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Coaching Episode: Using Self-Care and Motivation as Tools in Teen Harm Reduction

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Coaching Episode: Using Self-Care and Motivation as Tools in Teen Harm Reduction

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When your teenager begins using marijuana to cope with trauma, the journey ahead can feel overwhelming and isolating. In this coaching episode, Kelly shares her experience parenting a 17-year-old son who has been using marijuana for approximately two years following a traumatic event. What emerges is a powerful conversation about how parent self-care and strategic

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Coaching A Mom Pushed To Her Limits, with Olivia

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Coaching A Mom Pushed To Her Limits, with Olivia

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Living Behind A Locked Door For single parents managing a teen’s substance use and aggressive behavior, home can feel more like a battlefield than a sanctuary. Olivia, a single mother of two, describes her reality with heartbreaking honesty: ‘I basically live behind a locked door in my bedroom slash office. I walk on eggshells all

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Coaching Episode: The Purpose of Self-Care and Importance of Acknowledging Progress When Your Child Chooses Sobriety

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Coaching Episode: The Purpose of Self-Care and Importance of Acknowledging Progress When Your Child Chooses Sobriety

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When your child is navigating sobriety after struggling with substance misuse, parents often find themselves in an uncomfortable middle space. You’re grateful for the progress that’s been made, yet aware that things could be better. This episode explores how to care for yourself while supporting your child’s recovery journey. The Real Definition of Self-Care Many

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Straight From My Heart; You Don’t Get To Tap Out On Yourself, with Brenda Zane

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Straight From My Heart; You Don’t Get To Tap Out On Yourself, with Brenda Zane

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Parenting a child through substance misuse brings a pain that feels different from any other parenting challenge. It’s isolating, confusing, and overwhelming. Many parents feel alone in their struggle, even when they know intellectually that other families face similar battles. The Unique Pain of Parenting Through Substance Misuse The host, who has been producing this

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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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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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The Importance of Grief and Grieving, And Why We Get It Wrong Most Of The Time, with Leslie Barber

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The Importance of Grief and Grieving, And Why We Get It Wrong Most Of The Time, with Leslie Barber

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When your child struggles with addiction, you may not realize you’re experiencing grief. But the losses are real and profound – the loss of who your child was, the loss of dreams for their future, and the constant fear of what might happen next. Leslie Barber, founder of Grief Warrior, brings a deeply personal understanding

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Self-Compassion, Laziness, Or Self-Sabotage? Being The Right Kind of Good To Yourself When Your Child Struggles with Drugs or Alcohol, With Brenda Zane

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Self-Compassion, Laziness, Or Self-Sabotage? Being The Right Kind of Good To Yourself When Your Child Struggles with Drugs or Alcohol, With Brenda Zane

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When you’re parenting a child who struggles with drugs or alcohol, the concept of self-compassion can feel confusing, even wrong. You might wonder if being kind to yourself is actually self-indulgence, laziness, or even self-sabotage disguised as self-care. Understanding Self-Compassion vs Self-Pity Self-compassion is fundamentally different from self-pity or making excuses. As defined in the

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Rethinking Drinking When Our Kids Struggle With Substances; Why and How You Might Consider a Change, with Casey Davidson

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Rethinking Drinking When Our Kids Struggle With Substances; Why and How You Might Consider a Change, with Casey Davidson

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For parents navigating the stress and uncertainty of a child’s substance misuse, examining your own relationship with alcohol might seem like an unnecessary distraction. But Casey Davidson, a certified professional life and sobriety coach, makes a compelling case for why taking a break from drinking can actually help you show up more effectively for your

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Unapologetic, Radical Self-Care Improves Life When Your Child is Struggling, with Brenda Zane

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Unapologetic, Radical Self-Care Improves Life When Your Child is Struggling, with Brenda Zane

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When someone you love is struggling with substance use, it’s easy to let your own needs slide. We become so focused on our child’s crisis that we stop noticing the small daily frustrations slowly eroding our ability to cope. This episode explores practical, unapologetic self-care strategies that help parents preserve their mental and emotional energy.

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Coaching Episode: Using Self-Care and Motivation as Tools in Teen Harm Reduction

Coaching A Mom Pushed To Her Limits, with Olivia

Coaching Episode: The Purpose of Self-Care and Importance of Acknowledging Progress When Your Child Chooses Sobriety

Straight From My Heart; You Don’t Get To Tap Out On Yourself, with Brenda Zane

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

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

The Importance of Grief and Grieving, And Why We Get It Wrong Most Of The Time, with Leslie Barber

Self-Compassion, Laziness, Or Self-Sabotage? Being The Right Kind of Good To Yourself When Your Child Struggles with Drugs or Alcohol, With Brenda Zane

Rethinking Drinking When Our Kids Struggle With Substances; Why and How You Might Consider a Change, with Casey Davidson

Unapologetic, Radical Self-Care Improves Life When Your Child is Struggling, with Brenda Zane

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