Episode 66 ABOUT THE EPISODE:If you watch your child do harmful things and they don’t see them as a problem, they waffle with ambivalence about what they’re doing, start and stop behaviors over and over and also struggle with relapse, this is your episode. The Stages of Change model is one that’s well known and […]
Episode 64 ABOUT THE EPISODE:There's no doubt that life can feel very unfair when your days and nights become consumed with your child's substance use issues, whether they're just experimenting or in active addiction. We wonder what it would be like to not have a large portion of our hearts and heads filled with worry,
Episode 62 ABOUT THE EPISODE:You may not realize how much trauma your body is holding onto from the stress, anxiety, and fear you experience if your son or daughter is misusing substances or having mental health challenges. Telltale signals of too much stress and trauma include depression, anxiety, gut health challenges, appetite change, and poor
Episode 61 ABOUT THE EPISODE:Parents have so many questions when their teen or young adult kids are starting to veer off the path of normal, healthy growth and development. They may suspect substance use, emotional issues, trauma, or may have no idea why their child is struggling. It's confusing, and when you're so closely intertwined
Episode 59 ABOUT THE EPISODE:Sometimes as parents we get so laser-focused on our kids and their problems that we forget we might benefit from some help of our own. There are often family dynamics that need to be dealt with while a child is struggling with substance use, or while they're in treatment. We need
Episode 57 ABOUT THE EPISODE:Dr. Nzinga Harrison is back for another vitally important conversation, this time focusing on benzodiazepines and Xanax in particular. Parents who have a son or daughter who's experimenting with substances must listen to this eye-opening and informative episode where Dr. Harrison and I discuss all-things-benzo's. We cover so much territory in
Episode 56 ABOUT THE EPISODE:In this important and uplifting film, six people from Connecticut with vastly different cultural and socio-economic backgrounds explore the childhood traumas at the roots of their drug addictions. At an innovative retreat organized by addiction and trauma counselor Hope Payson (LSCW, LADC), six people from varying walks of life – each
Episode 55 ABOUT THE EPISODE:They’re the ones left in the dust and shadow of a child who’s misusing substances – the siblings. They witness the craziness and chaos, see the manipulation of their parents, they might get blackmailed or harassed – it’s scary and parents are often left wondering what this is doing to their
Episode 54 ABOUT THE EPISODE:There are some common emotions parents feel when they have a child who's misusing drugs or alcohol, and two of those are guilt and regret. We punish ourselves for things we did or didn't do, choices we made in the past and actions we took in our lives. Today's episode will
Episode 53 ABOUT THE EPISODE:Who's confused about using medication to treat opioid addiction? If your hand is in the air this is your episode! I was fortunate enough to speak with Dr. Lauren Hoffman who works with Recovery Research Institute, a leading nonprofit research institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School,
