For Love of Recovery

<p>This episode is for anyone navigating a sibling's addiction, early sobriety, or the complicated road of family recovery.</p><p>A year ago, I wasn't sure where my brother Justin would be today — or if he'd make it to...

<p>Addiction is hard. But the stories we tell about it can make it even harder.</p><p>When someone you love is struggling with substance use, the questions feel endless: </p><p>Do they deserve my love right...

<p>If your sibling is sober, or you’ve finally put those boundaries up, but you still feel on edge, you’re not alone.</p><p>Many siblings experience lingering anxiety after addiction—even when life finally feels calm...

<p>What does it mean to grieve a parent who is still alive—but was never able to show up the way you needed?</p><p>In this episode, Marci Hopkins shares how childhood abuse, emotional neglect, and a parent’s addiction...

<p>What if everything you’ve been taught about recovery is wrong?</p><p>What if the thing your family fears —medication—might actually be the one thing that could help save your loved one’s life? </p><p>You might...

<p>“How’s your brother? How are your parents?” </p><p>Sound familiar?</p><p>If you’ve ever felt like people are quick to ask about the loved one struggling with substance use—but rarely ask how you’re doing—you’re not...

<p>“How’s your brother?" "How are your parents?” </p><p>Sound familiar?</p><p>If you’ve ever felt like people are quick to ask about your loved one struggling with substance use—but rarely ask how you’re doing—you’re...

<p>What does it really mean to love someone through addiction — and how do we move beyond the idea that rehab is the only way forward?</p><p>The answer is rarely simple. We want to show up, to help, to protect — but...

<p>What happens to the child who’s always told to “be good” while all the attention goes to their sibling? They grow up invisible. They become the Glass Child.</p><p>In the third and final episode of our Parentification...

<p>What if the version of you that kept your family functioning — the fixer, the peacemaker, the one who never asked for anything — isn't the version you want to be anymore?</p><p>Psychotherapist Kate Nichols joins...

<p>If you were the kid who held it all together—the one who comforted your parent, kept your sibling safe, made things feel normal when they absolutely weren’t—this episode is for you.</p><p>In the first episode of our...

<p>Brock Bevell spent years as an undercover cop — then became the person he used to arrest. After a career-ending injury led to opioid addiction, he lost everything before finding his way to recovery.</p><p>In this...

<p>You've probably heard the myths: that offering housing, food, or money to someone struggling with addiction just “enables” them. That people using suboxone or methadone aren’t ready to make a “real change.” But what...

<p>I used to think stepping up for my brother meant taking control — managing his choices, absorbing his consequences, and being available every time things fell apart. What I didn't realize was that playing "mom"...

<p>When someone "gets sober" or begins their recovery journey, we want to believe everything will fall back into place. But the truth? Recovery is M E S S Y.</p><p>Relationships don’t magically heal overnight. Trust...