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For families impacted by addiction and mental illness, public incidents, community judgment, and private pain can fuel a deep sense of shame. But shame isolates—and the truth is, many families are walking the same path, quietly. This episode is a raw, honest look at how to move through shame and into resilience, even when your world feels exposed.

• Understand how addiction and mental health challenges are often deeply intertwined—and how that affects family dynamics.
• Hear firsthand experiences from parents who’ve faced public embarrassment and emotional trauma yet found a way to let go of shame.
• Learn how reframing your mindset and seeking the right support can turn a seemingly hopeless situation into one of growth and empowerment.

Hit play to explore how families can let go of shame and reclaim strength while loving someone through addiction.

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Loving someone with a drug or alcohol problem can feel exhausting — the worry, the guilt, the sleepless nights. It wears you down.

Family Hope Support offers one-to-one support sessions grounded in real lived experience. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction.

🎉: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. — use code FAMILYHOPE at checkout.

👉 Claim your discount at familyhopesupport.com and start feeling less alone. You don’t have to do this by yourself.

This podcast provides practical guidance and support for families navigating the challenges of substance abuse disorder, offering insights from addiction recovery experts, family therapy, and support groups like Al-Anon and Family Drug Support, with a focus on understanding how to help and support loved ones dealing with addiction, including heroin addiction, through counselling and treatment options.

DISCLAIMER

Every family is different — if you’re supporting someone through addiction, please make decisions that are right for you, ideally in consultation with qualified professionals and appropriate support networks.

NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com

When you're caregiving, loving someone in recovery, or just trying to hold your own life together, setting boundaries can feel impossible. But what if your boundaries aren’t selfish—they’re essential?

In this deeply personal and insightful episode, Carrie shares what it really looks like to hold firm boundaries during a loved one's battle with cancer, addiction, and emotional turmoil. You'll hear the emotional cost of being both caregiver and advocate, and how setting limits became an act of survival—not abandonment.

• Why healthy boundaries are more like a lighthouse than a lifeboat—and what that means for your relationships.
• The surprising burnout signs and small, daily rituals that helped Carrie protect her energy.
• How to set boundaries with compassion, even when your loved one is in crisis.

🎧 Press play to learn how boundaries can become your greatest act of love—for yourself and those you care about most.

🌱 Family Hope Support — Special Offer for Podcast Listeners

Loving someone with a drug or alcohol problem can feel exhausting — the worry, the guilt, the sleepless nights. It wears you down.

Family Hope Support offers one-to-one support sessions grounded in real lived experience. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction.

🎉: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. — use code FAMILYHOPE at checkout.

👉 Claim your discount at familyhopesupport.com and start feeling less alone. You don’t have to do this by yourself.

This podcast provides practical guidance and support for families navigating the challenges of substance abuse disorder, offering insights from addiction recovery experts, family therapy, and support groups like Al-Anon and Family Drug Support, with a focus on understanding how to help and support loved ones dealing with addiction, including heroin addiction, through counselling and treatment options.

DISCLAIMER

Every family is different — if you’re supporting someone through addiction, please make decisions that are right for you, ideally in consultation with qualified professionals and appropriate support networks.

NEW Announcement: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. familyhopesupport.com

Have you ever found unexpected calm in the middle of total chaos—like laughter breaking through tears?

If you're walking through the exhaustion and heartbreak of supporting a loved one through addiction or crisis, you know how burnout doesn’t just live in your mind—it settles into your body. In this episode, we explore how simple, even silly moments can spark release and relief in the most surprising ways.

• Discover how a few seconds of cold water can interrupt stress and reconnect you to your breath.
• Learn why laughter—yes, even in your darkest moments—might be your body’s way of healing.
• Hear how others have found peace not through grand solutions, but through small, physical shifts that invite presence and grace.

Press play to uncover the small, surprising practice that might just offer the emotional release you've been needing.

🌱 Family Hope Support — Special Offer for Podcast Listeners

Loving someone with a drug or alcohol problem can feel exhausting — the worry, the guilt, the sleepless nights. It wears you down.

Family Hope Support offers one-to-one support sessions grounded in real lived experience. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction.

🎉: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session with Paul King. — use code FAMILYHOPE at checkout.

👉 Claim your discount at familyhopesupport.com and start feeling less alone. You don’t have to do this by yourself.

This podcast provides practical guidance and support for families navigating the challenges of substance abuse disorder, offering insights from addiction recovery experts, family therapy, and support groups like Al-Anon and Family Drug Support, with a focus on understanding how to help and support loved ones dealing with addiction, including heroin addiction, through counselling and treatment options.

DISCLAIMER

Every family is different — if you’re supporting someone through addiction, please make decisions that are right for you, ideally in consultation with qualified professionals and appropriate support networks.