.S. I also wrote The Mothers Who Love Quietly and When Your Child Struggles With Addiction — both are available on Amazon if you want to go deeper.

• The Mothers Who Love Quietly: A book for the unseen journeys of addiction, healing, and hope
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• When Your Child Struggles With Addiction: 15 Gentle Reminders for Parents Learning to Set Boundaries, Find Peace, and Hold Onto Hope
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Every one of them was written from inside this life.