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Don’t Let Your Child’s Addiction Kill Your Dreams and Passions with Brenda Zane

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Don’t Let Your Child’s Addiction Kill Your Dreams and Passions with Brenda Zane
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When your child is battling addiction, it’s easy to let everything else in your life fall away. Your dreams, passions, and personal goals can feel frivolous compared to the crisis you’re managing daily. But this early episode of Hopestream reveals why maintaining your own identity and interests isn’t selfish—it’s essential for your long-term health and

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COVID-19: What To Do With Your Addicted Kid Now with Brenda Zane

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COVID-19: What To Do With Your Addicted Kid Now with Brenda Zane
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Parents of children struggling with substance misuse are facing unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. The isolation, disrupted routines, and general anxiety have created a perfect storm for families already navigating the complexities of addiction. The Dual Crisis: COVID-19 and the Opioid Epidemic While the world focuses on COVID-19 statistics, another epidemic continues to claim

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Common Addiction-Related Personality Traits & Disorders to Keep An Eye On with Brenda Zane

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Common Addiction-Related Personality Traits & Disorders to Keep An Eye On with Brenda Zane
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When Brenda Zane recorded this early episode of Hopestream, she was navigating a unique challenge: ‘One is that we are still in the Coronavirus madness. And it’s been very, very hard to get people to commit to booking a podcast episode.’ Rather than skip a week, she decided to share observations from her own experience

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Mothering in the Age of Opioid Addiction: Author, A House on Stilts, Paula Becker

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Mothering in the Age of Opioid Addiction: Author, A House on Stilts, Paula Becker
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When Paula Becker’s son Hunter was young, he and his father built a small house on stilts in their backyard – a creative sanctuary that became a powerful symbol throughout their family’s journey with opioid addiction. Paula, a writer and historian, has chronicled this experience in her memoir A House on Stilts: Mothering in the

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When Your Sibling Has Substance Use Issues; Finding Sanity And Practicing Self-Care, with Tina Jayes

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When Your Sibling Has Substance Use Issues; Finding Sanity And Practicing Self-Care, with Tina Jayes
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When addiction enters a family, siblings often become the hidden casualties—watching, worrying, and carrying burdens that aren’t discussed. Tina Jayes knows this reality intimately, having grown up as the youngest of five children with an alcoholic mother in the San Fernando Valley during the 1960s. Her brother was charismatic and popular, but at 17, a

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Beyond Addiction’s Carrie Wilkens: Using Science And Kindness As Motivation For Change In Your Child’s Substance Use

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Beyond Addiction’s Carrie Wilkens: Using Science And Kindness As Motivation For Change In Your Child’s Substance Use
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When Dr. Carrie Wilkens was working with a client struggling with agoraphobia, she had no idea the woman was drinking two bottles of wine daily throughout their two years of therapy together. This shocking revelation exposed a massive gap in traditional mental health training – one that would inspire Dr. Wilkens to revolutionize how families

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The Story Behind the Podcast; A Teen’s Addiction, Four Rehabs, Two Overdoses and Hope

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