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.

Overcoming Parenting Doubt and Fear: Part One, with Cathy Cioth

doubt, grief, hypervigilance, overwhelm /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Overcoming Parenting Doubt and Fear: Part One, with Cathy Cioth
Loading
/

Sometimes, the hardest parts of our journey are the feelings we can’t quite put our finger on, when you can tell something feels off but can’t really articulate exactly what’s wrong. In this two-part episode, Cathy and I dive deep into four of those sneaky, often invisible struggles that so many of us experience when parenting through substance use and mental health challenges.

Overcoming Parenting Doubt and Fear: Part One, with Cathy Cioth Read More »

The Benefits of Acceptance (Not Accepting) When Your Child Struggles with Addiction & Mental Health

acceptance, boundaries, mindfulness, natural consequences, self care /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
The Benefits of Acceptance (Not Accepting) When Your Child Struggles with Addiction & Mental Health
Loading
/

When your child struggles with substance misuse or mental health challenges, one of the most confusing concepts parents face is the difference between acceptance and accepting. Understanding this distinction can transform how you relate to your child and preserve your own wellbeing. The Critical Distinction Acceptance is about acknowledging reality as it exists today. It’s

The Benefits of Acceptance (Not Accepting) When Your Child Struggles with Addiction & Mental Health Read More »

From Heroin and Felonies at 17 to Guiding Families Through A Child’s Addiction, With Henry Maxwell

intervention, recovery, relapse /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
From Heroin and Felonies at 17 to Guiding Families Through A Child’s Addiction, With Henry Maxwell
Loading
/

When Henry Maxwell started using substances at age 12, no one could have predicted the trajectory his life would take – both the devastating lows and the remarkable transformation that followed. His story offers unique insight for parents navigating their own child’s substance misuse, combining lived experience with professional expertise gained from over a decade

From Heroin and Felonies at 17 to Guiding Families Through A Child’s Addiction, With Henry Maxwell Read More »

Taming Fear And Preserving Yourself When Your Child Struggles with Drugs and Alcohol

CRAFT, fear, self care, self preservation /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Taming Fear And Preserving Yourself When Your Child Struggles with Drugs and Alcohol
Loading
/

When a child struggles with drugs and alcohol, parents often find themselves in a painful paradox. You want to help, but you’re losing yourself in the process. Jobs suffer, marriages crack, health deteriorates—all while you’re desperately trying to save your child. But here’s what many parents don’t realize at first: you can’t actually save your

Taming Fear And Preserving Yourself When Your Child Struggles with Drugs and Alcohol Read More »

Breaking Your Own Perfectionist Patterns While Parenting a Struggling Child, with Cathy Cioth

Cathy, Control, perfectionism /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Breaking Your Own Perfectionist Patterns While Parenting a Struggling Child, with Cathy Cioth
Loading
/

When Perfectionism Meets Parenting Crisis For achievement-oriented parents, a child’s struggle with substance misuse can feel like a fundamental betrayal of everything they worked to build. The carefully constructed image of success—the career, the home, the perfect family—suddenly crumbles when a child goes, as one parent put it, “rogue.” Many parents describe feeling blindsided when

Breaking Your Own Perfectionist Patterns While Parenting a Struggling Child, with Cathy Cioth Read More »

Mother’s Day Bonus Episode: For The Mom Parenting Your Child Through Addiction and Mental Health Challenges, with Brenda Zane

mother's day, solo /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Mother’s Day Bonus Episode: For The Mom Parenting Your Child Through Addiction and Mental Health Challenges, with Brenda Zane
Loading
/

The Invisible Weight of Mothering Through Crisis Motherhood takes on a different dimension when your child struggles with substance misuse and mental health challenges. The weight you carry is often invisible to the outside world—the late-night worries, the constant vigilance, the grief for the life you imagined versus the reality you’re living. Yet you continue

Mother’s Day Bonus Episode: For The Mom Parenting Your Child Through Addiction and Mental Health Challenges, with Brenda Zane Read More »

Rebuild Family Connection: The ‘On the Grid’ Approach, with Jen Murphy

intensive, transitions /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Rebuild Family Connection: The ‘On the Grid’ Approach, with Jen Murphy
Loading
/

When a child returns home from treatment for substance misuse, families often struggle to sustain the progress made during intensive therapeutic work. Mental health therapist and family coach Jen Murphy has spent over 14 years helping families navigate this critical transition through her ‘On the Grid’ approach—a family-intensive model designed to strengthen relationships and create

Rebuild Family Connection: The ‘On the Grid’ Approach, with Jen Murphy Read More »

Everything I Wish Someone Had Told Me When My Child Was Struggling With Substances

resilience, solo, wisdom /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Everything I Wish Someone Had Told Me When My Child Was Struggling With Substances
Loading
/

When your child begins struggling with substance misuse, you enter a world you never imagined for yourself or your family. You might find yourself staring at the ceiling in the middle of the night, wondering if you’re the only person feeling this broken, this scared, this lost. But you’re not alone. Brenda Zane shares her

Everything I Wish Someone Had Told Me When My Child Was Struggling With Substances Read More »

Ten Years Later: An Unexpected Outcome For Her Child Who Struggled with Addiction: A Family Story

family story, recovery /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Ten Years Later: An Unexpected Outcome For Her Child Who Struggled with Addiction: A Family Story
Loading
/

When Barbara’s son was in fourth grade, she faced what she calls “the worst day of my life ever” – her son was in the psychiatric unit at the pediatric hospital during spring break. It was the beginning of a decade-long journey that would test every aspect of her family’s resilience, push her to her

Ten Years Later: An Unexpected Outcome For Her Child Who Struggled with Addiction: A Family Story Read More »

The Fentanyl Overdose That Almost Took My Son: A Short Series, with Brenda Zane

Uncategorized /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
The Fentanyl Overdose That Almost Took My Son: A Short Series, with Brenda Zane
Loading
/

Eight years ago this Easter weekend, Brenda Zane received a phone call that would change her life forever. Her 17-year-old son John had overdosed on fentanyl and Xanax for the second time in three days. What followed was a nightmarish journey through ICU, life support, rehabilitation, and ultimately, a cross-country move that may have saved

The Fentanyl Overdose That Almost Took My Son: A Short Series, with Brenda Zane Read More »