Hopestream for Parenting Kids through Drug Use and Addiction

Hopestream is the defacto resource for parents who have a teen or young adult child who’s misusing drugs or alcohol, hosted by Brenda Zane. Brenda is a Mayo Clinic Certified health & wellness coach, CRAFT Parent Coach, and mom of a son who nearly lost his life to addiction. Guests include addiction, prevention, and treatment experts, family members impacted by their loved one’s substance use, and wellness and self-care specialists. You’ll also hear heartfelt messages from me, your host. It’s a safe, nurturing respite from the chaos and confusion you live with. We gather in our private communities between the episodes, The Stream for moms and The Woods for dads. Learn more at www.hopestreamcommunity.org.

Hard Conversations About Teen Substance Use: Why You Can’t Put Them Off

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Hard Conversations About Teen Substance Use: Why You Can't Put Them Off
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When a Child in the Community Is Lost Brenda and Cathy open this episode by acknowledging something deeply painful: a child of one of the moms in their community had recently passed away as a result of complications from substance use. They were honest about their hesitation to share it, not wanting to add to

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After Treatment: What the First 90 Days Really Look Like, with Beth Hillman

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After Treatment: What the First 90 Days Really Look Like, with Beth Hillman
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Episode 331 When Beth Hillman’s son came home from wilderness treatment, the first crisis didn’t come from him. It came from her. Standing in the driveway, anxious and spiraling, she watched her teenage son look at her calmly and say, “Mom, look at me. I’m gonna be okay.” Her first thought was not relief. It

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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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What Kids in Active Addiction Can’t Tell Their Parents (But Desperately Need Them to Know)

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What Kids in Active Addiction Can't Tell Their Parents (But Desperately Need Them to Know)
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If you have been watching your child blow up their life and wondering why nothing reaches them, this episode will change how you see what is happening inside them. Brenda Zane’s son Enzo Narciso — founder of Life Strategies Mentors and a young man who survived two fentanyl overdoses — returns to the podcast with

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10 Self-Coaching Questions Every Parent of a Child Struggling With Substances Should Ask

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10 Self-Coaching Questions Every Parent of a Child Struggling With Substances Should Ask
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There are moments in this journey when your coach isn’t available, your therapist can’t be reached, and the community is quiet. It is just you and whatever is unfolding in your relationship with your child, and you need a way through. In this solo episode, Brenda Zane distills a year of thinking into ten self-coaching

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Why Letting Your Child Struggle Is an Act of Love, Not Failure

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Why Letting Your Child Struggle Is an Act of Love, Not Failure
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If you have ever felt like a failure simply because you could not fix what your child is going through, this episode of Hopestream is for you. Brenda Zane sits down with Dr. Wes Robins, a licensed professional counselor, PhD, and self-described Soul Nurse practicing out of a 1960s ranch house in Alpharetta, Georgia. Since

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Why You Have to Connect Before You Correct — and How to Break Generational Patterns

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Why You Have to Connect Before You Correct — and How to Break Generational Patterns
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If you have a daughter and a relationship that feels like it is missing something you can’t quite name, this episode of Hopestream may be the conversation you have been waiting for. Brenda Zane talks with Lacey Tezino, founder of Passport Journeys and author of Therapy After Mom Died, about adoption, reunion, generational patterns around

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What’s Really Going On Inside Your Kid’s Mind When They Use Substances

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What's Really Going On Inside Your Kid's Mind When They Use Substances
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If you have ever watched your child go through treatment and wondered whether anything was actually landing, this episode of Hopestream will feel like a permission slip. Brenda Zane speaks with Brad McLeod, host of Sober Motivation, a top 0.5 percent podcast globally with over five million downloads. Brad was seventeen when he sat in

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Why the ‘Codependent’ Label Doesn’t Fit, and What Actually Does

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Why the 'Codependent' Label Doesn't Fit, and What Actually Does
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If you have ever been handed the word codependent and felt it didn’t quite fit, this episode of Hopestream will feel like a relief. Brenda Zane talks with Rawly Glass, LCSW, a therapist and parent educator who spent years turning the codependency label over in his hands before setting it down and looking for something

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What to Do When Your Young Adult Is Stuck After Treatment

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What to Do When Your Young Adult Is Stuck After Treatment
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If your young adult has been through treatment and come home only to stall, not ready for college, not ready to live independently, but clearly not thriving on the couch either, you are in one of the most disorienting places a parent can occupy. In this episode of Hopestream, Brenda Zane talks with Will White,

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