Hopestream for Parenting Kids through Drug Use and Addiction

Hopestream is the defacto resource for parents who have a teen or young adult child who’s misusing drugs or alcohol, hosted by Brenda Zane. Brenda is a Mayo Clinic Certified health & wellness coach, CRAFT Parent Coach, and mom of a son who nearly lost his life to addiction. Guests include addiction, prevention, and treatment experts, family members impacted by their loved one’s substance use, and wellness and self-care specialists. You’ll also hear heartfelt messages from me, your host. It’s a safe, nurturing respite from the chaos and confusion you live with. We gather in our private communities between the episodes, The Stream for moms and The Woods for dads. Learn more at www.hopestreamcommunity.org.

Community Required, Treatment Optional for Lasting Recovery; Finding Freedom and Joy in “Normal” with Jo Colette

Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Community Required, Treatment Optional for Lasting Recovery; Finding Freedom and Joy in “Normal” with Jo Colette
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Recovery from addiction looks different for everyone, but Jo Colette’s journey offers a powerful perspective on what it takes to move from merely being sober to truly being in recovery. After over 10 years in recovery from severe addiction to multiple drugs including IV heroin, Jo has learned that community connection is essential while formal

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Coaching Episode: Finding Healthy Ways to Let Go of Expectations and Nagging While Affirming Your Child’s Choices

Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Coaching Episode: Finding Healthy Ways to Let Go of Expectations and Nagging While Affirming Your Child’s Choices
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When a child returns from residential treatment, parents often find themselves caught between relief and anxiety. Karolina, who lives in San Jose, California with her husband and two sons ages 19 and 17, knows this tension well. Her older son spent a year and a half in treatment and returned home last summer, choosing to

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Long Term Recovery Requires Discipline To Focus On The Present And Appreciate The Blessings It Brings, With Jeremy Melloul

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Long Term Recovery Requires Discipline To Focus On The Present And Appreciate The Blessings It Brings, With Jeremy Melloul
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For anyone new to the journey of supporting someone in recovery, it’s easy to think that once someone stops using substances, the hard part is over. But as Jeremy Melloul shares from his own experience, staying sober is about so much more than not picking up drugs or alcohol—it’s about doing daily work to address

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Four Key Insights From My Conversation with Dr. Gabor Maté and The Myth of Normal, with Brenda Zane

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Four Key Insights From My Conversation with Dr. Gabor Maté and The Myth of Normal, with Brenda Zane
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When we’re parenting a child who struggles with substance misuse, the instinct is often to focus entirely on fixing them. But what if the work begins with us? In this solo episode, Brenda Zane unpacks four transformative insights from her conversation with Dr. Gabor Maté about his book The Myth of Normal, offering a roadmap

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Dr. Gabor Maté on The Myth of Normal: Understanding the Roots of Your Kid’s Struggles

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Dr. Gabor Maté on The Myth of Normal: Understanding the Roots of Your Kid’s Struggles
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When your child struggles with substances or difficult behaviors, the first instinct is often to ask what you did wrong. Dr. Gabor Maté, a physician who has spent decades working with addiction and trauma, offers a different perspective—one that’s both compassionate and clarifying. Why Addiction Is About Pain, Not Genetics The prevailing narrative about addiction

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Nine Things We Never Talk About (out loud) When Our Kids Misuse Drugs or Alcohol, With Cathy Cioth

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Nine Things We Never Talk About (out loud) When Our Kids Misuse Drugs or Alcohol, With Cathy Cioth
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When your child misuses drugs or alcohol, there’s a whole world of difficult emotions and thoughts that parents experience but rarely voice. Brenda Zane and Cathy Cioth, both trained CRAFT coaches and leaders in the Hopestream community, pull back the curtain on these unspoken struggles in a raw and honest conversation. ‘We thought it might

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Her Lived Experience With Addiction Helped Create An Urban Model For Holistic, Community Based Young Adult Treatment, with The Dorm’s Amanda Fialk

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Her Lived Experience With Addiction Helped Create An Urban Model For Holistic, Community Based Young Adult Treatment, with The Dorm’s Amanda Fialk
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When Amanda Fialk entered treatment at age 22, she discovered something that would shape her entire career: the transformative power of connecting with peers in recovery. Her personal experience with substance use disorder led her away from law school and toward social work, eventually helping create The Dorm, an innovative urban treatment program for young

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Decades Of Addiction Leads To Decades Of Recovery; A More Holistic and Compassionate Treatment Approach, With Isaiah House Founder, Mark LaPalme

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Decades Of Addiction Leads To Decades Of Recovery; A More Holistic and Compassionate Treatment Approach, With Isaiah House Founder, Mark LaPalme
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Mark LaPalme’s story embodies the reality that recovery is possible, no matter how long or deep the struggle. Starting substance use at age 11, Mark experienced 40-50 arrests, went through 13 different treatment centers, and served a six-year prison sentence before finally achieving lasting sobriety. Today, he celebrates 23 years of recovery and has built

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The Importance Of Digging Deep Into The “Why” When Your Child Is Misusing Drugs Or Alcohol, With Advocate Tonia Ahern

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
The Importance Of Digging Deep Into The “Why” When Your Child Is Misusing Drugs Or Alcohol, With Advocate Tonia Ahern
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When Tonia Ahern’s oldest son began struggling in school, she heard what so many parents hear: he wasn’t working to capacity. Looking back now, she realizes the signs were there all along—ADHD, learning differences, and the emotional pain of being bullied—but like many parents, she didn’t recognize them until after substance use became a crisis.

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Don’t Get Derailed by Change, Plan For It When You Have A Teen or Young Adult Child Who Struggles with Substances or Addiction, with Brenda Zane

Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Don’t Get Derailed by Change, Plan For It When You Have A Teen or Young Adult Child Who Struggles with Substances or Addiction, with Brenda Zane
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When you’re parenting a teen or young adult who’s struggling with substance use, the constant state of crisis can feel overwhelming. You might find yourself rushing to find the next solution, the newest resource, or the perfect intervention. But sometimes what we really need is to slow down enough to hear our own wisdom. ‘We

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