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.

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

Family recovery, parent coaching, siblings /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
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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Helping Your Young Adult Child Choose Treatment With Less Resistance, with Joanna Lilley

consultant, failure to launch, therapeutic consultant, young adult /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Helping Your Young Adult Child Choose Treatment With Less Resistance, with Joanna Lilley
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Trends in the Young Adult Treatment Industry The landscape of young adult treatment has undergone significant shifts in recent years. Programs are adapting to new realities shaped by financial pressures, insurance changes, and staffing challenges. ‘I’m seeing program models shift, or I don’t wanna say program closures. That’s actually, that, that was a little bit

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How Online Adult Content Impacts Youth, with Duane Osterlind

adult content, betrayal, porn, sex, shame /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
How Online Adult Content Impacts Youth, with Duane Osterlind
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When Duane Osterlind started working with addiction over a decade ago, most of his clients struggling with sex and pornography addiction were in their thirties, forties, fifties, or even sixties. Today, the landscape has dramatically shifted. Younger people in their early twenties are now reaching out for help with compulsive sexual behavior, and the reasons

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Be Ready When Your Child Is Ready To Accept Help for Addiction, With Brenda Zane

CRAFT, desperation, identified patient, preparation, treatment, willingness /
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Be Ready When Your Child Is Ready To Accept Help for Addiction, With Brenda Zane
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The Magical Intersection of Desperation and Willingness When your child struggles with substance misuse, there comes a pivotal moment—often brief and unexpected—when they become genuinely ready to accept help. As Brenda explains, this is when desperation finally meets willingness. If you’re not prepared for this moment, the opportunity can slip away before you even realize

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The Hidden Casualties of Family Addiction Battles, with Brenda Zane

family impact, fighting, siblings, spouses /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
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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How To Get Young People Ready for Real-World Sobriety, with Alex Zemeckis and Cannon Kristofferson

sober living, vocational programming, young adults /
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How To Get Young People Ready for Real-World Sobriety, with Alex Zemeckis and Cannon Kristofferson
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Recovery programs for young adults have evolved dramatically in recent years. Alex Zemeckis and Cannon Kristofferson, founders of the Grounds Recovery and Mare’s House sober living programs, have witnessed this shift firsthand. Their programs focus on preparing young people not just for sobriety, but for the real-world challenges that come with independent living. The Evolution

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Gas Station Garbage, Hidden Substances, and Helping Teens Find Healthy Connection, with Sebastian Martin

7-0, garbage, kava, kratom, sober living, TMS, transcranial magnetic stimulation /
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Gas Station Garbage, Hidden Substances, and Helping Teens Find Healthy Connection, with Sebastian Martin
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Parents today face a dramatically different landscape when it comes to teen substance use. Not only have traditional drugs changed, but a new category of easily accessible substances has emerged that many parents don’t know about. The Hidden Danger of Gas Station Substances Sebastian Martin, Executive Director at New Life House, warns parents about what

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Use Motivational Interviewing To Prevent Parenting Burnout, with Jennifer Ollis Blomqvist

burnout, change, MI, motivation, motivational interviewing, school refusal /
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Use Motivational Interviewing To Prevent Parenting Burnout, with Jennifer Ollis Blomqvist
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When your child struggles with substance use, vaping, school refusal, or other challenging behaviors, the weight of trying to fix everything can become crushing. Many parents exhaust themselves attempting to control outcomes, manage their child’s choices, and single-handedly drive change – a recipe for burnout that helps no one. Motivational interviewing offers a different approach,

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

resilience, self preservation, survival, warrior moms /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
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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A New Way To Treat Trauma and Addiction, with Jan Winhall

cutting, eating disorder, felt sense, polyvagal theory, self-harm, trauma /
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
A New Way To Treat Trauma and Addiction, with Jan Winhall
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When a young person struggles with addiction or engages in self-harming behaviors, parents often search for diagnoses and treatment protocols. But what if we understood these behaviors differently? Jan Winhall, creator of the Felt Sense Polyvagal model, offers a radically compassionate perspective that reframes how we think about trauma, addiction, and healing. Understanding Addiction as

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