Siblinghood of Recovery

Join me in a fabulous interview with Catherine Borgman-Arboleda, Founder of Collaborative-Insights Coaching, as we cover the vital importance of self-work. We hear that term everywhere, this Episode digs in to what self-work comprises of and how Catherine's insights can lead to a tremendous amount of healing, letting go false expectations and developing a deep connection with our loved ones,...

Welcome to a Mom's Recovery Journey. Tracy offers a rich perspective on how Wilderness Treatment not only changed her daughter's life but positively impacted the entire Family System. The goal, as always, is to share experience, resources, and connection. We hope you'll find information here to help your own Recovery Journey. 1:40 - Tracy's Journey: the Pandemic's impact o...

Welcome to 2024! If you're listening to this, you may have a child in recovery, in the chaos of substance use, or you are engaged with a Treatment professional to help your child. Here are Resources for you, as a Parent, to continue your own growth which is the best thing you can do as you support your child's journey through addiction. Resources 4:10 - Local Al Anon Groups & Meeting...

For my amazing Recovery community, this is being dropped one day before my Loved One's Birthday. What an amazingly beautiful and hard Journey this has been and I can't think of a better day to publish this one as I watch my Loved One create his own Path. In tandem, I also continue to 'Do The Work' and know I will never take my foot off the gas as I have oh-so much to learn.  I&...

Abigail Batchelder, PhD, MPH is an Assistant Director of Behavioral Medicine Program for Stigma and Substance Use Research and Assistant Professor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School, as well as the Director of the Substance Use Scientific Working Group, at Harvard University's Center for AIDS Research. What grabbed my attention of the research article, The shame spiral of addiction: Negati...

MaryBeth lost her son Matt to the disease of addiction. What MaryBeth has done with that loss is nothing short of amazing. The drive to work hard in the arena of Recovery comes from the simple fact that MaryBeth would do anything to ensure a parent never experiences the devastating grief she has felt in losing Matt. This interview covers so much in the walk with addiction as a parent. Ranging from...

To have Jackie Werboff on this Podcast is nothing short of an incredible honor. Jackie directly contributed to my own Recovery through an offering space to begin understanding, in the most compassionate of ways, how my own childhood development was impacting the Family System I sought to build. I hope you enjoy this conversation that includes the NeuroAffective Relational Model(NARM) model of Ther...

Shame-based emotional triggers, linked to substance use, can be detrimental especially if parents employ shame as a behavioral deterrent. Instead, our best offense is to heal ourselves. Article cited, Published online 2022 Mar 18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265480 , PMCID: PMC8932605, The shame spiral of addiction: Negative self-conscious emotion and substance use . Thank you for listening and ple...

Embarking on a personal journey of recovery from family dysfunction and substance use challenges can offer invaluable lessons. Through our effort to understand why our children are using substances, we must focus on the essential concepts of self-regulation, the impact of our parenting styles, and how we can become better parents through building up our own resilience. I offer up my own experience...

What if you discovered your role as a parent isn't as straightforward as you thought, particularly when dealing with a child's addiction? That's the tough pill we're swallowing in today's conversation. As a parent, your influence can shape your child's life in ways you may not fully comprehend. As we explore the murkier waters of parenting and addiction, we'll ad...

It has been a minute! I moved into our new home, caught COVID, then battled with Pink Eye, and now have a hernia from coughing so much. But I'm still alive and kicking! I am back with a slightly new format but still have that drive towards bringing resources to any parent working through the challenges of substance use in the family. This Episode is dedicated to Safety planning and how easy i...

Join me in this great conversation about CRAFT with Cordelia Kraus, LPC, CADC-I. 0:35 - Helping Families Help 1:30 - Redefining the definition of, 'A Good Mother' (expectation & control) 2:40 - How our expectations impacts relationships 2:60 - How reading the book, ' Beyond Addiction ', changed Cordelia's perspective 3:25 - Shifting our perspective to WHO we are and HO...

I am so excited to have an upcoming interview on C.R.A.F.T., Community Reinforcement and Family Training. The farther I travel on my Recovery Journey, the more I learn about the importance to embrace each individual, each Family, each Parent, each child's nuanced environment and challenge in recovering from addiction. We are all different, each addiction is different, each Family is different...

