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Recognizing Warrior Moms With Adult Kids In Addiction, with Cathy Cioth

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Recognizing Warrior Moms With Adult Kids In Addiction, with Cathy Cioth

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The Reality of Long-Term Addiction Journeys When a child’s addiction extends beyond a decade, parents face challenges most people can’t imagine. The conventional advice about boundaries and tough love often falls short when you’re years into watching your adult child struggle with homelessness, mental health crises, and active substance use. Parents of adult children in

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

beyond addiction, Cathy, faith, resilience / Brenda Zane

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

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Navigating a child’s substance use can feel like being adrift in a lifeboat during a storm. Brenda Zane and Cathy Cioth use this powerful metaphor to describe the parenting journey—you’re in rough waters, the fog is thick, and you need provisions to survive. But here’s the hopeful part: as you use your tools, the weather

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Everything I Wish Someone Had Told Me When My Child Was Struggling With Substances

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Everything I Wish Someone Had Told Me When My Child Was Struggling With Substances

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When your child begins struggling with substance misuse, you enter a world you never imagined for yourself or your family. You might find yourself staring at the ceiling in the middle of the night, wondering if you’re the only person feeling this broken, this scared, this lost. But you’re not alone. Brenda Zane shares her

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The Secret Menu; Reframing The Experience of Parenting and Addiction, with Brenda Zane

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The Secret Menu; Reframing The Experience of Parenting and Addiction, with Brenda Zane

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Parenting a child who struggles with drugs or alcohol often feels like being handed a menu you never asked for. The experience is uncomfortable, complicated, and sometimes bitter. But what if that difficult journey was actually developing qualities in you that others might never receive? The Challenge of Finding Space to Think When you’re in

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Straight From My Heart; You Don’t Get To Tap Out On Yourself, with Brenda Zane

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Straight From My Heart; You Don’t Get To Tap Out On Yourself, with Brenda Zane

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Parenting a child through substance misuse brings a pain that feels different from any other parenting challenge. It’s isolating, confusing, and overwhelming. Many parents feel alone in their struggle, even when they know intellectually that other families face similar battles. The Unique Pain of Parenting Through Substance Misuse The host, who has been producing this

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A Battle-Tested Dad Shares Why The Support of Other Men Is Critical, Not Optional, If Your Child Misuses Drugs or Alcohol With Bill Guy

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A Battle-Tested Dad Shares Why The Support of Other Men Is Critical, Not Optional, If Your Child Misuses Drugs or Alcohol With Bill Guy

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When Bill Guy’s son Chris began experimenting with substances in junior high, Bill had no frame of reference for what was happening. Despite generational alcoholism in his family, drugs were unfamiliar territory. As he describes it, he was “like a deer in the headlights.” What followed was a years-long journey through his son’s addiction, multiple

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Using Rituals To Withstand Distress, Build Resilience And Counteract Triggers When Your Child is Misusing Drugs Or Alcohol (and a little pep talk) with Brenda Zane

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When your child is misusing drugs or alcohol, distress becomes a constant companion. You face triggering moments daily – finding evidence of use, handling difficult conversations, worrying about their safety, or simply enduring the chronic stress of uncertainty. Learning to withstand these moments without being derailed is essential for your wellbeing and your ability to

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Golden Nuggets from 2021: The Best of The Episodes You Need To Hear if Your Child Struggles With Substance Use or Addiction

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Golden Nuggets from 2021: The Best of The Episodes You Need To Hear if Your Child Struggles With Substance Use or Addiction

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When your teen or young adult is misusing drugs or alcohol, knowing where to turn for reliable information and support can feel overwhelming. This compilation episode brings together the most valuable insights from 2021’s Hopestream podcast conversations—essential listening for any parent navigating this difficult journey. Why These 2021 Episodes Matter The episodes featured in this

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