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The Difference Between Healthy Guilt and Harmful Self-Blame for Parents

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The Difference Between Healthy Guilt and Harmful Self-Blame for Parents
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The Apology Parents Don’t Need to Keep Making Brenda opens this solo episode by naming something she hears parents repeat constantly: I’m sorry I didn’t catch this sooner. I’m sorry I wasn’t a better parent. I’m sorry this is happening to you. Her message is direct — it is time to put that speech down.

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Anger for Parents of Struggling Teens: How to Recognize It, Name It, and Handle It

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Anger for Parents of Struggling Teens: How to Recognize It, Name It, and Handle It
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Episode 335 ABOUT THE EPISODE: There’s an emotion most of us are carrying that we don’t talk about, because we’re pretty sure we’re not allowed to feel it. Anger. Anger at where our kid’s choices have led our family. Anger at what they’re doing to themselves. And underneath it, a heavy layer of guilt for

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A Love Letter for Parenting Kids Through Addiction, with Brenda Zane

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A Love Letter for Parenting Kids Through Addiction, with Brenda Zane
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Episode 330 ABOUT THE EPISODE: There are days in this journey when the weight of it all becomes almost too much to carry. You are still showing up, still trying, still breathing through a kind of pain most people around you will never fully understand. A few years ago, I sat down and wrote something

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Kids & Addiction: What 99 Parents & Pros Taught Me

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Kids & Addiction: What 99 Parents & Pros Taught Me
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Starting a podcast in January 2020 meant launching into an uncertain world. As Brenda Zane recalls, ‘I birthed the first episode of this podcast on January 8th, 2020. Of course, I had absolutely no idea that our world would effectively be shutting down 60 days later.’ Despite the chaos that followed, nearly 100 conversations with

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Counterintuitive Parenting if Your Child Struggles with Substances & Mental Health

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Counterintuitive Parenting if Your Child Struggles with Substances & Mental Health
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When your child struggles with substance use and mental health challenges, your instinct is to solve the problem, give advice, and maintain control. But some of the most effective parenting strategies are actually counterintuitive – they go against what feels natural in crisis mode. Ask Questions Instead of Giving Advice Most parents default to telling

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Ten Hard Truths Every Parent Needs if Your Child Misuses Drugs or Alcohol

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Ten Hard Truths Every Parent Needs if Your Child Misuses Drugs or Alcohol
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When your teen or young adult is misusing drugs or alcohol, there are hard truths that no parent wants to hear but every parent needs to understand. These realities can help you respond more effectively and potentially save your child’s life. The Magnitude Problem: They’re Using More Than They’re Telling You One of the most

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Staying Strong Through Your Kid’s Struggles: A Short Story

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Staying Strong Through Your Kid’s Struggles: A Short Story
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Parenting a child through substance use and mental health struggles is one of the most difficult journeys any parent can face. The days can feel long and overwhelming, and it’s easy to feel isolated and helpless. But there’s wisdom and even beauty to be found in these hard times. The Reality of Recovery’s Aftermath One

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Mother’s Day Bonus Episode: For The Mom Parenting Your Child Through Addiction and Mental Health Challenges, with Brenda Zane

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Mother’s Day Bonus Episode: For The Mom Parenting Your Child Through Addiction and Mental Health Challenges, with Brenda Zane
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The Invisible Weight of Mothering Through Crisis Motherhood takes on a different dimension when your child struggles with substance misuse and mental health challenges. The weight you carry is often invisible to the outside world—the late-night worries, the constant vigilance, the grief for the life you imagined versus the reality you’re living. Yet you continue

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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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A Subtle & Stealth Strategy That Creates Real Change if Your Child is Misusing Drugs & Alcohol

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A Subtle & Stealth Strategy That Creates Real Change if Your Child is Misusing Drugs & Alcohol
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When your child struggles with substance misuse, every parenting instinct screams at you to fix the problem, solve the crisis, and rescue them from harm. But what if the most powerful thing you could do is the exact opposite? What if stepping back, rather than stepping in, creates the conditions your child needs to finally

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