The Lifeboat Episode; Six Essential Provisions For Parenting Kids Through Drug Use or Addiction, with Cathy Cioth
Navigating life with a young person who’s misusing substances and struggling with mental health can feel like a ride in a very stormy sea. Parents need to be well equipped for the journey but often aren’t sure what the mandatory, life-saving provisions are to bring along. In this episode, Cathy Cioth, Hopestream Community co-founder, joins me to share our top six recommended provisions for parents. We identify the items we wish we’d had in our lifeboat when we started our expedition so you can be better prepared.
What Are Boundaries And Why Parents Need Them When Your Child Misuses Drugs or Alcohol, with Cathy Cioth
You might hear the term "boundaries" thrown around as you work to parent your child who's misusing drugs and alcohol - but what exactly are they, and why do you need them? Hopestream Community co-founder Cathy Cioth and I deep dive into this topic today because we see parents in our communities struggle with it constantly.
Back Pocket Parenting; Getting Un-Enmeshed From A Child Who Misuses Drugs and Alcohol, with Cathy Cioth
Parents often don’t realize they’re deeply and unhealthfully embedded in their child’s life- especially when that child struggles with their relationship to substances. The official term for this dysfunction is called enmeshment, but since Cathy and I aren’t therapists, we liken it to back-pocket parenting.
If you find yourself intertwined in your child’s life to a degree that they’re not doing things for themselves, or you don’t know where they end and you begin, this is your episode. We talk about what enmeshment looks like, the impact it has on a teen or young adult, and ideas for how you can start to disentangle from them using boundaries and natural consequences (and a good therapist!)
the annual golden nuggets episode; 2022 edition
It’s the annual year-end Golden Nuggets Hopestream episode with 12 memorable guest excerpts you won’t want to miss.