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When to Stop Rescuing Your Child From Addiction, With Campbell Manning

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When to Stop Rescuing Your Child From Addiction, With Campbell Manning
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When Campbell Manning dropped her middle son off at detox the day before Valentine’s Day, she believed it would all be behind them soon. She was making lasagna and expecting him home in a week. That moment marked the beginning of a journey that would transform not just her sons’ lives, but her own path

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The Hidden Casualties of Family Addiction Battles, with Brenda Zane

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The Hidden Casualties of Family Addiction Battles, with Brenda Zane
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When a child struggles with substance misuse, parents naturally focus all their energy on helping that child. But there’s an African proverb that captures a painful truth about what happens to everyone else: ‘when two elephants fight. It is the grass that suffers when two elephants fight. It is the grass that suffers.’ The Grass

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Clinging To Hope: An Epic Saga Of Addiction, Medical Innovation, Loss, Recovery, Hope and Unconditional Love

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Clinging To Hope: An Epic Saga Of Addiction, Medical Innovation, Loss, Recovery, Hope and Unconditional Love
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Growing Up: Family Trauma and Early Warning Signs Pattie Vargas raised her three children in a small Arizona town of 3,500 people, where faith and family were central to their lives. Steven was born in 1980, Joel in 1981, and Rebecca (Bekah) in 1985. The family’s stability shattered when Bekah was nine years old and

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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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Watching From The Sidelines; A Sibling’s Vantage Point On His Brother’s Risky Lifestyle, Drug Use And Recovery, with Marco Narciso

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Watching From The Sidelines; A Sibling’s Vantage Point On His Brother’s Risky Lifestyle, Drug Use And Recovery, with Marco Narciso
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When addiction enters a family, we often focus on the person struggling and their parents. But siblings occupy a unique and often overlooked position—close enough to witness everything, yet powerless to change it. Marco Narciso knows this reality intimately. As the younger brother of someone battling addiction, he watched his brother’s risky lifestyle unfold from

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How To Help Your Other Kids Deal With Their Sibling’s Drug or Alcohol Use, with Nicole Kosanke, Ph.D. and Krissy Pozatek

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How To Help Your Other Kids Deal With Their Sibling’s Drug or Alcohol Use, with Nicole Kosanke, Ph.D. and Krissy Pozatek
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When substance use disrupts a family, parents often focus intensely on the child who’s struggling—and understandably so. But what about the other children in the home? They’re watching, worrying, and often confused about what’s happening to their sibling and their family. Dr. Nicole Kosanke, Director of Family Services with CMC and co-author of Beyond Addiction,

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

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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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City Girl Gone Mom’s Danielle Schaffer On A Brother Stolen by Addiction and Thriving Despite Generational Trauma

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City Girl Gone Mom’s Danielle Schaffer On A Brother Stolen by Addiction and Thriving Despite Generational Trauma
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Danielle Schaffer never imagined she’d be sharing her family’s story of addiction with nearly half a million followers, but her journey from a toxic childhood to creating the family life she always dreamed of is both heartbreaking and inspiring. Growing Up With Addict Parents Danielle’s childhood was marked by chaos and instability. ‘I grew up

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

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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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When Your Sibling Has Substance Use Issues; Finding Sanity And Practicing Self-Care, with Tina Jayes

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When Your Sibling Has Substance Use Issues; Finding Sanity And Practicing Self-Care, with Tina Jayes
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When addiction enters a family, siblings often become the hidden casualties—watching, worrying, and carrying burdens that aren’t discussed. Tina Jayes knows this reality intimately, having grown up as the youngest of five children with an alcoholic mother in the San Fernando Valley during the 1960s. Her brother was charismatic and popular, but at 17, a

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