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.

What Parents Need To Know About Substance Use and Trauma; What It Is And Isn’t, And Why We Can’t Ignore It, With Steve Sawyer

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
What Parents Need To Know About Substance Use and Trauma; What It Is And Isn’t, And Why We Can’t Ignore It, With Steve Sawyer
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When parents discover their teen is misusing substances, they often focus solely on the drugs or alcohol. But understanding the underlying trauma and nervous system dysregulation can change everything about how we approach our struggling children. What Trauma Really Means for Adolescents Steve Sawyer, a licensed psychotherapist and brainspotting trainer, offers a definition of trauma

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Using Rituals To Withstand Distress, Build Resilience And Counteract Triggers When Your Child is Misusing Drugs Or Alcohol (and a little pep talk) with Brenda Zane

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Using Rituals To Withstand Distress, Build Resilience And Counteract Triggers When Your Child is Misusing Drugs Or Alcohol (and a little pep talk) with Brenda Zane
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When your child is misusing drugs or alcohol, distress becomes a constant companion. You face triggering moments daily – finding evidence of use, handling difficult conversations, worrying about their safety, or simply enduring the chronic stress of uncertainty. Learning to withstand these moments without being derailed is essential for your wellbeing and your ability to

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Coaching Episode #4: Positivity And A Resilient Spirit: Key Ingredients For The Mom Of An 18-Year-Old On The Upswing From His Opiate Addiction

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Coaching Episode #4: Positivity And A Resilient Spirit: Key Ingredients For The Mom Of An 18-Year-Old On The Upswing From His Opiate Addiction
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Understanding the Long Journey: Six Years of Parenting Through Addiction When Cielo’s son started smoking marijuana at age 12, she never imagined the six-year journey that lay ahead. Her son had shown signs of sensitivity and struggled with following rules from a young age, eventually using substances to cope with anxiety. Today, at 18, he’s

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Truly Conscious Parenting, What It Means To Do Your Work and The Question He Never Gets Asked, with Dr. Brad Reedy

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Truly Conscious Parenting, What It Means To Do Your Work and The Question He Never Gets Asked, with Dr. Brad Reedy
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When your child struggles with substance misuse, every parenting instinct screams at you to fix them, control them, or somehow manage their behavior into health. But what if the most powerful thing you could do is turn that focus inward? Dr. Brad Reedy, founder of Evoke Wilderness Therapy programs and host of the Finding You

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After 99 Episodes Here’s What I Know For Sure About Parenting Kids With Substance Use and Addiction Issues, With Brenda Zane

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
After 99 Episodes Here’s What I Know For Sure About Parenting Kids With Substance Use and Addiction Issues, With Brenda Zane
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Milestone episodes offer a unique opportunity for reflection, and episode 100 of Hopestream is no exception. Host Brenda Zane takes listeners on a journey through the most valuable lessons learned after recording 99 episodes about parenting children who struggle with substance use and addiction. The Journey Begins Brenda launched the first episode on January 8,

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Reframing the ADHD Diagnosis and Understanding Why People Self-Medicate with Marijuana, with Dr. Ned Hallowell

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Reframing the ADHD Diagnosis and Understanding Why People Self-Medicate with Marijuana, with Dr. Ned Hallowell
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When Dr. Ned Hallowell discovered he had ADHD during a 1981 lecture in his fellowship year, it changed everything about how he understood the condition. Rather than viewing it through the traditional lens of deficit and disability, he began learning from his patients and his own experience that ADHD was fundamentally misunderstood. Understanding ADHD as

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Coaching Episode #3: Finding Points of Control When Life Feels Chaotic; Post-Residential Struggle, Marijuana Use, Mental Health Concerns And A Very Tired Mom

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Coaching Episode #3: Finding Points of Control When Life Feels Chaotic; Post-Residential Struggle, Marijuana Use, Mental Health Concerns And A Very Tired Mom
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When your child returns from residential treatment only to relapse within months, the sense of failure and chaos can be overwhelming. For Mandy, a mother of three boys who works three-quarter time for the city in administration, this reality hit hard after spending $150,000 on a year of therapeutic boarding school for her 15-year-old son.

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Micro-Dosing Positivity And Eliciting Change Talk With Your Child Who’s Misusing Drugs Or Alcohol

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Micro-Dosing Positivity And Eliciting Change Talk With Your Child Who’s Misusing Drugs Or Alcohol
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Why Micro-Dosing Positivity Matters When your child is actively using substances, it can feel nearly impossible to find anything positive to acknowledge. But micro-dosing positivity doesn’t require waiting for major milestones or sobriety. Instead, it means thinking about the smallest possible things you could be positive about rather than big monumental things. This could be

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Using a CRAFT Informed Response When Your Child Has A Relapse With Drugs or Alcohol, with Erica Lubetkin, LMHC, NCC

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Using a CRAFT Informed Response When Your Child Has A Relapse With Drugs or Alcohol, with Erica Lubetkin, LMHC, NCC
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When you discover your child has relapsed with drugs or alcohol, your first instinct might be to panic, yell, or immediately problem-solve. But what if there was a more effective approach – one that actually creates conditions for positive change? Erica Lubetkin, a psychotherapist certified in CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training), shares practical guidance

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For The Dads: Your Presence, Experience, And Actions Matter When Your Child Is Misusing Drugs Or Alcohol, with Andy Goldstrom

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
For The Dads: Your Presence, Experience, And Actions Matter When Your Child Is Misusing Drugs Or Alcohol, with Andy Goldstrom
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When a child begins struggling with substance use or mental health challenges, fathers and mothers often approach the crisis from completely different angles. Andy Goldstrom, parent coach and host of the Wilderness Therapy and Residential Treatment Journey podcast, knows this dynamic intimately from his own family’s experience. The Business Problem Approach vs. The Emotional Reality

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