Join host Margaret Swift Thompson a Hazelden Betty Ford counselor for over 20 years in the field of chemical dependency. Along with her guests they will explore the stories, experiences, struggles and victories of people who loves someone with the disease of addiction. The Embrace Family Recovery Podcast was born out of the passion Margaret feels about giving a voice to the family experience, which is rarely heard, and sadly under served. If you love someone who is addicted, grab a cup of coffee and listen to our conversations. You will hear your story and strategies to stop being held hostage by the disease.
Learn more about Embrace Family Recovery and Margaret's work here:
https://embracefamilyrecovery.com/
Zoe and her mom Heather return today and share more about how the Hazelden Betty Ford Children's Program has assisted the whole family in healing from the disease of addiction.
Empowerment means the …
I am so excited to introduce you to Heather and Zoe. Since I had the extraordinary opportunity to participate in the Hazelden Betty Ford Children's Program in October 2017, I have dreamed about givin…
In today's episode, William Cope Moyers, the author of Broken, shares further about his ongoing recovery journey and the power of community in that recovery.
Willam and I talk about how a connection …
William's book Broken was the window into a family, where the disease of addiction was a central character.
William shares today that in the years since writing Broken, he has faced many growth oppor…
Today I am thrilled to introduce you to William Cope Moyers, a man in long-term recovery who wrote his Memoir, 'Broken' in 2006. William was a trailblazer of sorts, willing to write his book and his …
Today I am back with a solo episode.
Holidays can be magical and stressful. They can be warmly familiar or stressfully familiar.
Expectations bread resentments, so today, I am providing you with some …
Not only does Danni expose her soul in her writing, but she also lets others into the journey of being a family member of loved ones with the disease of addiction.
After this disease took her son Trav…
Yesterday would have been Travis's 40th Birthday. My heart has been with Danni and her family, thinking of the many emotions they might be experiencing. I am sending them all hugs.
In today's episode,…
Who hasn't wanted to write one of those Christmas letters with unfiltered truth?
Well, today's guest did precisely that. Danni courageously wrote her unbridled truth in her annual Christmas letters. …
We all know the saying life is short; it really is!
Today I honor my friend and first podcast guest, Janet.
Janet was very anxious about being a guest on the podcast, and in true Janet's style, she was…
I am so grateful to have this platform to share conversations with you. Tom continues to teach me, and it was so great of him to share how he works his recovery and the benefits to all family members…
It is here...
Tom's Tiger Talk!!
Enjoy, and don't be afraid to listen twice as Tom is such a quick speaker.
The Tiger Talk is a visual masterpiece with humor and experience that makes this a great way t…
There are so many ways to learn about the disease of addiction.
There are so many teachers that offer a variety of styles, from brain science to billboards along the highway showing before and after p…
Michelle shares tools that she uses in her recovery! One of the things I enjoy most about making this podcast is the opportunity to hear people's stories.
I find, like in a Twelve Step meeting, if I …
In today's episode, Michelle returns to continue sharing her story. Michelle shares the benefits of working with a sponsor in Al-Anon and how her recovery journey brings her to attend another 12 step…
Today you will meet Michelle, who, as she says, comes to recovery "fully loaded" with ancestral trauma.
As a child, and grandchild, a sister, an aunt, a mother, a grandmother.
The disease of addiction…
Jerry Moe returns today, sharing more about the resources available for children and their caregivers.
Jerry and his Children's Program team have worked with Sesame Street to create a storyline about …
Jerry Moe returns and shares about the phenomenal Children's Program of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.
Jerry is one of the best storytellers. He explains how their use of play, creativity, connec…
On today's episode, Jerry Moe, the Executive Director of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation's National Children's Program, shares some of his story. Jerry has such a passion for helping the children …
On a recent podcast, Episode 24, the topic was sponsorship.
If you missed it, find it in the link below.
https://embracefamilyrecovery.com/ep-24-what-is-a-sponsor-do-i-need-one-im-not-good-at-asking-f…