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Fostering Independence With Boundaries and Discomfort, with Nicole Runyon, LMSW

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Fostering Independence With Boundaries and Discomfort, with Nicole Runyon, LMSW
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Episode 300 ABOUT THE EPISODE: Author and therapist, Nicole Runyon, LMSW, witnessed something that reshaped her entire career: loving, intact families were producing children with trauma-like symptoms typically identified in severe abuse survivors. As a therapist watching teen after teen struggle with paralyzing anxiety and digital-age depression, she recognized she was working too far downstream. […]

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How to Stop Normalizing Dangerous Behavior When Your Child Struggles With Addiction and Mental Health, with Dina Cannizzaro

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How to Stop Normalizing Dangerous Behavior When Your Child Struggles With Addiction and Mental Health, with Dina Cannizzaro
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Episode 297 EPISODE DESCRIPTION: If you’ve ever found yourself tiptoeing through your own home, rehearsing conversations to avoid triggering an explosion, or even putting a lock on your bedroom door for protection—you’re not alone. Today’s conversation with Dina Cannizzaro, Hopestream’s Director of Education, confronts the uncomfortable reality so many parents face: how profoundly we normalize

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Parenting with Confidence And Clarity Through Crisis, with Beth Hillman

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Parenting with Confidence And Clarity Through Crisis, with Beth Hillman
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Episode 279 ABOUT THE EPISODE: Figuring out your evolving role as a parent during your child’s adolescence is difficult, even if you aren’t dealing with substance misuse. The natural inclination to protect and nurture is already being challenged by your child’s growing sense of autonomy. You’re told to step back, control less, and allow them

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

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The Benefits of Acceptance (Not Accepting) When Your Child Struggles with Addiction & Mental Health
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Episode 276 ABOUT THE EPISODE: At times it can be confusing for parents of teens and young adults who are misusing substances to tease apart the concept of acceptance vs. the act of accepting. In this solo episode, I help distinguish the two and give examples of why it’s so important to both accept this

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A Subtle & Stealth Strategy That Creates Real Change if Your Child is Misusing Drugs & Alcohol

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A Subtle & Stealth Strategy That Creates Real Change if Your Child is Misusing Drugs & Alcohol
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Episode 263 ABOUT THE EPISODE In this episode, I delve into the concept of allowing natural consequences as a form of ‘invisible intervention’ in parenting teens and young adults struggling with substance misuse and mental health issues. I share real-life examples and experiences on the benefits of stepping back to let reality teach essential lessons,

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Three Things We Want You To Know If Your Child Struggles With Mental Health and Substance Misuse, with Cathy Cioth

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Three Things We Want You To Know If Your Child Struggles With Mental Health and Substance Misuse, with Cathy Cioth
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Episode 255 ABOUT THE EPISODE: Over the five years of doing this podcast and participating in hundreds of calls and groups in The Stream, our online community for moms, Cathy and I have seen patterns emerge and today we’re talking about a few of them. We’re sharing three things we see come up over and

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ADHD, Addiction, and Accountability: A Candid Conversation, with Enzo Narciso

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ADHD, Addiction, and Accountability: A Candid Conversation, with Enzo Narciso
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Episode 251 EPISODE DESCRIPTION:In this personal episode, I sat down with my son Enzo Narciso to discuss his journey of recovery, personal growth, and transformation. Enzo shares candid insights into managing ADHD, maintaining sobriety, and working with adolescent boys struggling with substance misuse. Drawing from his own experiences of overcoming a high-risk lifestyle and addiction

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Releasing Resentment and Guilt Through “Pungent Boundaries,” with Nancy Landrum

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Releasing Resentment and Guilt Through “Pungent Boundaries,” with Nancy Landrum
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Episode 245 ABOUT THE EPISODE: When Nancy Landrum’s son was hospitalized with congestive heart failure, doctors didn’t expect him to live through the night. His misuse of amphetamines for more than a decade had left his heart double its normal size and generally wreaked total chaos on his life. Nancy’s parents and other family members

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Keep Coming Back: A Hollywood Director Finds Art, And Healing, Through His Daughter’s Recovery

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Episode 233 ABOUT THE EPISODE: After years of producing feature films and TV shows about family life like Cinderella Story, Perfect Man, Lizzy McGuire, and many others, Mark Rosman was forced to face the reality of problems in his own family. Mark and his wife spent some time in denial about their daughter’s substance use.

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Coaching Episode: Drawing the Line with Grace – Confident Boundaries and Open Communication, with Jane

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Coaching Episode: Drawing the Line with Grace - Confident Boundaries and Open Communication, with Jane
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Episode 217 ABOUT THE EPISODE: Jane isn’t exactly sure at what age her older son began using substances regularly, but the degree of misuse seemed to come in waves. He stayed in therapy until he left for college – which is just when her younger son began having the same issues. He cycled through four

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