24. Adolescence and Substance Use- Things to Know as They Go Back to School

The 5 Stages of Grief, ie the Kubler-Ross Grief Cycle, is well known and often applied for the death of a loved one or a similar life event, but here we will challenge our listeners to see how it, too...

13 Jan 20241h 5min

After hitting rock bottom when his kids were taken from his and his wife's arms by CPS and he was arrested, Brian realized he had to make a change. "I didn't know how to receive or handle what was goi...

11 Jan 20241h 5min

Pam, the head of the non-profit Thrive! Family Recovery Resources, is a mother who, like so many others, had a child who suffered from a substance use disorder. Jake, unfortunately, inherited the stro...

4 Jan 20241h 12min

Second chances, technically we get one every day- it's called tomorrow, but why are second chances important? Who deserves a second (or third or fourth) chance, and who gets to decide if they do? Mayb...

19 Dec 202355min

Cross-Addiction or addiction transfer or addiction interaction disorder is sometimes confused with dual substance use disorder or a person who has multiple active substance use disorders. But what, th...

14 Dec 202354min

Dr Sara Polley joins us as we discuss the holiday season and how it can both positively and negatively impact the family of those suffering from the disease of addiction as well as the person themselv...

7 Dec 202345min

Let us introduce Rocky! Rocky's story begins with a critical life choice- hockey or rock 'n roll... What transpired from that one choice is unlike any other, as most stories are; however, Rocky's stor...

30 Nov 20231h 3min

Meet Eddie. This is far more than Eddie's story. This episode will challenge the way you think about trauma and love and healing and codependency and shame and the pain associated with all of it. "Doe...

28 Nov 20231h