Lifejackets: A Mother’s Journey Through Her Child’s Addiction — Paperback

Lifejackets: A Mother’s Journey Through Her Child’s Addiction is Melanie Schwarz’s personal account of a mother learning to face her daughter’s addiction with honesty, compassion, and resilience.

Through a candid and emotional narrative, Schwarz reflects on denial, enabling, boundaries, tough love, relapse, and the long-term realities families may encounter while supporting a loved one. Her story explores the challenges of loving someone through addiction while recognizing the importance of recovery, personal growth, and hope.

This memoir may be meaningful for parents, caregivers, and family members seeking a firsthand perspective on the impact of addiction within a family.

• Author: Melanie Schwarz
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 9798765235232
• Publication Date: October 16, 2022
• Page Count: 136 pages
• Dimensions: 0.32 × 8.5 × 5.5 in.

This book is an informational and personal-story resource; it is not a substitute for professional medical, mental-health, addiction-treatment, or emergency support.