HELPING FAMILIES, PROVIDERS, AND SURVIVORS NAVIGATE CHAOS WITH COMPASSION AND TRUTH

“Do What You Can Live With” isn’t just a phrase. It’s a survival strategy. And sometimes, it’s all we’ve got.

Brandi Mac. A nurse practitioner, Addiction and Recovery Advocate, Public Speaker, Founder of "Do What You Can Live" and Prescribed Chaos

What I do

I’m Brandi Mac, a critical care nurse practitioner, advocate, and mother who’s lived through the systems I now speak out against. I work at the intersection of medical truth, family survival, and ethical recovery.

What I Offer:

For Families: Free Resources, education on harm reduction, Medicated-assisted treatments and comfort in knowing they are not alone and

For Providers: Education, and stigma-informed training

Start Here: The Survival Guide That Started It All

“Do What You Can Live With.” Tired of tough love? This is a short guide of changes I made that not only brought me some peace during my daughter’s active addiction but also brought her back to her family.

Latest from Prescribed Chaos on Substack

The Ethical Nurse Diaries: Entry #1 by Brandi Mac

The Note I Couldn't Write. By: A Nurse Practitioner That Still Gives a Damn

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When The Dust Settles, The Damage Shows by Brandi Mac

What happens when they recover, but the family hasn't even started?

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Blog and Podcast

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nURSE PRACTITIONER, MOTHER, ADVOCATE. TRUTH-TELLER 

I’ve worked the codes, I’ve walked the recovery journey beside my child. And I’ve watched too many families break trying to hold everything together.

I started this work because I needed someone to tell me the truth when I was drowning in it.

Now, I’m that person for you.

Ready to connect, book a consult, or bring this voice to your next event? Let’s talk.

brandimac.creator@gmail.com

Thank you. My daughter is 3 1/2 years sober & 3 treatment facilities. I feel like I am dying inside, completely exhausted. I’m grateful for you, I don’t feel alone.
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I have the same thought, I just never said them to anyone other than my husband, it’s such a constant worry that we’ll receive that dreaded phone call
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We lived this nightmare that came to an end on June 9, 2022. Now we live the nightmare of grief.
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I’m so grateful that my recovery has given my mother peace. 8 years later and I know she’s still scared of “the call” I call her everyday just to check.
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I am not me any longer. My husband doesn’t always get the version he should & my friends don’t always get a friend that has anything to give. It hurts
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