Alchemist of Loss: A Childhood Shaped by Addiction

By: Johnson, Zenda

Loss is often understood through the lens of death. But not all loss ends in goodbye. Some losses remain present. Unresolved. Unnamed. They shape how people think, respond, and understand who they are.

Alchemist of Loss reveals how a child experiences addiction not as an event, but as an environment that continuously shapes behavior, perception, and identity. What begins as adaptation becomes pattern. What becomes pattern begins to organize the self. Though lived experience and psychological insight, this book expands the understanding of loss beyond bereavement. It shows how persistent distress develops across relational, memory, identity, physiological, and sociocultural domains. What is not understood is often repeated. This is not a clinical manual. It is a framework for recognition, offering insight that is both personally meaningful and clinically relevant.

It explains why patterns form. Why they remain. And how awareness creates the possibility for change.

This book is for those who have experienced loss without closure. For those who have adapted in ways they do not fully understand. And for those seeking clarity within complex personal and environmental condittions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GZKDFFK7
• ISBN13: 9798195359089
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"