You're Waiting On You: A Guide For Families Struggling With Addiction and Relapse

You're Waiting on You is a breakthrough guide for families caught in the exhausting cycle of addiction and relapse.

When someone you love is struggling with addiction, it can feel like your whole life is put on hold-waiting for them to change, waiting for the next crisis, waiting for the relapse you fear is inevitable. Brook McKenzie, Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor and CEO of the nation's only authentic long-term treatment center for chronic relapse, knows this pain both personally and professionally. He's seen what doesn't work, and he knows what does.

This book offers what families rarely receive: absolute clarity, hard-won honesty, and permission to stop waiting. With direct yet compassionate guidance, Brook equips families to:

• Set boundaries that build trust and consistency
• Interrupt the destructive cycles that keep relapse alive
• Respond to crisis with calm, not chaos
• Disrupt enabling patterns and demand accountability
• Choose truth over fear-every single time

Written for families in crisis, You're Waiting on You is concise, practical, and unforgettable. It doesn't offer false hope or quick fixes. Instead, it shows families how to create the conditions where real recovery becomes possible-not by forcing change, but by leading it.

If you are tired of living in fear and uncertainty, this book is your roadmap out. You can't choose recovery for your addicted loved one-but you can choose it for yourself.

For more information, please visit: https: //www.brookmckenzie.com/

Author: Brook McKenzie,Sam Davis
Publisher: Foundry House Press
Published: 09/17/2025
Pages: 132
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9798999560308

About the Author
McKenzie, Brook: - Brook McKenzie is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor, author, and CEO of the nation's only long-term treatment program dedicated exclusively to chronic relapse. For more than a decade, he has worked with families caught in the chaos of addiction, blending professional expertise with lived experience to offer a perspective that is both practical and deeply human. His book, You're Waiting on You: Why Real Recovery Starts with You-Not Them, challenges families to stop waiting for the addict to change first and instead take ownership of their own choices, boundaries, and healing. With a direct, no-nonsense voice, Brook shows families how to break free from cycles of enabling and despair, offering a clear path toward lasting recovery. Brook's work has been featured in podcasts, television, professional trainings, and family education programs, where he speaks candidly about addiction, accountability, leadership, and faith. He is particularly known for his ability to connect with families who feel like they have tried everything-and are running out of hope. He lives in Texas with his wife and two young sons. When he's not working with families, Brook finds purpose in fatherhood, faith, and the everyday practice of living what he teaches. Fore more information, please visit: https: //www.brookmckenzie.com/Davis, Sam: - Sam Davis has been performing addiction interventions for over a decade, helping thousands of families find a path to recovery. His personal journey through addiction-shaped by a family history of alcoholism and childhood trauma-nearly cost him everything, until his own family sought the guidance of a professional interventionist. That pivotal moment led him to treatment, lasting recovery, and ultimately his life's purpose.Today, Sam draws on both lived experience and professional training to guide families in setting boundaries, breaking cycles of enabling, and creating conditions for real change. Known for his honesty, compassion, and steady leadership, he believes family work is central to recovery.Based in Virginia, Sam continues to live in freedom and purpose, enjoying time with his family, the outdoors, and the opportunity to help others discover their own "why."