Hopestream for parenting kids through drug use and addiction
Hopestream is the defacto resource for parents who have a teen or young adult child who's misusing drugs or alcohol, hosted by Brenda Zane. Brenda is a Mayo Clinic Certified health & wellness coach, CRAFT-trained Parent Coach, and mom of a son who nearly lost his life to addiction. Guests include addiction, prevention, and treatment experts, family members impacted by their loved one's substance use, and wellness and self-care specialists. You'll also hear heartfelt messages from me, your host. It's a safe, nurturing respite from the chaos and confusion you live with. We gather in our private communities between the episodes in The Stream community for moms. Learn more at www.hopestreamcommunity.org/the-stream/.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 289
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Shattering The Youth Treatment Mold And Getting Real About Drugs, Alcohol and Mental Health, with Wes Robins & Zac Sweat of Eternal Strength
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Wes Robins and Zac Sweat are insanely passionate about helping young people heal and have opened a therapeutic youth center outside of Atlanta, GA to do just that. Eternal Strength …
My Experience & Relationship With Stress, Trauma, Food, Pain and Healing; An Interview on The Work IN Podcast
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I'm excited to share this episode of The Work IN podcast where I was fortunate enough to have a conversation with Ericka Thomas, founder of Elemental Kinetics and talk about my expe…
In The Grip: 30 Days Of Life After Getting The Call Every Parent Dreads, Fentanyl Overdose
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I believe it's important to humanize the faceless statistics you see in the news about those struggling with substance use and addiction - the people are real, the families are real…
The 5 Stages of Why and How Your Child Decides to Change and What To Do at Each Stage, with Brenda Zane
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If you watch your child do harmful things and they don't see them as a problem, they waffle with ambivalence about what they're doing, start and stop behaviors over and over and als…
What Are CRAFT and Harm Reduction and Can They Work With Young People Who Are Misusing Drugs or Alcohol? with Dee-Dee Stout
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Dee-Dee Stout is a force to be reckoned with in the world of substance use treatment and specifically in the area of harm reduction. She’s in long-term recovery herself and is an au…
When Life Feels Unfair: Staying Away From Victim Mentality When Your Child is Misusing Drugs or Alcohol, with Brenda Zane
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There's no doubt that life can feel very unfair when your days and nights become consumed with your child's substance use issues, whether they're just experimenting or in active add…
Your Child Isn’t The Patient: The Parent's Role When A Teen Or Young Adult Is Misusing Drugs Or Alcohol, With Rebekah Tayebi
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Rebekah Tayebi has been working with families in various therapeutic settings for 18 years. She has valuable insights for parents when they have a child who needs help with mental h…
Parents Traumatized By Their Child's Substance Use; Restoring Your Health Through Trauma Release Exercise with Ericka Thomas
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You may not realize how much trauma your body is holding onto from the stress, anxiety, and fear you experience if your son or daughter is misusing substances or having mental healt…
Insider Perspective, Insights and Harsh Realities Parents Need to Hear From a Therapeutic Educational Consultant with Jennifer Taylor
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Parents have so many questions when their teen or young adult kids are starting to veer off the path of normal, healthy growth and development. They may suspect substance use, emoti…
Dear Friends and Family, This Is What I Need You To Know; A Shareable Episode To Open Conversations with Brenda Zane
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It can be really hard to tell friends, family members, and co-workers about your situation if you have a child who's misusing substances - first, you're too exhausted to talk about …
How Can a Therapist Help Parents When Their Child is Misusing Drugs Or Alcohol? Every Question You Secretly Want To Ask, with Laura Richer, LMHCA CHt
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Sometimes as parents we get so laser-focused on our kids and their problems that we forget we might benefit from some help of our own. There are often family dynamics that need to b…
Four Counterintuitive Things To Do When You're Overwhelmed By Your Child's Substance Use or Emotional Challenges with Brenda Zane
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I hear it all the time as I work with parents of kids who are struggling with substance use or emotional and behavioral issues, "I'm so overwhelmed and exhausted!" They're also livi…
The Xanax Episode: A Critical Conversation About the Dangers of Benzodiazepine Abuse and Addiction with Dr. Nzinga Harrison
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Dr. Nzinga Harrison is back for another vitally important conversation, this time focusing on benzodiazepines and Xanax in particular. Parents who have a son or daughter who's exper…
Uprooting Addiction, Healing From The Ground Up: A Film That Explores The Connection Between Trauma And Addiction, with Hope Payson and Daryl McGraw
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In this important and uplifting film, six people from Connecticut with vastly different cultural and socio-economic backgrounds explore the childhood traumas at the roots of their d…
How To Help Your Other Kids Deal With Their Sibling's Drug or Alcohol Use, with Nicole Kosanke, Ph.D. and Krissy Pozatek
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They're the ones left in the dust and shadow of a child who's misusing substances - the siblings. They witness the craziness and chaos, see the manipulation of their parents, they m…
What To Do With The Guilt And Regret When Your Child Is Experimenting With Or Addicted To Drugs Or Alcohol, with Brenda Zane
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There are some common emotions parents feel when they have a child who's misusing drugs or alcohol, and two of those are guilt and regret. We punish ourselves for things we did or …
Everything You Need to Know About Medications Like Suboxone, Vivitrol and Methadone for Treating Opioid Addiction, With Lauren Hoffman, Ph.D.
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Who's confused about using medication to treat opioid addiction? If your hand is in the air this is your episode! I was fortunate enough to speak with Dr. Lauren Hoffman who works w…
Why Your Child’s Substance Use Makes Perfect Sense And Four Helpful Strategies When They’re Not Open To Change, with Brenda Zane
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This episode will give you an alternative view of your child's substance use that might create more space for empathy and an understanding of why they continue in high-risk behavior…
Getting Kids Un-Stuck From Failure to Launch Mode with Mark McConville, Ph.D., author
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If you're nodding your head at the term "failure to launch" this is the episode for you. Dr. Mark McConville is a psychologist and author of THE book "Failure to Launch, Why Your 20…
The Hidden Goldmine of Help For Parents of Kids With Substance Use Disorder with The Partnership to End Addiction's Denise Mariano
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It's not often that you come across a resource or a person who cares deeply about families and kids struggling with substance use disorder, so when I met Denise Mariano and learned …