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Insider Perspective, Insights and Harsh Realities Parents Need to Hear From a Therapeutic Educational Consultant with Jennifer Taylor

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Insider Perspective, Insights and Harsh Realities Parents Need to Hear From a Therapeutic Educational Consultant with Jennifer Taylor
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When a teenager is struggling with substance misuse or mental health challenges, parents often feel lost about where to turn and what level of help their child truly needs. Jennifer Taylor, founder of JET Ed Consulting and Board Chair of the Therapeutic Consulting Association, provides an insider’s perspective on therapeutic educational consulting and the hard

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Uprooting Addiction, Healing From The Ground Up: A Film That Explores The Connection Between Trauma And Addiction, with Hope Payson and Daryl McGraw

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Uprooting Addiction, Healing From The Ground Up: A Film That Explores The Connection Between Trauma And Addiction, with Hope Payson and Daryl McGraw
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When Hope Payson set out to create a documentary about addiction, she wasn’t thinking about drugs. She was thinking about pain. As a clinical social worker who had lost a brother to untreated trauma and addiction, she noticed something missing in public conversations about the opioid crisis: no one was asking why people wanted these

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Why Your Child’s Substance Use Makes Perfect Sense And Four Helpful Strategies When They’re Not Open To Change, with Brenda Zane

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Why Your Child’s Substance Use Makes Perfect Sense And Four Helpful Strategies When They’re Not Open To Change, with Brenda Zane
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When your child is using drugs or alcohol and won’t admit there’s a problem, it can feel like you’re screaming into the void. But understanding why your child uses substances in the first place can completely shift how you approach the situation—and potentially save their life. Why Substance Use Makes Sense to Your Child This

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Adolescent Substance Use and Recovery In The LGBTQ+ Community with Beck Gee-Cohen

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Adolescent Substance Use and Recovery In The LGBTQ+ Community with Beck Gee-Cohen
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When Beck Gee-Cohen was around four or five years old, he knew he was different. Growing up in the 1980s as a child assigned female at birth but identifying as male, there weren’t words for what he was experiencing. He went by ‘boy-Roger’ and constantly moved to the boys’ line at school, only to be

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Practical Ways to Re-Build Communication With Your Child If They’re Misusing Drugs or Alcohol: Words Matter, with Brenda Zane

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Practical Ways to Re-Build Communication With Your Child If They’re Misusing Drugs or Alcohol: Words Matter, with Brenda Zane
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If you’re struggling to have any meaningful conversation with your child who’s misusing drugs or alcohol, you’re not alone. As parents in this situation quickly discover, communication within the family often deteriorates to the point where the only interactions involve yelling, screaming, or insults. But there are practical, research-backed ways to rebuild connection through better

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Things You Can Let Go Of When Your Child Is Misusing Drugs or Alcohol with Brenda Zane

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Things You Can Let Go Of When Your Child Is Misusing Drugs or Alcohol with Brenda Zane
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When your child is misusing drugs or alcohol, it feels like your entire world has been turned upside down. The weight of worry, fear, and responsibility can be crushing. But part of finding your footing again involves intentionally letting go of things that don’t serve you or your child during this difficult time. Why You’re

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Coaches, Mentors and A Whole Lot of Tenacity: Wrapping Families With the Support They Need to Heal from Addiction with Lori Thompson

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Coaches, Mentors and A Whole Lot of Tenacity: Wrapping Families With the Support They Need to Heal from Addiction with Lori Thompson
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When families face the crisis of a child’s substance misuse, they need more than just clinical expertise—they need human connection, vulnerability, and wrap-around support. Lori Thompson brings all three to her work with adolescents and families struggling with addiction. From Deputy Sheriff to Family Therapist Lori’s path to becoming a therapist was far from traditional.

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How to Navigate Life and Conversations When Your World is Falling Apart with Brenda Zane

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
How to Navigate Life and Conversations When Your World is Falling Apart with Brenda Zane
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When your child is struggling with substance use or addiction, everyday social interactions can feel like navigating a minefield. The simple question ‘How are you?’ becomes loaded with complexity, and maintaining your composure at gatherings can feel impossible. This episode addresses the real, messy truth about managing life when your world feels like it’s falling

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Knowing When to Intervene: Recognizing When Your Teen Needs Help Even if Drugs Aren’t the Problem with Annika

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Knowing When to Intervene: Recognizing When Your Teen Needs Help Even if Drugs Aren’t the Problem with Annika
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The Early Warning Signs Parents Shouldn’t Ignore Many parents wonder whether their teen’s troubling behavior is just a phase or something more serious. For Annika, a health and wellness coach through Mayo Clinic, the signs appeared gradually but became impossible to ignore. Her son began lying in late middle school—something she initially dismissed as typical

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Can (and should) I Be Happy When My Child Is Battling Addiction with Brenda Zane

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Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Can (and should) I Be Happy When My Child Is Battling Addiction with Brenda Zane
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When your child is battling addiction, the idea of being happy can feel not just impossible, but wrong. Many parents carry an unspoken belief that they shouldn’t experience joy while their child is suffering. But this mindset can trap you in a cycle that doesn’t help you or your child. The Unhappiest Child Trap There’s

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