Parenting After Addiction: A Conversation About Honesty, Healing, and Hard Questions

Talking to your kids about your addiction is hard and it’s scary, but it’s also necessary. When you’re a parent and you’re working through addiction and recovery, it’s a challenge to know how much to share, and how to share it, with your children.

In this re-released groundbreaking episode, we have a conversation with Matt and Rachael about how we’ve approached talking to our own kids – of all ages – about our recovery. This is also a very personal episode, because Julie’s teenage daughter Cora joins us, to share with our listeners what it’s like from her perspective.

If you’ve got kids, this episode is a MUST listen.

In this episode:

• Preparing for the hard questions your kids WILL eventually ask you
• Allowing our kids to share what they experienced, without getting defensive or upset
• The value of letting your kids see your flaws
• Making your kids feel safe enough to ask for help
• Creating a space where families can talk about addiction and recovery without shame or fear
• How sharing our experiences with alcohol can affect the decisions they make when they’re confronted with it
• Co-parenting with different viewpoints
• Resources are available to support your kids, if you don’t feel capable right now

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To learn more about our guests, check out the full show notes

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