You've tried reasoning. Pleading. Helping. Hoping. Setting boundaries. Loving harder.
So why hasn't it worked?
Because addiction doesn't just change the person struggling with it.
It changes everyone around them.
Without realizing it, families often become trapped in patterns that unintentionally keep the cycle of addiction and relapse alive.
The person you've been waiting on may not be the person who has to change first.
In You're Waiting on You, Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor, bestselling author, and CEO of the nation's only long-term treatment center dedicated to chronic relapse, Brook McKenzie offers families something they rarely receive.
A clear roadmap through the chaos of addiction, relapse, guilt, fear, and uncertainty.
Inside, you'll learn how to:
- Set boundaries that create consistency instead of conflict.
- Stop confusing love with rescue.
- Respond to relapse with clarity instead of panic.
- Recognize the family patterns that unknowingly sustain addiction.
- Replace fear, guilt, and exhaustion with confidence and purpose.
This isn't a book about giving up on someone you love.
It's a book about finally doing the things that give recovery its best chance.
You cannot force another person's recovery.
But you can stop standing in its way.
The waiting ends here.
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/
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."
