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What’s Tough Love and Does It Work For Addiction? With Cathy Cioth

Al-Anon, boundaries, Cathy, CRAFT, tough love, treatment /
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What’s Tough Love and Does It Work For Addiction? With Cathy Cioth
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Episode 316 ABOUT THE EPISODE: Tough love. Two words that get thrown around constantly in the addiction world, and yet nobody can quite agree on what they mean. Kick them out. Cut them off. Save yourself. That’s the version I heard early on, and I couldn’t do it. Not because I was too soft, but […]

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Don’t Get Distracted: Focus on The Right Things When Your Child Is Struggling with Substances, with Cathy Cioth

awareness, Cathy, connection, distraction, focus, perspective, Rocky Kanaka, Sitting With Dogs /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Don’t Get Distracted: Focus on The Right Things When Your Child Is Struggling with Substances, with Cathy Cioth
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Episode 301 ABOUT THE EPISODE:  There’s a certain shift that occurs when you stop charging at your child’s substance use and instead learn to back in quietly, treats in hand, like Rocky Kanaka (Sitting With Dogs) approaching a terrified shelter dog.  In this conversation with Cathy, you’ll discover how this counterintuitive approach, born from watching

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Six Parenting Tools You Need for Navigating A Child’s Substance Issues, with Cathy Cioth

beyond addiction, Cathy, faith, resilience /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Six Parenting Tools You Need for Navigating A Child's Substance Issues, with Cathy Cioth
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Episode 285 EPISODE DESCRIPTION: A fresh new, ‘from-the-vault’ episode that is as relevant today as it was in 2022! Navigating life with a young person who’s misusing substances and struggling with mental health can feel like a ride in a very stormy sea. Parents need to be well-equipped for the journey, but often aren’t sure

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

Cathy, doubt, overwhelm /
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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Overcoming Parenting Doubt and Fear: Part Two, with Cathy Cioth
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Episode 278 EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In part two of this this two-part episode, Cathy and I dive deep into two more of those sneaky, often invisible struggles that so many of us experience when parenting through substance use and mental health challenges. PART TWO: In part two, we marvel at and empathize with you when it

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

Cathy, Control, perfectionism /
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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Breaking Your Own Perfectionist Patterns While Parenting a Struggling Child, with Cathy Cioth
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Episode 273 ABOUT THE EPISODE: We’re back with another episode of the ‘Cathy & Brenda Show’, and this week we tackle a topic we see recurring in our community and the parents we work with…achievement-oriented parenting. As two recovering perfectionists ourselves, Cathy and I both share examples of what it looks like to be achievement-focused

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What Does Support Look Like When Your Child is in Recovery?, with Cathy Cioth

Cathy, recovery /
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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
What Does Support Look Like When Your Child is in Recovery?, with Cathy Cioth
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Episode 265 EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this deeply personal episode, Cathy and I peel back the layers of what parent support looks like during your child’s long-term recovery, sharing some intimate “what if” questions that continue to echo in our minds.  Drawing from our own experiences with three kids in recovery, we explore the nuanced emotional

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Do I Really Need A Community? Who is Hopestream for? All The Answers You Need, with Cathy Cioth

Cathy, community, membership /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Do I Really Need A Community? Who is Hopestream for? All The Answers You Need, with Cathy Cioth
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Episode 224 ABOUT THE EPISODE: If you’re a loyal podcast listener, or just new to our space, you might be curious about what the Hopestream Community membership is all about, and if it would be helpful for you.  Because we get questions about this all the time, Hopestream co-founder, Cathy Cioth and I decided to

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Back Pocket Parenting; Getting Un-Enmeshed From A Child Who Misuses Drugs and Alcohol, with Cathy Cioth

boundaries, Cathy, enmeshment, natural consequences /
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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Back Pocket Parenting; Getting Un-Enmeshed From A Child Who Misuses Drugs and Alcohol, with Cathy Cioth
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Episode 165 ABOUT THE EPISODE:Parents often don’t realize they’re deeply and unhealthfully embedded in their child’s life- especially when that child struggles with their relationship to substances. The official term for this dysfunction is called enmeshment, but since Cathy and I aren’t therapists, we liken it to back-pocket parenting. If you find yourself intertwined in

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