For Love of Recovery

If you've watched The Bear and felt something crack open in your chest during the "Fishes" episode — you're not alone. Season 2 of The Bear portrays sibling grief, family dysfunction, and the long shadow of addiction in a way that most TV never does. In this episode, therapist Asha Hunter unpacks what the Berzatto family gets right about sibling bonds, unspoken trauma, and the wa...

In families affected by addiction, everyone plays a role — whether they realize it or not. The hero who keeps everything together. The scapegoat who takes the blame. The lost child who goes quiet. The rescuer who can't stop fixing. Licensed therapist and sibling John Varsam breaks down the most common family roles in addiction, how they develop, and how they follow us into adulthood — affectin...

Recognizing when helping is actually doing more harm than good can be confusing when a loved one is misusing drugs or alcohol. Sibling relationships can be even more complicated depending on age differences and whether there’s a natural desire to support one another. This episode dives into what those raw and complex emotions look like for one sister, Gillian. She opens up about her journey with a...

If you have a sibling struggling with addiction, you know how isolating it feels — like no one around you truly understands what you're going through. For Love of Recovery is a podcast for siblings and families navigating a loved one's substance use. Host and founder Dominique Dajer shares why she started this show, what her brother's addiction taught her about boundaries, enabling, an...