What does it actually take to love your child through active addiction without losing yourself? Steffy Bailey has been doing this work for a decade. At the time of this conversation, her son Nehemiah was approaching six months sober. This conversation goes past surface-level hope into what fractured marriages, strained sibling dynamics, protecting grandchildren, and breaking generational cycles really look like.

In this episode: - Why "boundaries" are not abandonment, and how to set them anyway - The hidden cost of carrying family pain alone in your marriage - How addiction shapes the kids and grandkids nobody talks about - Holding hope without minimizing harm

Guest: Steffy Bailey is a mom and content creator, and one of the most honest voices on social media about loving a child with substance use disorder. Find her on TikTok at @steffy_u_r_not_alone.

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Brandi is the author of "Do What You Can Live With." More at brandimac.com.