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Your Double-Punch Strategy for Creating Change with a Child Struggling with Addiction & Mental Health

CRAFT, MI, motivational interviewing /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Your Double-Punch Strategy for Creating Change with a Child Struggling with Addiction & Mental Health
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Episode 256 EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this episode, I explore the integration of Motivational Interviewing (MI) into the Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) approach for helping a child (or anyone) struggling with substance misuse. I share personal experiences, explain both methods’ foundations and principles, and highlight their synergy in fostering effective communication and supporting positive […]

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How to use CRAFT To Invite Your Child To Accept Help or Treatment For Their Substance Misuse or Addiction, with Brenda Zane

beyond addiction, CRAFT, invitation to change, solo, treatment /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
How to use CRAFT To Invite Your Child To Accept Help or Treatment For Their Substance Misuse or Addiction, with Brenda Zane
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Episode 239 Community Reinforcement and Family Training (aka CRAFT) is a system for helping friends and family members change the way that they interact with someone they love who has an unhealthy and/or dangerous relationship with substances.  CRAFT teaches family members how to stay connected, increase communication, and effectively encourage their loved one toward treatment,

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Ten Ways Parents May Unintentionally Contribute to Their Child’s Unhealthy Substance Use, And What To Do Instead, with Brenda Zane

CRAFT, invitation to change, solo, start here /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Ten Ways Parents May Unintentionally Contribute to Their Child's Unhealthy Substance Use, And What To Do Instead, with Brenda Zane
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Episode 235 ABOUT THE EPISODE: Parents sometimes fall into patterns that can unintentionally prolong their child’s struggle with substance use. In this eye-opening solo episode, Brenda Zane reveals ten common parenting pitfalls that might be keeping your family stuck on the Roller Coaster Ride. I emphasize that recognizing these behaviors doesn’t make someone a bad

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Of Course Your Kid Doesn’t Want To Go To Treatment; Meeting Treatment-Resistant Youth With The CRAFT Approach, with Lara Okoloko

adolescent, CRAFT, resistance, treatment /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Of Course Your Kid Doesn’t Want To Go To Treatment; Meeting Treatment-Resistant Youth With The CRAFT Approach, with Lara Okoloko
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Episode 225 ABOUT THE EPISODE: Lara Okoloko wants parents to understand something important: The majority of treatment options were designed for older adults with severe substance use disorders. She says we shouldn’t be surprised that young people with mild to moderate disorders are not interested in identifying with a permanent label of “addict” or “alcoholic”

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The Complex Relationship Between Substance Use and Eating Disorders, with Alice Baker

CRAFT, eating disorders, invitation to change /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
The Complex Relationship Between Substance Use and Eating Disorders, with Alice Baker
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Episode 221 ABOUT THE EPISODE:In this episode, we delve into the complex relationship between eating disorders and substance use, and how the principles of CRAFT and The Invitation to Change can apply to both.  Alice Baker, a Stream community parent who is also a licensed professional counselor and certified eating disorder specialist, is guiding us

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Demystifying Men’s Apprehension Towards CRAFT and Therapeutic Support, with Steve Andrews

CRAFT, invitation to change, resistance, The Woods /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Demystifying Men's Apprehension Towards CRAFT and Therapeutic Support, with Steve Andrews
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Episode 216 ABOUT THE EPISODE: It probably doesn’t surprise you that the majority of Hopestream Community members are moms. About 70% of therapists are women, as well, and women are significantly more likely than men to seek out their services. Last year, we launched The Woods, our private community for dads, stepdads, and male co-parents.

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A Powerful Combo of Proven Tools for Families When Your Child Misuses Drugs and Alcohol, with Dr. Jennifer Fernandez

compassion, CRAFT, harm reduction, motivational interviewing, shame /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
A Powerful Combo of Proven Tools for Families When Your Child Misuses Drugs and Alcohol, with Dr. Jennifer Fernandez
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Episode 215 ABOUT THE EPISODE: The behavioral symptoms of young people caught up in substance misuse can be disheartening: open hostility, lying, cheating, stealing from family, and others. These symptoms can be hard to view as a result of the substances, and parents may instead blame their child for being “bad.”  My guest today, Dr.

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The Difficult Realities of Using The Invitation To Change With A Child Struggling With Drugs or Alcohol, with Brenda Zane

CRAFT, invitation to change, self care, solo /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
The Difficult Realities of Using The Invitation To Change With A Child Struggling With Drugs or Alcohol, with Brenda Zane
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Episode 213 ABOUT THE EPISODE:Because I sit at a vantage point of seeing many parents working to understand and implement the Invitation To Change Approach (ITC) with their child who struggles with substance misuse, I see things others don’t. I hear the frustrations and the celebrations, and I know that while an approach like the

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Learn From My Mistakes If Your Child Is Struggling With Substance Use, with Julie Merberg

CRAFT, invitation to change, parent story, recovery /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Learn From My Mistakes If Your Child Is Struggling With Substance Use, with Julie Merberg
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Episode 193 ABOUT THE EPISODE:When Julie Merberg returned home from a work trip to find a scale and a pile of baggies on the table, she knew her son's involvement with substances was getting out of control. In the early days of the Hopestream Community, not many people showed up to the group calls I

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Ten Simple and Effective Phrases That Help Diffuse Difficult Conversations, With Brenda Zane

Communication, conversations, CRAFT, invitation to change, solo /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Ten Simple and Effective Phrases That Help Diffuse Difficult Conversations, With Brenda Zane
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Episode 182 ABOUT THE EPISODE:When you have a complex child, all your conversations and relationships might feel more strained. If you’re like me, you sometimes find yourself at a complete loss for words and struggle with how to diffuse or launch your communication in a helpful and productive way. If this sounds like you, you’re

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