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Breaking Your Family’s Cycle of Addiction and Substance Misuse, A Family Story

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Breaking Your Family's Cycle of Addiction and Substance Misuse, A Family Story
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Episode 266 ABOUT THE EPISODE: As Patrina’s daughter began her college life, their relationship and communication remained strong.  They met weekly, usually grabbing a bite to eat or going to a sporting event while talking about life. Even so, Patrina was starting to notice some things that were a little off: her daughter would map […]

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Clinging To Hope: An Epic Saga Of Addiction, Medical Innovation, Loss, Recovery, Hope and Unconditional Love

addiction, alcohol, family, moms, NET, overdose, parenting, siblings, start here, top 10, treatment /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Clinging To Hope: An Epic Saga Of Addiction, Medical Innovation, Loss, Recovery, Hope and Unconditional Love
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Episode 113 ABOUT THE EPISODE:Sometimes, there's a story so unbelievable it's hard to know where to start when telling it. This is one of those. My guests are mother (Pattie Vargas) and daughter (Rebekah Mutch), and they trusted me with sharing their family's journey to hell plus the miraculous twist that no one saw coming.

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Creating A Connected, Calm Life When The Chaos Is Real; Getting Out of Distraction and Into Alignment, with Lane Kennedy

addiction, alcohol, healing, mental health, moms, parenting, self care, teens /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Creating A Connected, Calm Life When The Chaos Is Real; Getting Out of Distraction and Into Alignment, with Lane Kennedy
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Episode 85 ABOUT THE EPISODE:If you use words like, "chaotic, busy, stressed out, or anxious" to describe yourself or your life, this is your episode. And for anyone with a child or someone you love who's struggling with substance use, this chaos is real and damaging to our bodies and minds. Lane Kennedy is known

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The Final Fix: An Unflinching Documentary Investigating a Radical, 49-Year Old Technology That Could Change Everything We Know About Addiction, Treatment and Recovery

addiction, alcohol, cocaine, drugs, family, heroin, meth, moms, NET, opioid, overdose, parenting, teens, treatment /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
The Final Fix: An Unflinching Documentary Investigating a Radical, 49-Year Old Technology That Could Change Everything We Know About Addiction, Treatment and Recovery
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Episode 83 ABOUT THE EPISODE:Of all the alternative therapies currently used for treating addiction, N.E.T. (neuro-electric therapy) makes the boldest claims. Without any use of medication, it promises to bring its patients off their drugs of addiction in 5-7 days, with little or no withdrawal symptoms and no future cravings. Could that possibly be true?

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What Does It Mean To Be In Recovery? Why It’s Confusing For Parents and What We Should Focus On To Help Our Kids Make Positive Change

addiction, adolescent, alcohol, drugs, moms, recovery, substance use, teens /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
What Does It Mean To Be In Recovery? Why It's Confusing For Parents and What We Should Focus On To Help Our Kids Make Positive Change
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Episode 80 ABOUT THE EPISODE:In honor of September being National Recovery Month, I'm sharing an episode all about the confusing topic of "recovery." For parents in particular this can be a difficult concept if our kids have a different idea than us of what recovery means. We'll look at the Recovery Research Institute's definition of

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Hope for Weary Parents; From Living In A Park To Helping Re-Build Lives with Mark Pepper, LMHC

addiction, alcohol, drugs, family, parenting, recovery, sobriety, teens, treatment /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hope for Weary Parents; From Living In A Park To Helping Re-Build Lives with Mark Pepper, LMHC
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Episode 76 ABOUT THE EPISODE:I had the immense honor of speaking with Mark Pepper, a beautiful human who has lived the nightmare of long-term addiction and now enjoys a healthy, happy,  substance-free life. Not only does Mark lead an incredible, full life, but he also helps others re-build theirs as they recover from substance use

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Rethinking Drinking When Our Kids Struggle With Substances; Why and How You Might Consider a Change, with Casey Davidson

addiction, alcohol, mental health, moms, self care, sobriety, substance use, teens /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Rethinking Drinking When Our Kids Struggle With Substances; Why and How You Might Consider a Change, with Casey Davidson
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Episode 74 ABOUT THE EPISODE:This episode explores the sometimes uncomfortable topic of parents' drinking when they have a son or daughter struggling with substances, and provides non-judgmental information and ideas on how to make a change if you decide it's something you want to try. After exploring this topic personally during COVID, I decided to

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Shattering The Youth Treatment Mold And Getting Real About Drugs, Alcohol and Mental Health, with Wes Robins & Zac Sweat of Eternal Strength

addiction, alcohol, drugs, family, mental health, moms, parenting, therapy, treatment /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Shattering The Youth Treatment Mold And Getting Real About Drugs, Alcohol and Mental Health, with Wes Robins & Zac Sweat of Eternal Strength
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Episode 69 ABOUT THE EPISODE:Wes Robins and Zac Sweat are insanely passionate about helping young people heal and have opened a therapeutic youth center outside of Atlanta, GA to do just that. Eternal Strength Therapeutic Youth Center is an outpatient program – without a program – where each client is met with a tailor-made set

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The 5 Stages of Why and How Your Child Decides to Change and What To Do at Each Stage, with Brenda Zane

addiction, alcohol, drugs, moms, parenting, solo, stages of change, substance use, teens /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
The 5 Stages of Why and How Your Child Decides to Change and What To Do at Each Stage, with Brenda Zane
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Episode 66 ABOUT THE EPISODE:If you watch your child do harmful things and they don’t see them as a problem, they waffle with ambivalence about what they’re doing, start and stop behaviors over and over and also struggle with relapse, this is your episode. The Stages of Change model is one that’s well known and

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Dear Friends and Family, This Is What I Need You To Know; A Shareable Episode To Open Conversations with Brenda Zane

addiction, alcohol, drugs, family, mental health, moms, parenting, solo, teens, treatment /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Dear Friends and Family, This Is What I Need You To Know; A Shareable Episode To Open Conversations with Brenda Zane
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Episode 60 ABOUT THE EPISODE:It can be really hard to tell friends, family members, and co-workers about your situation if you have a child who's misusing substances – first, you're too exhausted to talk about it, also, they probably won't really understand the nuances and depth of the confusion, fear, and helplessness you feel. Knowing

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