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Coaching episode: Navigating Life Post-Treatment: Boundaries With A College Age Son, Lots Of Advice And Re-Focusing On Self Care

boundaries, coaching, fentanyl, relapse, therapeutic boarding school, wilderness therapy /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Coaching episode: Navigating Life Post-Treatment: Boundaries With A College Age Son, Lots Of Advice And Re-Focusing On Self Care
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Episode 117 ABOUT THE EPISODE:This coaching episode covers a lot of ground with a mom who is doing so much right, yet she questions her actions due to lots of advice from others, her mom-intuition and the heightened sense of urgency from her nephew's recent fatal fentanyl poisoning. This mom and member of The Stream […]

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With An Almost 18-Year-Old Who’s Smoking Pot Daily, Mom Wants to Know, Am I Doing Enough?

boundaries, coaching, CRAFT /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
With An Almost 18-Year-Old Who's Smoking Pot Daily, Mom Wants to Know, Am I Doing Enough?
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Episode 112 ABOUT THE EPISODE:It's a question asked by so many parents, "Am I doing enough?"  In this coaching episode Susan shares how her almost 18-year-old son isn't in legal trouble, is doing fairly well in school, works, and also smokes pot daily, which has her worried. She wonders if she'll regret it down the

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Coaching Episode: How To Cope And Find Contentment With A Son Home From Treatment, Unmotivated, Anti-Everything, And Disconnected From The Family

boundaries, coaching, marijuana, natural consequences, treatment /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Coaching Episode: How To Cope And Find Contentment With A Son Home From Treatment, Unmotivated, Anti-Everything, And Disconnected From The Family
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Episode 105 ABOUT THE EPISODE:In this coaching episode, you'll hear the frustration, confusion and sadness a mom experiences when her 16-year-old son returns from wilderness and residential treatment only to hate where he lives, return to smoking pot, barely makes an effort at school, and doesn't want to be part of the family. On the

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Coaching Episode #4: Positivity And A Resilient Spirit: Key Ingredients For The Mom Of An 18-Year-Old On The Upswing From His Opiate Addiction

coaching, relapse /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Coaching Episode #4: Positivity And A Resilient Spirit: Key Ingredients For The Mom Of An 18-Year-Old On The Upswing From His Opiate Addiction
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Episode 102 ABOUT THE EPISODE:When you're the mom of a teen who's been struggling with addiction for years it can be easy to get discouraged and frustrated. It's hard to understand why it happens to your family, difficult to watch other people's kids do well, and you wonder what's the right next thing to do. 

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Coaching Episode #3: Finding Points of Control When Life Feels Chaotic; Post-Residential Struggle, Marijuana Use, Mental Health Concerns And A Very Tired Mom

bipolar, coaching, marijuana, residential treatment /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Coaching Episode #3: Finding Points of Control When Life Feels Chaotic; Post-Residential Struggle, Marijuana Use, Mental Health Concerns And A Very Tired Mom
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Episode 98 ABOUT THE EPISODE:Our coaching episodes are always hugely popular and today you'll get to hear how Mandy is dealing with a high-risk teenager who's been to residential treatment and is now home, returning to old habits (marijuana) and friends, and is newly on probation…⁠⁠Plus she works for the city she lives in, so

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For The Dads: Your Presence, Experience, And Actions Matter When Your Child Is Misusing Drugs Or Alcohol, with Andy Goldstrom

coaching, dad, father, residential treatment, wilderness therapy /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
For The Dads: Your Presence, Experience, And Actions Matter When Your Child Is Misusing Drugs Or Alcohol, with Andy Goldstrom
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Episode 95 ABOUT THE EPISODE:Calling all the dads…this one’s for you. Dads go through their own unique challenges when their son or daughter is struggling with mental health and substance misuse, and I had the chance to talk all about it with experienced dad turned parent coach, Andy Goldstrom.  You'll hear how Andy navigated a

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Coaching Episode #2: Dealing With Manipulation, Parenting Paralysis, and Feeling Guilty About Holding Boundaries

coaching, guilt, manipulation, residential treatment, treatment, wilderness therapy /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Coaching Episode #2: Dealing With Manipulation, Parenting Paralysis, and Feeling Guilty About Holding Boundaries
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Episode 92 ABOUT THE EPISODE:In this episode, I have the honor of coaching Cheryl as she deals with manipulation from her son who is in a residential treatment program, and her struggles with guilt around holding boundaries in her family.  She also talks about “parenting paralysis” which happens when she’s feeling overwhelmed, unsure and stuck.

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Coaching Episode #1: Navigating The Transition To Home Life After Treatment

addiction, coaching, parenting, recovery, teens, treatment /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Coaching Episode #1: Navigating The Transition To Home Life After Treatment
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Episode 87 ABOUT THE EPISODE:Welcome to the first coaching episode, these are meant to be another tool in your toolbox as you hear how other families are navigating life, straight from their homes. Today I have the honor of coaching Casie around the various challenges she and her husband face now that their 19-year-old son

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The Hidden Goldmine of Help For Parents of Kids With Substance Use Disorder with The Partnership to End Addiction’s Denise Mariano

addiction, coaching, community, drugs, family, Hope, mental health, moms, overdose, self care, substance use, teens /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
The Hidden Goldmine of Help For Parents of Kids With Substance Use Disorder with The Partnership to End Addiction's Denise Mariano
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Episode 50 ABOUT THE EPISODE:It's not often that you come across a resource or a person who cares deeply about families and kids struggling with substance use disorder, so when I met Denise Mariano and learned about everything offered by The Partnership to End Addiction, I was stunned. I knew I had stumbled into a

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