My Child & Addiction - A Parent-to-Parent Podcast, was conceived and developed by three fathers whose children struggle with Substance Use Disorder. Joined by several other parent support group participants, their hope is that by sharing their stories other parents and family members are offered a little encouragement and heartfelt support as we all travel this most challenging journey together. You are not alone.
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Addiction Recovery Parenting Substance Use Disorder Podcasts
Do you feel overwhelmed and emotionally drained, struggling to support your child with substance abuse disorder? This podcast offers practical guidance for parents navigating the challenging journey of supporting a child battling addiction without losing themselves along the way. Each week, you’ll gain critical insights and strategies, including: Learning how to manage the emotional rollercoaster of addiction with effective coping tools. Discover techniques to support your child while mainta ...
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Dive into the experiences of living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Hear powerful stories from individuals with lived experience, their families, researchers, and mental health professionals. Each episode provides a strength-based perspective on mental health, filled with humor, raw emotion, and validation. Every other week you will learn from a group of Super Feelers about how they navigate the world using Dialectic Behavioural Therapy skills. Whether you’re navigating these cha ...
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When I found out my son was deep in the throes of Substance Use Disorder (SUD), chaos became the norm. As each step became more challenging, the information on SUDs, treatment, healing, and basically everything that comes with an SUD Family crisis, became overwhelming. Inundated with so much information, I felt like I had crossed space and time and landed in a new world. I actually had: I had entered the world of Recovery. My goal through this Podcast is to condense what I learned into small ...
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SATTC is always looking to “Level Up”. This podcast is a way to engage the community in a fresh, new way to have candid conversations on the amazing work we do surrounding substance use, behavioral health, and opioid use disorder.
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Resilience and the Study of Suicide in Teens (feat. Dr. Shirley Yen)
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EP 94: Why Forcing Abstinence Can Backfire in Addiction Recovery
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11:32NEW 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 total abstinence the only real path to recovery—or can harm reduction offer a more sustainable way forward? For parents and families supporting lov…
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BPD Stigma and Changing the Narrative (feat. Ciara)
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47:27Ciara Toddington, is a new registered clinical counselor who is passionate about destigmatizing borderline personality disorder (BPD) for her clients and providing dialectic behavioral therapy (DBT) in a way that works for them. Together we discuss what led Ciara to becoming a counsellor, the stigma around BPD in education and clinical settings, an…
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Meet the Man Walking Across Canada for BPD Awareness (feat. Rakesh)
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38:57Rakesh Kumar (@healingwitheverystep) is currently walking across Canada to raise awareness about borderline personality disorder. Rakesh shares his personal journey, the cultural challenges surrounding mental health in the South Asian community, and the impact of finding peer support. Rakesh's inspiring mission just goes to show the incredible pers…
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EP 93: start 4th EP 93 Shame, Stigma, and Substance Abuse Disorder: How Families Can Cope With the Judgment
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10:38NEW 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 Ever felt the crushing weight of shame when a loved one’s mental health or addiction becomes public—and you’re left dealing with the fallout? For fami…
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EP 92: Substance Abuse Disorder and Family Boundaries: What Really Works
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21:20NEW 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 your boundaries actually helping—or slowly burning you out? When you're caregiving, loving someone in recovery, or just trying to hold your own li…
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BPD Symptoms: Unstable Self Image/Identity Disturbance
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57:55Who am I? That's a question a lot of people with borderline personality disorder find themselves asking. We're expert chameleons in ways that are really helpful but our shifting self-image can also cause a lot of distress. In this episode, I'm joined by Dave, Kat, and Shannon to explore the BPD symptom of identity disturbance (aka unstable self-ima…
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EP 91: Addiction Recovery Caregiver Burnout: How a Cold Shower Helped Reset
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3:00NEW 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 found unexpected calm in the middle of total chaos—like laughter breaking through tears? If you're walking through the exhaustion and he…
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This month, the mothers and fathers talk about the coping strategy of taking it, “Just One Day At A Time.” Erin Goodhart, Caron Treatment Centers’ clinician and Executive Director of Clinical Services joins the parent support group meeting. Podcast Disclaimer The Parent-to-Parent Podcasts are provided as a service to you from other parents and do n…
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Caron Treatment Centers’ Erin Goodhart answers questions about programs to prevent substance use disorders, explains the term “brain health,” and how treatment for teenagers is significantly different than care provided to adults. Podcast Disclaimer The Parent-to-Parent Podcasts are provided as a service to you from other parents and do not represe…
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EP 90: Violence at Home: How to Support an Addict While Protecting Your Family
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12:12NEW 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 love and safety collide at home—especially when a child struggling with addiction becomes violent? Families navigating addiction o…
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EP 89: Caregiver Burnout in Addiction Recovery: Signs, Nervous-System Tools, and Self-Care
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21:16NEW 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 burning out while trying to care for someone battling addiction, illness, or trauma—and wondering how much longer you can hold on? When you're…
