Best Addiction Recovery Parenting Substance Use Disorder Podcasts (2025)

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EP 85: Kick Them Out or Let Them Stay? How Families Can Support an Addict Without Losing Hope 13:54

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Are you torn between kicking your loved one out or letting them stay, unsure which decision will actually help—or harm—them? When you're living with a…

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EP 84: Addiction Recovery at Home: When “No Using Here” Becomes a Safety Issue 12:59

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Do you ever feel like every boundary you set with your child just leads to more chaos—or worse, pushes them further away? When your loved one is strug…

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EP 83: Stop Pushing, Start Listening: A New Way to Support Addiction Recovery 23:28

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Are you unknowingly pushing your loved one further away in their recovery journey? When someone you care about is struggling with substance use, it’s …

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EP 82: Substance Abuse Disorder: Why Parents Must Refill Their Own Tank to Support Recovery 3:02

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Are you running on empty while trying to care for someone you love? When you’re constantly giving your time, energy, and heart to support someone else…

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EP 81: When Your Child Wants to Go Back to a Dangerous Relationship: A Parent’s Story of Fear and Hope in Addiction Recovery 18:46

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com What do you do when your child wants to return to a relationship that nearly destroyed them? If you're a parent navigating the storm of addiction reco…

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EP 80: You Can’t Save Them If You’re Empty: The Radical Case for Mindfulness in Addiction Recovery 23:37

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Are you running on empty trying to support a loved one through addiction? If you're a parent or caregiver overwhelmed by fear, shame, and emotional ex…

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EP 79: One Quiet Moment of Belonging in Addiction Recovery 2:42

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Have you ever felt truly seen without saying a single word? NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com In a world that often demands we explain ourselves, moments of quiet recognition can be ra…

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EP 78: First-Ever Role Play on the Podcast: Fear vs Connection with Your Addicted Child 26:21

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com What happens when your instinct to confront your child about substance use only pushes them further away? If you're a parent grappling with fear, frus…

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EP 77: How to Support an Addict When Trauma Runs Deep_ Shelley’s Indigenous Wisdom. 22:45

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com How do you support a loved one struggling with addiction when generations of trauma are silently shaping their path? Many families grappling with a lo…

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EP 76: Addiction Recovery for Families: How One Shift Changed Everything 2:55

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What if the biggest breakthrough in your child's addiction recovery journey isn't about them—but about you? Many parents believe that their child’s sobriety is the only path to peace. But what if your own healing could spark a transformation in the entire family dynamic—even before your child chooses recovery? Discover how one parent's emotional sh…

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EP 75: Coping with a Child’s Substance Abuse Disorder: Realistic Hope for Parents of Addicts 10:25

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Are you a parent struggling to hold onto hope while navigating your child’s addiction? When someone you love is facing substance abuse, your world can…

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EP 74: How the CRAFT Model Helps Families Support Addiction Recovery Without Tough Love 20:29

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Are you tired of being told that "tough love" is the only way to help your child overcome addiction? For parents navigating the emotional turmoil of a…

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EP 73: Forget Tough Love: Sometimes Addiction Support Looks Like Boiling the Kettle 2:08

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com When everything feels broken, could a simple cup of tea be the most powerful act of love? In the midst of addiction recovery, parents often face overw…

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EP 72: The Hardest Kind of Grief: Loving a Child Lost to Addiction’s Shadow 6:46

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Have you ever mourned a version of your child that never existed—grieving not a death, but the dreams addiction silently stole? When a loved one strug…

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Should I Say This in Therapy? Understanding Confidentiality and Informed Consent with Maria Ortiz and Dr. Zoe Ross-Nash 43:19

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Should I Say This in Therapy? Have you ever wondered what your therapist can and can’t share outside the therapy room? Or when therapy confidentiality laws require them to break that trust? In this collaborative episode, Ellie Pike joins clinicians Maria Ortiz and Dr. Zoe Ross-Nash from the ‘On the Mic with ED’ podcast to unpack the often-misunders…

