Addiction Makes Sense to Your Child: Here's Why, with Jeremy French

ABOUT THE EPISODE:

When I first heard about a woodworking apprenticeship as an addiction recovery program, I was skeptical. And then I sat down with Jeremy French, founder of Making Whole in Asheville, North Carolina, and everything I thought I knew about what recovery has to look like got turned on its head.

Jeremy got sober at 17 after stolen cars, drug runs to Florida, and a flop house he describes as straight out of a Netflix series. He's been in recovery nearly 30 years, never finished high school, and built one of the most remarkable programs I've come across. A small group of men of all ages build high-end furniture together, share a daily meal, and are never forced to stay.

Of the 55 men who've graduated from Making Whole since 2018, 30 of them will tell you they are exactly where they want to be today. That is not a number you hear in this space. I was so intrigued.

You'll hear about:

• Why Jeremy credits drugs with solving nine out of ten problems in his life while he was using, and what that might mean for your child
• The two things true in every recovery success story Jeremy has witnessed, without exception
• The decision his parents made that changed his life more than anything else
• Why stepping back sends a different message than you think
• What addiction is actually solving, and why treating it as the problem keeps everyone stuck
• What parents who have lost a child would give anything to do, and what that could mean for you right now

EPISODE RESOURCES:

• Making Whole website

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