This Episode is dedicated to my Army: Amra, Amy, Angela, Buddy, Chip, Chris, Christine, Elisabeth, Glen, Jen, Jen, John, Judy, Kris, Laura, Lisa A., Lisa C., Lisa R., Kathryn, Kevin J, Kim, Michele, Mike, Monica, Nathan K., Norma, Sandy, Sheila, Tim. 0:40 - NARM , Neural Affective Relational Model of Therapy 1:20 - Sobriety Soldiers Instagram 4:30 - Writing down your priorities, so you can plan yo...

In this Episode, I interview Alex White, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. I met Alex as a Facilitator of an Evoke Therapy Finding You Intensive program. I knew I had to begin doing my own work in order to contribute to a healthy family system and I was fortunate enough to have Alex lead our intensive group. You will hear in Alex's voice his steady...

It is January and you know what means? We are working on Step 1, "We admitted we were powerless over others – that our lives had become unmanageable”. The premise of this Episode is to begin the process of understanding addiction, not controlling addiction (because that truly will never happen). As Parents begin the Journey of their own Healing, gaining a true understanding of how we each emb...

As we move into the new year, I've made a commitment to myself, and anyone listening to this Podcast, to condense concepts covered to no more than one or two. I realized in 2022, there are so many aspects of Recovery that attempting to combine three or four subjects does not give enough time to highlight many of foundational practices that can help parents grow within as they deal with their...

I continue my Journey with YOU by offering this wonderful interview. Dr. Marcy Willard is Founder & CEO of Cadey . Dr. Willard is a tech entrepreneur, licensed psychologist, nationally certified school psychologist, and published author. Dr. Willard, or Marcy, is one of my fellow Moms who has offered me insight and gentle guidance. Lots of show notes, so short introduction. Enjoy! 1:00 - How M...

We are getting close to end of the year Holiday Season. We all know these times can be triggering if we  have loved ones battling addiction. This Podcast takes a walk into understanding what triggers may arise, and what we can do to be more in touch with our emotions as we navigate loving our Family Member and recognizing the battle with substance use disorders. This is not easy. This. Is. Hard. H...

A short but timely Episode on who to turn to in the Holiday Season if you're a parent in the midst of Recovery, no matter what stage you may find yourself today. So many of us are going through challenges that not everyone can understand. Be sure to get your resources ready as there will be a moment when you need to speak with someone walking a similar journey. So, as you pass the cranberry s...

This interview is with Gavin Whitteker, Outreach Coordinator for Resilience Recovery Resources. Gavin opens up about his own Journey and how this impacts his ability to understand what Families are going through when they first reach out to Resilience, a Treatment Center that provides clinical aftercare and life skills development for the adolescent and emerging adult male population. My experienc...

In this Episode I interview Kevin Petersen, Founder of the Chronic Hope Institute ,  and author of Chronic Hope: Parenting the Addicted Child and Chronic Hope: Families & Addiction , both providing an integrated, holistic approach to healing families in crisis due to addiction and codependency. Kevin established The Chronic Hope Institute in 2020 with a mission to increase education on addicti...

Kevin Johnson was my introduction into Residential Treatment as the Case Manager assigned to me and my son. To say he created an amazing space of healing for both of us, would be an understatement. You can hear his thoughtful approach to navigating tough Family dynamics, born out of a clear ability to relate to so many of the adolescents entering the world of treatment. I am so grateful to have Ke...

Excerpt from The Washington Post, Perspective by Valerie Strauss, Staff writer, August 1, 2022 at 9:49 a.m. EDT, "Last year, a website called VeryWellFamily.com published an article on “lawn-mower parents” — successors to the “helicopter parent” who were long known for “hovering” over their children and being overly involved in their lives. Lawn-mower parents were even more overly involved, a...

Susan Ousterman, Founder of Vilomah Memorial Gardens , speaks to the experience of walking with her son, Tyler, on his journey with addiction and his medical treatment while battling a substance use disorder. Susan describes how many of the laws that were actually in place, but not recognized, may have contributed to his passing. Many of us will relate with the stigma of substance abuse while navi...