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Taming Fear And Preserving Yourself When Your Child Struggles with Drugs and Alcohol
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
In this episode, I offer what might feel like slightly brutal truths if you're parenting a young person who struggles with substances and mental health challenges. I emphasize the importance of self-preservation for parents, noting that while you cannot force lasting change in your child or children, you can create the best conditions to foster it.
I discuss the "self-preservation continuum" - the balance between being fully (overly) involved in your child's recovery and maintaining personal health and sanity. I also provide practical tools you can focus on when you have no idea what to do, and highlight the destructive impact of fear when it dominates.
EPISODE RESOURCES:
Hopestream episode 8: Don’t Let Your Child’s Addiction Kill Your Dreams and Passions
Hopestream episode 58: Four Counterintuitive Things To Do When You’re Overwhelmed By Your Child’s Substance Use or Emotional Challenges
Insight Timer meditation: Your Special Room
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