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Launched & Unraveled: What To Do When Substance Use or Emotional Issues Disrupt College Plans with Joanna Lilley

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Launched & Unraveled: What To Do When Substance Use or Emotional Issues Disrupt College Plans with Joanna Lilley
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The transition from high school to college represents one of the most challenging periods for young adults—and for their parents. When substance use or mental health issues enter the picture, what should be an exciting launch can quickly become a crisis. Educational consultant Joanna Lilley, who holds a master’s degree in counseling from West Virginia

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How Heavy is Your Glass? Perspective and Coping Skills for Parents of Teens Struggling with Drugs or Alcohol, with Brenda Zane

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
How Heavy is Your Glass? Perspective and Coping Skills for Parents of Teens Struggling with Drugs or Alcohol, with Brenda Zane
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Parenting a child who struggles with substance use or addiction creates a burden that grows heavier with time. The weight isn’t measured in ounces or pounds, but in days, weeks, months, and years of holding that burden largely alone. The Glass of Water Metaphor Consider this perspective: if someone handed you a glass of water

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Tending to the Mothership: Surviving COVID, Kids, Substance Use, Addiction and Holidays with Brenda Zane

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Tending to the Mothership: Surviving COVID, Kids, Substance Use, Addiction and Holidays with Brenda Zane
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When you’re parenting a child struggling with substance misuse, everyday stress becomes amplified during uncertain times like a pandemic or holiday season. The combination of COVID-19 challenges, your child’s addiction, and societal expectations can leave you feeling completely overwhelmed and unable to function well in any area of your life. Why Self-Care Matters During Crisis

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Things You Can Let Go Of When Your Child Is Misusing Drugs or Alcohol with Brenda Zane

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Things You Can Let Go Of When Your Child Is Misusing Drugs or Alcohol with Brenda Zane
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When your child is misusing drugs or alcohol, it feels like your entire world has been turned upside down. The weight of worry, fear, and responsibility can be crushing. But part of finding your footing again involves intentionally letting go of things that don’t serve you or your child during this difficult time. Why You’re

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10 Steps To Successfully Help You and Your Child Misusing Drugs or Alcohol, with Brenda Zane

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10 Steps To Successfully Help You and Your Child Misusing Drugs or Alcohol, with Brenda Zane
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When your child is experimenting with or dependent on drugs or alcohol, the instinct is to immediately focus all your energy on fixing them. But that approach often leads to burnout and ineffective interventions. Instead, there’s a more strategic path forward that begins with an unexpected first step: taking care of yourself. Start with Yourself

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Gaslighting and How Your Child with Substance Use Disorder Can Make You Believe You’re Crazy with Brenda Zane

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Gaslighting and How Your Child with Substance Use Disorder Can Make You Believe You’re Crazy with Brenda Zane
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When you’re parenting a child struggling with substance use, you already feel exhausted—mentally, physically, and emotionally. Then add in the confusing experience of having your child tell you that things you know happened never occurred at all. You start to wonder if maybe you’re the one who has it all wrong. This experience has a

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Coaches, Mentors and A Whole Lot of Tenacity: Wrapping Families With the Support They Need to Heal from Addiction with Lori Thompson

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Coaches, Mentors and A Whole Lot of Tenacity: Wrapping Families With the Support They Need to Heal from Addiction with Lori Thompson
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When families face the crisis of a child’s substance misuse, they need more than just clinical expertise—they need human connection, vulnerability, and wrap-around support. Lori Thompson brings all three to her work with adolescents and families struggling with addiction. From Deputy Sheriff to Family Therapist Lori’s path to becoming a therapist was far from traditional.

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How to Navigate Life and Conversations When Your World is Falling Apart with Brenda Zane

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How to Navigate Life and Conversations When Your World is Falling Apart with Brenda Zane
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When your child is struggling with substance use or addiction, everyday social interactions can feel like navigating a minefield. The simple question ‘How are you?’ becomes loaded with complexity, and maintaining your composure at gatherings can feel impossible. This episode addresses the real, messy truth about managing life when your world feels like it’s falling

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Knowing When to Intervene: Recognizing When Your Teen Needs Help Even if Drugs Aren’t the Problem with Annika

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Knowing When to Intervene: Recognizing When Your Teen Needs Help Even if Drugs Aren’t the Problem with Annika
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The Early Warning Signs Parents Shouldn’t Ignore Many parents wonder whether their teen’s troubling behavior is just a phase or something more serious. For Annika, a health and wellness coach through Mayo Clinic, the signs appeared gradually but became impossible to ignore. Her son began lying in late middle school—something she initially dismissed as typical

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Hazeldon’s Dr. Joseph Lee; Overcoming Addiction in Young Adults With Humility, Empathy and Grace

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Hazeldon’s Dr. Joseph Lee; Overcoming Addiction in Young Adults With Humility, Empathy and Grace
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When parents discover their child is struggling with substance misuse, the instinct is often to jump into fixing mode – to lecture, control, and push the child toward immediate sobriety. But Dr. Joseph Lee, Medical Director of The Hazeldon Betty Ford Youth Continuum, offers a radically different approach that centers on connection, curiosity, and compassion.

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