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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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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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Hope for Weary Parents; From Living In A Park To Helping Re-Build Lives with Mark Pepper, LMHC

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Hope for Weary Parents; From Living In A Park To Helping Re-Build Lives with Mark Pepper, LMHC
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For parents navigating the chaos of a child’s substance misuse, Mark Pepper’s story offers both hope and hard-won wisdom. As a licensed clinical mental health counselor and clinical director, Mark brings a unique perspective to addiction recovery—he’s lived it himself. His journey from homelessness to helping others rebuild their lives demonstrates that recovery is possible,

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Substance Use, Self-Harm, Anxiety, Poor Mental Health: Dangers of Teens Striving For Perfection and Achievement, With Stanford’s Denise Pope, Ph.D.

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Substance Use, Self-Harm, Anxiety, Poor Mental Health: Dangers of Teens Striving For Perfection and Achievement, With Stanford’s Denise Pope, Ph.D.
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Stanford lecturer Dr. Denise Pope has spent her career studying what happens when teens and young adults are pushed to achieve perfection—and the results are alarming. As academic pressure intensifies and college admissions become increasingly competitive, more students are turning to unhealthy coping mechanisms including substance use, self-harm, and anxiety-driven behaviors. The Academic Pressure Crisis

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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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A Ninja Parenting Tool For Dramatically More Calm And Productive Conversations With A Child Who’s Misusing Drugs or Alcohol, with Brenda Zane

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A Ninja Parenting Tool For Dramatically More Calm And Productive Conversations With A Child Who’s Misusing Drugs or Alcohol, with Brenda Zane
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When your child is misusing drugs or alcohol, every conversation can feel like walking through a minefield. You want to connect, to help, to guide – but somehow the words come out wrong, defenses go up, and you end up further apart than when you started. There’s a better way. What is the SURF Communication

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A 2021 Reality Report From Inside The Walls Of Teen Mental Health And Substance Use Treatment: Are The Kids Ok? With Derek Bowles, Crossroads Academy

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A 2021 Reality Report From Inside The Walls Of Teen Mental Health And Substance Use Treatment: Are The Kids Ok? With Derek Bowles, Crossroads Academy
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After fourteen years of working with thousands of young men and their families, Derek Bowles has witnessed the evolution of teen substance use and mental health treatment firsthand. As co-founder and lead therapist at Crossroads Academy in Ogden, Utah, he offers a grounded perspective on what’s really happening with today’s teens and what parents need

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Watching From The Sidelines; A Sibling’s Vantage Point On His Brother’s Risky Lifestyle, Drug Use And Recovery, with Marco Narciso

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Watching From The Sidelines; A Sibling’s Vantage Point On His Brother’s Risky Lifestyle, Drug Use And Recovery, with Marco Narciso
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When addiction enters a family, we often focus on the person struggling and their parents. But siblings occupy a unique and often overlooked position—close enough to witness everything, yet powerless to change it. Marco Narciso knows this reality intimately. As the younger brother of someone battling addiction, he watched his brother’s risky lifestyle unfold from

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My Experience & Relationship With Stress, Trauma, Food, Pain and Healing; An Interview on The Work IN Podcast

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My Experience & Relationship With Stress, Trauma, Food, Pain and Healing; An Interview on The Work IN Podcast
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When your child struggles with substance misuse, the impact extends far beyond their own life. Parents often find themselves caught in a silent battle with their own bodies, experiencing physical manifestations of trauma and chronic stress that can be debilitating. Brenda Zane’s story illustrates this reality with painful clarity. Her son began showing troubling signs

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