Living While Loving Your Child Through Addiction

Guest Andrea Seydel, author of the book Saving You is Killing Me Loving Someone With an Addiction.  This episode is full of easy to implement concepts and actions to help you build strength and resilience while going through a loved one's addiction.  A few of the topics we covered: What positive psychology is and how it can help you The concept of struggling well What resilience is and how to...

It feels like your child's addiction has all the power, but that's not true. It just takes a shift in perspective and learning where to focus your efforts to take your power back from addiction.  In this episode I give you a new perspective and approach to your child's addiction that helps you see where your power and control is.  If you have a child struggling with addiction and you w...

In this episode we talk about Jodi's before and after, how she shows up as a mom and wife when her family is in crisis, and how she handles the bad days.   If you have a child struggling with addiction and you want to Sign up for a 45 minute $17 call with me use the link below https://heatherrosscoachingcalendar.as.me/SampleSession For additional resources Sign up for my free guide 3 Steps To...

When you hear about addiction, detaching with love is often what’s recommended. The problem with that is it’s so confusing and because of that, it’s often misunderstood and misused. In this episode I explain what detaching with love means, when I finally did it, and how it will help you. To Sign up for a 45 minute $17 call with me use the link below https://heatherrosscoachingcalendar.as.me/Roadto...

When you have a child struggling with addiction understanding and implementing boundaries is life changing. Properly handled boundaries can transform your life and relationships. In this episode I make boundaries easy by explaining: Why we need boundaries What they are What they aren't How to set them What to avoid when setting them Get answers and support to help you and your child Sign up for a...

Every parent experiences anxiety worrying about their kids, but parents who are watching a child go through addiction experience even more intense levels of anxiety and more instances of it. Taking the time to understand it, learn how to process it, and reframe your thoughts about it gives you authority over it. In this episode you will learn: What anxiety is and why it's important The four wa...

First guest episode with Gill from The Sober Powered Podcast.  Some of the things we talked about in this episode: Do people who have struggled with addiction have a choice? Why consequences aren't enough to make people stop drinking/using  How each person's rock bottom looks different Different avenues to support sobriety Alcohol and the teen brain GROUP COACHING PROGRAM –  Peace of Mind...

Most of us have this idea that we should feel positive emotion all the time, or that we shouldn’t feel negative emotion. We aren't supposed to be happy 100% of the time. The tools I share are meant to help you keep that 50/50 balance because when you're dealing with a child's addiction it's easy to get stuck in the negative 50. Negative emotions have a purpose. Each one is bringing...

Discomfort is necessary. Suffering is optional. In this episode, I tell you what turns discomfort into suffering so you can notice when you're doing it and shift back to discomfort.   If you open up to what I'm saying and implement what you learn in this episode then you will be in charge of your peace of mind rather than depending in your child to change. GROUP COACHING PROGRAM –  Peace o...

The way you think and talk about your child's addiction is very powerful.  It shapes your experience of their addiction and either raises or lowers your quality of life. Today I share 4 steps you can take to change how you talk and think about your child's addiction and therefore change your future instead of recreating your painful past.  GROUP COACHING PROGRAM –  Peace of Mind Group for...

When you try to control  your child, you’re doing it to create relief from your emotional discomfort. It's one of those "solutions" that often leads to more emotional pain and discomfort.  Today I give you some empowering alternatives to trying to control your child and their addiction. I also share what's behind the major difference I see in parents who are still struggling with...

The good news is you already possesses this super power,  you just don't know how to put it to work for you yet. In this episode I explain how it works and how to make it work for you instead of against you.  Resources From Heather Ross Coaching GROUP COACHING PROGRAM –  Join the waitlist – New Group Starting soon! Be the first to get details.  https://heatherrosscoaching.com/peace-of-mind-com...

How often do you send a text to your child who struggles with addiction and breathe a sigh of relief because the text went through, or look on social media to see if they’ve been active, or do a drive by just so you can have a little peace of mind? It's easy for fear to take over your life.  You get stuck with horrible images and thoughts about them overdosing and all the worst case scenarios....

How often do you intend to have a positive interaction with your child, keep it light and polite, just give them a little love,  but instead it turns into disconnect, arguments, and you end up bewildered about where it went wrong? I used to find myself in that position constantly. I would plan something fun with my daughter to make memories and connect with her and we would end up fighting, I woul...

In this introduction episode I talk about my journey from feeling totally powerless and thinking nothing would ever help with my daughter's addiction, to being willing to try anything.  When I decided to break the mold of doing things the way I always did, I became confident in my ability to support my daughter, created a better relationship with her, and learned a process that gives me clarit...