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What Parent Recovery Really Looks Like: One Mom’s Journey

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What Parent Recovery Really Looks Like: One Mom's Journey
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Where Janice’s story began Janice didn’t have the typical teenage warning signs many parents describe. Her son’s struggles with substance use emerged during and after COVID, and the moment of clarity came when she found something she Googled and confirmed was crystal meth. She describes having two choices in that moment: feel sorry for herself,

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Clinging To Hope: An Epic Saga Of Addiction, Medical Innovation, Loss, Recovery, Hope and Unconditional Love

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Clinging To Hope: An Epic Saga Of Addiction, Medical Innovation, Loss, Recovery, Hope and Unconditional Love
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Growing Up: Family Trauma and Early Warning Signs Pattie Vargas raised her three children in a small Arizona town of 3,500 people, where faith and family were central to their lives. Steven was born in 1980, Joel in 1981, and Rebecca (Bekah) in 1985. The family’s stability shattered when Bekah was nine years old and

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Answers To Common CRAFT Questions Parents Have When Their Child Is Struggling With Addiction or Experimenting With Drugs, With Erica Lubetkin, LMHC

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Answers To Common CRAFT Questions Parents Have When Their Child Is Struggling With Addiction or Experimenting With Drugs, With Erica Lubetkin, LMHC
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When your child is struggling with substance use, one of the most frustrating challenges parents face is figuring out how to help when communication breaks down. Whether your child refuses to talk, lives across the country, or insists they don’t have a problem, the CRAFT approach offers practical strategies that can work even in difficult

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What Parents Need to Know About Trauma Informed and Responsive Transport and Interventions, with Heather Hayes

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What Parents Need to Know About Trauma Informed and Responsive Transport and Interventions, with Heather Hayes
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When parents discover their teen or young adult is struggling with substance use, the path forward can feel overwhelming and confusing. Heather Hayes, a licensed counselor and board registered interventionist, brings a unique perspective to this challenge—she’s both a professional in the field and someone who got sober at age 21 after struggling with addiction

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Creating A Connected, Calm Life When The Chaos Is Real; Getting Out of Distraction and Into Alignment, with Lane Kennedy

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Creating A Connected, Calm Life When The Chaos Is Real; Getting Out of Distraction and Into Alignment, with Lane Kennedy
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When your child is struggling with substance use, the chaos feels endless. Every day brings new worries, unexpected crises, and exhausting emotional labor. But what if creating calm wasn’t about controlling the chaos around you, but about finding alignment within yourself? Lane Kennedy knows both sides of this story intimately. After getting sober on December

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Recovering From COVID, Podcast Changes, Healing Power of Community, Documentaries and Books; The Casserole Episode

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Recovering From COVID, Podcast Changes, Healing Power of Community, Documentaries and Books; The Casserole Episode
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When life feels overwhelming and you’re parenting a child through substance misuse, it’s easy to forget to extend yourself the same grace you’d offer a friend. In this episode, host Brenda Zane shares her experience recovering from a breakthrough COVID case and what it’s teaching her about self-compassion. ‘But, I’m getting better and this is

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The Final Fix: An Unflinching Documentary Investigating a Radical, 49-Year Old Technology That Could Change Everything We Know About Addiction, Treatment and Recovery

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The Final Fix: An Unflinching Documentary Investigating a Radical, 49-Year Old Technology That Could Change Everything We Know About Addiction, Treatment and Recovery
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Parents searching for effective addiction treatment options face an overwhelming landscape of programs, methods, and promises. But what if a technology existed that could treat withdrawal in less than two weeks, without the torture of cold turkey symptoms, and has been around for nearly half a century? That’s exactly what filmmaker Norman Stone investigates in

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Things to Do While Your Child Is In Treatment, For The First or 20th Time, With Brenda Zane

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Things to Do While Your Child Is In Treatment, For The First or 20th Time, With Brenda Zane
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When your child enters treatment for substance misuse, whether it’s the first time or the twentieth, parents often find themselves in unfamiliar territory. After months or years of hypervigilance, crisis management, and sleepless nights, you suddenly have space to breathe. But what should you actually do with that space? Sleep and Rest: Your First Priority

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What Does It Mean To Be In Recovery? Why It’s Confusing For Parents and What We Should Focus On To Help Our Kids Make Positive Change

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What Does It Mean To Be In Recovery? Why It’s Confusing For Parents and What We Should Focus On To Help Our Kids Make Positive Change
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If you’ve ever found yourself confused about what it really means for your child to be “in recovery,” you’re not alone. The term gets thrown around in treatment centers, support groups, and online forums, but it often means different things to different people. This confusion can leave parents feeling uncertain about whether their child is

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Insurance Coverage for Substance Use, Addiction and Mental Health; Parity, Denials And Tips For Getting Treatment Covered, With Virginia Holleman

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Insurance Coverage for Substance Use, Addiction and Mental Health; Parity, Denials And Tips For Getting Treatment Covered, With Virginia Holleman
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When Virginia Holleman’s 17-year-old son spiraled out of control with drugs and alcohol, she thought her insurance research would protect her family. Instead, she received a devastating call just two days into his residential treatment: coverage denied. What followed was an exhausting battle that taught her critical lessons every parent needs to know about insurance

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