The Ones Who Stayed

a blog for those who love someone

struggling with addiction

We are "the ones who stayed." Stayed in the lives of our addicted partners, family or friends. Loving someone through addiction and recovery is not for the timid. You are part of an elite group of souls who chose to remain when others fled.

These articles are addressed to those of you who are without addictions, but love an addicted person and are committed to being a part of that person's life.

There are volumes upon volumes of published works on addictive behaviors, co-dependence, enabling and the like. This is not one. This work simply seeks to help those partners, friends, and family members of addicts who are navigating the treatment and recovery processes while trying to live their daily lives.