Episode 284 EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this ‘from the vault’ episode of Hopestream (originally episode #100), I share my journey since launching the podcast in January 2020 and curated the top 11 learnings and insights I gleaned from my incredible guests. If you want a lot of bang for your buck, this is the episode for […]
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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
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
Episode 253 When Steven Petrow’s mother died in 2017, he decided to take up a practice that he’d heard about but never tried: gratitude journaling. As an award-winning journalist for the New York Times and Washington Post and author of several books, he was intimately familiar with writing. But finding joy amidst such an immense
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Episode 206 ABOUT THE EPISODE:Hopestream co-founder, Cathy Cioth, is back for another episode to discuss six critical mindset shifts we both believe parents need to consider when they have a child struggling with substance misuse. We share how these important pivots in our thinking impacted our families and why, even though both of us have
Episode 190 ABOUT THE EPISODE:When Ann Batchelder discovered her daughter’s suicidal thoughts, bulimia and substance misuse, she desperately sought wisdom in the places many of us do: therapy, 12-step programs, and Buddhist teachings. But the ancient Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone gave her the greatest solace and understanding of parenting a wayward child. As
Episode 187 ABOUT THE EPISODE:Among the red rock cliffs of Sedona, a group of young adults sit together in the Arizona sun, meditating with their roshi – a master instructor in zen tradition. Many of the students have already been through wilderness therapy or other recovery programs. They reside at nearby Red Mountain Sedona, an
Episode 176 ABOUT THE EPISODE:Shorty episode alert ????Today I'm taking a break from talking about addiction, substances, mental health, all.the.things. Instead, I'm sharing six decisions you get to make as a parent that can help better your life when you have a child struggling with substances or finding their way to recovery.It's a quicky that
Episode 154 ABOUT THE EPISODE:In this episode, I share the reason behind my passion for helping parents navigate this stressful season of life and share eight important, free, and available ways of being that will help your child become more motivated to change their relationship with substances. I spend a lot of time talking with
Episode 126 ABOUT THE EPISODE:If there is one thing you can count on when your child is misusing substances or struggling with addiction and the mental health issues that come with it – it's change. Change is a constant, and you can either have your world capsized by it, or you can be intentional about