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EP 71: Letting Addicts Use at Home with Substance Abuse Disorder—Is It Compassion or Enabling? 19:18

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Is letting your child use substances at home saving their life—or enabling their addiction? As a parent navigating the heartbreaking reality of a chil…

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EP 70: The Quiet Truth About Addiction: Love, Safety, and Survival 3:06

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Is letting your child use drugs at home an act of failure—or could it be a radical act of love? If you're a parent grappling with a child's substance …

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EP 69: Are You Enabling or Protecting? Rethinking Harm Reduction for Families of Addicts 11:31

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Are you helping your child survive—or unknowingly enabling their addiction? Discover the fine line and what it really means for families of addicts. I…

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EP 68: Are You Enabling or Protecting? The Controversial Truth About Supporting Addicts at Home 18:20

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Are you truly helping your loved one struggling with addiction—or unknowingly enabling them? If you're navigating the heartbreak of substance use with…

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EP 81: (real role play) When Your Child Wants to Go Back to a Dangerous Relationship: A Parent’s Story of Fear and Hope in Addiction Recovery 19:40

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com What do you do when your child wants to return to a relationship that nearly destroyed them? If you're a parent navigating the storm of addiction reco…

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EP 67: The Silent Street: Why Staying Connected Matters in Addiction Recovery 3:15

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Have you ever wondered if a simple “I’m thinking of you” could save someone from drowning in silence during their child’s addiction battle? When your …

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EP 66: The Hidden Reason Addicts Lie, Steal, and Sell Their Bodies 11:38

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com What if the system itself is forcing your loved one into lying, stealing, and selling their body just to survive? If you’re a parent or partner of som…

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EP 65: The Hidden Reality: Addiction and Substance Abuse Disorder in Suburban Families 17:15

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com What if the “perfect” suburban neighbourhood is hiding a silent epidemic tearing families apart? Behind closed doors, many parents in affluent communi…

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MY SECRETS 1:01:25

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The Parent Support Group discusses, Secrets. Do we keep them from others, ourselves, or share our struggle to manage the challenges of parenting a child with a substance use disorder and often other mental health conditions? Caron Treatment Centers’ therapist Joe Emick, the Lead Breakthrough Program Counselor, joins the parents. Podcast Disclaimer …

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Podcast XTRA: Q&A with Joe Emick 13:33

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Caron Treatment Centers’ Joe Emick answers questions about trauma, and art therapy, and explains what happens at Caron’s Breakthrough Program. Podcast Disclaimer The Parent-to-Parent Podcasts are provided as a service to you from other parents and do not represent professional clinical advice. The views and opinions expressed in the Parent-to-Paren…

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EP 64: Why Addiction Recovery Takes Time: One Family’s Substance Abuse Disorder Journey 3:11

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Have you ever felt like rehab should “fix everything,” only to watch your child walk in and out of treatment and wonder if it’s all for nothing? When …

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EP 63: Why Short-Term Rehabs Often Fail (And What Actually Supports Long-Term Recovery) 5:44

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Have you ever wondered why your loved one keeps relapsing after short-term rehab, leaving you feeling exhausted, confused, and hopeless? If your child…

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EP 62: She Left Rehab Early: What Addiction Recovery Looks Like for Families 19:40

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com What if leaving rehab early doesn’t mean your loved one’s recovery is over? Families often feel helpless and defeated when a loved one walks out of tr…

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EP 61: Harm Reduction at Home: How Families Can Support Addiction Recovery with Love 3:05

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Is it possible to keep your child safer while they’re using without enabling them? If you’re a parent navigating a child’s addiction, the fear and cha…

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EP 60: Why “They Don’t Want Recovery” Is a Dangerous Myth About Addiction 6:13

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Is your loved one’s relapse making you believe they don’t want recovery? If you’re a parent or family member watching your child relapse again and aga…

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EP 59: She Overdosed 13 Times—Why I Never Gave Up on Harm Reduction 20:17

