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Bonus Episode: A Mother’s Day Card For All The Mommas

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Bonus Episode: A Mother’s Day Card For All The Mommas

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Mother’s Day can be one of the most complicated days of the year for mothers whose children struggle with substance misuse or addiction. While others celebrate with brunch and flowers, you may be navigating a landscape of grief, fear, hope, and exhaustion—sometimes all within the same hour. The Emotional Rollercoaster One of the most challenging

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Back Pocket Parenting; Getting Un-Enmeshed From A Child Who Misuses Drugs and Alcohol, with Cathy Cioth

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When you’re parenting a child who misuses drugs or alcohol, the line between being supportive and being enmeshed can become dangerously blurred. Many parents find themselves caught in a pattern where their happiness is entirely tied to their child’s well-being, and they’re doing things for their child that the child could do themselves. What is

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Jessica Lahey, NYT Best Selling Author on The Addiction Inoculation, Inviting Failure and The Ultimate Challenge For Parents

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When it comes to preventing substance use in our children, most parents wait too long to start the conversation. According to Jessica Lahey, NYT bestselling author of The Addiction Inoculation and someone in long-term recovery herself, we need to begin these discussions as early as pre-kindergarten. The statistics are sobering and underscore why timing matters

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The High Cost of High-Potency Marijuana For Adolescents, with Dr. Libby Stuyt

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The High Cost of High-Potency Marijuana For Adolescents, with Dr. Libby Stuyt

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If you think marijuana today is the same as what was around when you were younger, you’re in for a sobering reality check. Dr. Libby Stuyt, a board certified addiction psychiatrist who has worked in the addiction and behavioral health field since 1990, shares critical information every parent needs to understand about how dramatically marijuana

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Replacing Addiction Shame with Addiction Energy and the Importance of Parent Boundaries, With Dr. Wes Robins

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Replacing Addiction Shame with Addiction Energy and the Importance of Parent Boundaries, With Dr. Wes Robins

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When Dr. Weston Robins was deep in addiction from ages 17 to 23, using marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamine, traditional treatment models never resonated with him. After three arrests and years of struggle, he eventually found his way to recovery—and to a completely different understanding of what addiction actually is. Now a licensed professional counselor with

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The Influence Paradox: How Giving Up Control Can Give You Sway, with Dr. Emily Kline

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The Influence Paradox: How Giving Up Control Can Give You Sway, with Dr. Emily Kline

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When your child is misusing substances, every parenting instinct screams at you to take control, fix the problem, and force change. But Dr. Emily Kline offers a counterintuitive approach that she’s used successfully with families for years: the path to influence runs directly through letting go of control. Dr. Kline’s approach is grounded in motivational

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The Question Parents Really Need To Ask Their Kids Who Struggle With Substance Misuse and Addiction, and Some Big News! with Brenda Zane

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The Question Parents Really Need To Ask Their Kids Who Struggle With Substance Misuse and Addiction, and Some Big News! with Brenda Zane

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When parents discover their child is misusing substances, the immediate question that comes to mind is often ‘why?’ Why would they do this? Why are they making these choices? But according to Brenda Zane, host of Hopestream and fellow parent to a child who struggled, we’re asking the wrong question entirely. Why Asking ‘Why the

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Adultolescence: Preparing Young Adults Who Struggle With Skills For Wellness and Independence, With Greg Ostler

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The transition from adolescence to adulthood has never been easy, but today’s young adults face unique pressures that can make this period particularly challenging. Greg Ostler, a licensed clinical social worker and licensed clinical addiction specialist, along with Karen Stewart, who has training in trauma work, discuss what they call ‘adultolescence’ and how parents can

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Addiction Psychologist By Day, Parenting A Child Through Addiction By Night, with Julie

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Addiction Psychologist By Day, Parenting A Child Through Addiction By Night, with Julie

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When Professional Expertise Meets Personal Crisis Julie had been teaching CRAFT and working with addiction clients for over 20 years when her own 17-year-old son’s substance use escalated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite her professional background, she found herself facing the same fears and challenges as any parent. “I remember when I first became a

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Coaching Episode: Learning to Let Go with Tracey

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Coaching Episode: Learning to Let Go with Tracey

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When your adult child struggles with alcohol addiction, one of the hardest lessons to learn is that you cannot control their journey—no matter how desperately you want to. Tracey, a nurse and mother of a 26-year-old son, knows this truth intimately after 11 years of navigating her son’s relationship with alcohol. ‘I say we’ve been

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Hopestream for Parenting Kids through Drug Use and Addiction

Bonus Episode: A Mother’s Day Card For All The Mommas

Back Pocket Parenting; Getting Un-Enmeshed From A Child Who Misuses Drugs and Alcohol, with Cathy Cioth

Jessica Lahey, NYT Best Selling Author on The Addiction Inoculation, Inviting Failure and The Ultimate Challenge For Parents

The High Cost of High-Potency Marijuana For Adolescents, with Dr. Libby Stuyt

Replacing Addiction Shame with Addiction Energy and the Importance of Parent Boundaries, With Dr. Wes Robins

The Influence Paradox: How Giving Up Control Can Give You Sway, with Dr. Emily Kline

The Question Parents Really Need To Ask Their Kids Who Struggle With Substance Misuse and Addiction, and Some Big News! with Brenda Zane

Adultolescence: Preparing Young Adults Who Struggle With Skills For Wellness and Independence, With Greg Ostler

Addiction Psychologist By Day, Parenting A Child Through Addiction By Night, with Julie

Coaching Episode: Learning to Let Go with Tracey

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