Without Shame: The Addict’s Mom and Her Family Share Their Stories of Pain and Healing

After picking up the pieces from one more of her son Daniel’s relapses, Barbara seeks support in the online refuge she created when she had nowhere else to turn: The Addict’s Mom. There, she can ‘Share Without Shame’ with others who understand. These other mothers know that it can become normal to hope your sons will be locked up so they aren’t sleeping on the street. But this isn’t just a mother’s story, encompassing her addicted sons’ writings, as well as other sources. This multifaceted story reveals what it truly means to describe addiction as a family disease.