After Losing Her Son to Addiction, Maggie Fleitman Chose Hope

Some losses change your life forever. But sometimes, even through unimaginable pain, a new purpose can emerge. This week on Primary Purpose with Pej, Pej sits down with Maggie Fleitman, a certified grief educator, speaker, and founder of Solace for Hope, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting families who have lost a loved one to addiction or mental health challenges. After losing her oldest son, Mitchell, to an accidental overdose in 2010, Maggie faced a grief no parent should ever have to experience. Instead of allowing that loss to define the rest of her life, she transformed her pain into a mission to help other families find hope, compassion, and a path toward healing. In this deeply moving conversation, Maggie opens up about losing a child to addiction, navigating grief, breaking the stigma surrounding substance use and mental health, and why families need support too. She shares how more than a decade of turning tragedy into service has shaped her understanding of recovery, resilience, and healing. This is a powerful conversation about profound loss, the courage to keep going, and finding purpose even in the darkest moments. #Recovery #AddictionRecovery #Grief #MentalHealth #Healing #Hope #Resilience #Family #PersonalGrowth #Inspiration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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