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Swinging, Parenting, Addiction and The Chaos of it All (feat Heather)
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1:16:35Heather the self proclaimed chaos goblin shares her story of self-discovery, learning how to deal with BPD and sobriety and finding her voice to raise awareness about Super Feelers like us. You'll recognize Heather from the BPD Symptoms and DBT Skills mini series but in this episode we dive even deeper and discuss her life as a swinger, a parent an…
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EP 87: When Chaos Takes Over: Substance Abuse Disorder, Family Safety, and Setting Limits
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11:28NEW 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 Can you really protect your home and your heart without cutting your loved one off completely? When chaos takes over the household due to a loved one’…
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EP 86: How to Support an Addict Without Shame: Family Tools for Substance Abuse Disorder
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20:25NEW 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 helping your loved one with addiction isn’t tough love or blame—but compassion, boundaries, and curiosity? Families often carry gui…
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The emotional rollercoaster, intense mood swings, affective instability, over reacting, moody, etc. We've heard it all and we've lived it. In this episode the whole crew gets into what it's like to struggle with intense mood swings as part of BPD. We get into the importance of understanding subjective units of distress (SUD) scale, the stigma surro…
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EP 85: Kick Them Out or Let Them Stay? How Families Can Support an Addict Without Losing Hope
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13:54NEW 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
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12:59NEW 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
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23:28NEW 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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My Best Friends Interview Me (feat. Beth, Patrick and Sara)
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1:32:27My incredible friends of 16+ years are my chosen family and have been with me through some of the hardest parts of my life. Many people with BPD struggle with maintaining friendships and I hope this episode provides some insights into what supportive friendships look like, the work that goes into maintaining them, and gives you some good laughs to …
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EP 82: Substance Abuse Disorder: Why Parents Must Refill Their Own Tank to Support Recovery
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3:02NEW 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
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18:46NEW 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
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23:37NEW 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
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2:42Have 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
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26:21NEW 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.
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22:45NEW 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
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2:55What 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
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10:25NEW 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
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20:29NEW 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
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2:08NEW 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
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6:46NEW 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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EP 71: Letting Addicts Use at Home with Substance Abuse Disorder—Is It Compassion or Enabling?
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19:18NEW 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
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3:06NEW 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
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11:31NEW 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
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18:20NEW 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
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19:40NEW 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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Super Feeler is out for the summer!!!!! I'll be back in September with some of the best episodes yet and even more opportunities to connect with the community through peer support. Find the links to all of the announcements in this episode below! Register for Peer Support Support The Show on Patreon for Free or by Donation Reach Out to Share Your S…
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EP 67: The Silent Street: Why Staying Connected Matters in Addiction Recovery
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3:15NEW 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
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11:38NEW 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
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17:15NEW 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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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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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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Queer, Neurodivergent and Finding Community (feat. Shane)
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1:11:19Shane (@cvvnty_boi44) joins for a solo episode to share about his life story. From experiencing a hard divorce as a child, to cross country moves, breakups, navigating substance use, transitioning, and discovering his BPD and ADHD, Shane's personal journey is a rollercoaster that led him to finding the Queer community he so loves and becoming a Sup…
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EP 64: Why Addiction Recovery Takes Time: One Family’s Substance Abuse Disorder Journey
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3:11NEW 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)
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5:44NEW 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
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19:40NEW 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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