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com What if the key to saving your child from addiction isn’t forcing rock bottom, but showing more love than ever before—even when they’re still using? I…

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EP 58: Why Boundaries Are Not Punishment in Addiction Recovery 3:07

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Do boundaries feel like a punishment when all you're trying to do is help your child through addiction? For parents navigating the painful path of a c…

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EP 57: What If Being a Better Listener Is the Best Addiction Help You Can Offer? 11:29

2M ago11:29

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com What if the most powerful way to support your child through addiction isn’t fixing the problem—but listening differently? As a parent navigating the c…

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EP 56: Hostage Negotiator or Parent? Boundaries, Fear and Love in Addiction 20:25

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Are you struggling to understand when supporting your loved one crosses the line into enabling their addiction? AWhen a family member battles substanc…

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EP 55: Why Relapse Doesn’t Erase Progress in Substance Abuse Disorder Recovery 2:42

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Does relapse mean everything you and your loved one fought for in recovery was for nothing? Relapse can make it feel like all hope is lost — but what …

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Intermittent Fasting & Mental Health: The Science Behind What Diet Culture Isn’t Telling You 37:11

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Intermittent fasting is everywhere—from influencer feeds to doctor’s offices—but is this trending approach to eating really the wellness cure-all it claims to be? In this episode of Mental Note, registered dietitian Jennifer Vittitow joins host Ellie Pike to explore the hidden downsides of intermittent fasting, including its impact on mental health…

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EP 54: Why Relapse After Rehab Happens in Substance Abuse Disorder - And How to Handle It 9:52

2M ago9:52

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Have you ever wondered why your loved one relapses even after finally going to rehab — and how you can keep hope alive instead of feeling crushed? Rel…

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EP 53: Why Old-School Interventions Fail Family Therapy: and Addiction Done Right 21:29

3M ago21:29

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Are TV-style interventions actually making things worse for your loved one — and your whole family? Most people think an intervention is a one-time am…

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EP 52: Love in the Chaos: Hope for Families in Substance Abuse Disorder 3:05

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Are you beating yourself up for not having “perfect” boundaries while loving someone in addiction? When you’re deep in the chaos of loving someone wit…

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EP 51: Tough Love vs. Compassion: Supporting an Addict Safely 5:32

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Is “tough love” pushing your loved one deeper into addiction instead of bringing them back? Families are often told to cut off contact and wait for ro…

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EP 50: How to Support a substance user Without Using Tough Love or Rock Bottom 19:36

3M ago19:36

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Is “tough love” really helping your loved one recover — or making things worse? If you’ve ever been told to cut off a struggling family member in the …

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EP 49: How to Support an Addict Starts with Staying Alive—Narcan Can Help 3:13

3M ago3:13

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com What if the most powerful act of love was simply keeping someone alive—one breath at a time? In a world where overdose can take a life in seconds, kno…

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EP 48: Harm Reduction or Enabling? Why Carrying Narcan Could Save Your Addicted Child 8:10

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com What if a single item in your bag could be the reason your child survives an opioid overdose? Opioid overdoses are tragically common, and many parents…

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EP 47: Fentanyl and the Addiction Crisis: How to Support an Addict and Protect Your Family 21:44

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com Could one innocent-looking pill be the last thing your teenager ever takes? With fentanyl increasingly contaminating street drugs—even in pills that a…

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EP 46: Why Listening Without Fixing Helps Parents Support an Addict Child 3:23

3M ago3:23

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NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com What if the most powerful way to protect your child wasn't through words—but through silence? When your child is struggling, every instinct tells you …

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MY MEETINGS 57:12

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The Parent Support Group discusses how attending meetings has impacted their ability to cope with raising a child with a substance use disorder or another mental health condition. Caron Treatment Centers’ Chief Medical Officer, Dr Adam Scioli joins the meeting. Podcast Disclaimer The Parent-to-Parent Podcasts are provided as a service to you from o…