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Hopestream: Parenting Kids Through Addiction & Mental Health

When your teen or young adult is misusing drugs or alcohol, you need more than just tactics—you need hope, healing, and a path forward for your entire family.Hopestream delivers expert guidance and emotional support for parents navigating their child"s substance use and mental health struggles. Hosted by Brenda Zane, Mayo Clinic Certified health coach and CRAFT-trained Parent Coach who nearly lost her son to addiction, this podcast goes beyond "how to get them into treatment" to address the full

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12:12

Stepping Into Acceptance When Your Child Misuses...

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2024/10/17

In an unplanned and heartfelt episode, I decided to share some thoughts on the importance of acceptance in the face of life's challenges. I discuss how resisting difficult experiences can hinder personal growth and highlight the beauty of transformation that comes with accepting reality. You'll also hear a story of a life saved recently by one of our members, made possible by the support of Hopestream's scholarship fund. This episode takes place during our Seeds of Hope Giving

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52:11

How Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Plays A Role in...

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2024/10/10

ABOUT THE EPISODE:Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a highly effective but obscure treatment in psychiatry. It received its first FDA clearance for the treatment of depression in 2008 but has since proven itself to be effective for a host of other issues – depression, OCD, smoking cessation, bipolar, PTSD, cognitive impairment, and even autism. And a huge bonus? Side effects are practically non-existent.If that doesn’t get your attention, consider this: The FDA recently cleared TMS for

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51:13

Wellspring of Hope: Whole-Person Recovery for Girls...

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2024/10/03

ABOUT THE EPISODE:As a mom of four boys, I confess to knowing very little about raising girls. But my guests today have an intimate understanding of the specific emotional needs and experiences of adolescent girls, young women, and gender diverse individuals grounded in decades of therapeutic work.Dr. Marcy Russo and Sara Osborne advocate for a whole-person approach to residential treatment for many of the most common mental and behavioral health issues -- anxiety, depression, trauma, eating

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29:04

How to use CRAFT To Invite Your Child To Accept Help...

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2024/09/26

Community Reinforcement and Family Training (aka CRAFT) is a system for helping friends and family members change the way that they interact with someone they love who has an unhealthy and/or dangerous relationship with substances. CRAFT teaches family members how to stay connected, increase communication, and effectively encourage their loved one toward treatment, while taking care of themselves in the process. This episode centers around what parents need to know about CRAFT to have the best

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41:39

Mental Fitness: Athletic Success Beyond Substance...

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2024/09/19

ABOUT THE EPISODE:Even before he became a teenager, it seemed to Dr. Steedy Kontos that he was good at anything he tried to do - especially sports. He shined in football, baseball, basketball, wrestling and track, and recruiters were starting to take notice. It seemed he was well on his way to becoming a professional athlete.But Steedy had also begun experimenting with marijuana and alcohol at the age of 12. When he was caught skipping class in high school, his coach informed him that he would be

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46:14

Demystifying AA For Young People: Spirituality, Rock...

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2024/09/12

ABOUT THE EPISODE:Listeners of Hopestream get to hear from lots of amazing doctors, therapists, specialists, and academics. We can't underestimate how valuable their insights are, but we also need to listen to the voices of young people who have misused substances and come out the other side.That's why our recent guest speakers session for members of Hopestream Community featured an AMA (ask me anything) with three young people who are living healthy lives after facing extreme forms of

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50:50

Unmasking Trauma's Role in Addiction and Family...

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2024/09/05

ABOUT THE EPISODE:For those who haven't seen their child's life endangered by the misuse of substances, calling the experience "trauma" may sound like an exaggeration. But my guest today says that the effects on the body and mind are almost identical. Dr. Amy Hoyt has been working in the field of trauma for 10 years, with studies ranging from genocide to addiction. But her understanding isn't just academic. After suffering sexual abuse in her teens, Amy repressed the

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31:10

Ten Parenting Patterns That May Prolong Your Child's...

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2024/08/29

Parents sometimes fall into patterns that can unintentionally prolong their child's struggle with substance use. In this eye-opening solo episode, Brenda Zane reveals ten common parenting pitfalls that might be keeping your family stuck on the Roller Coaster Ride. I emphasize that recognizing these behaviors doesn't make someone a bad parent but rather, presents opportunities for growth and positive change.In just 30 minutes, you'll discover practical strategies to shift your approach

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49:03

There Are No Bad Parts Of Us: Understanding Internal...

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2024/08/22

ABOUT THE EPISODE:Everyone knows the experience of internal dialogue and conflict about who we are and how we will respond to the world around us. It can feel as if there are parts of us at war with each other. For kids using substances, these parts can become extremely polarized – for instance, part of them wants nothing more than to use, and another genuinely desires self-control. My guest today says that while their inner parts are engaged in this debate about use, it's hard for them to see

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47:25

Keep Coming Back: A Hollywood Director Finds Art, And...

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2024/08/15

ABOUT THE EPISODE:After years of producing feature films and TV shows about family life like Cinderella Story, Perfect Man, Lizzy McGuire, and many others, Mark Rosman was forced to face the reality of problems in his own family.Mark and his wife spent some time in denial about their daughter's substance use. Even after two trips to the emergency room, they decided against professional advice to get her into treatment immediately. They chalked everything up to ordinary teen rebellion and

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60:55

The Anxiety Factor: Untangling the Adolescent Anxiety...

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2024/08/08

ABOUT THE EPISODE:When Dr. Jarrell Myers took his first job out of grad school, he loved working with children suffering from anxiety disorders, as well as their families. It was a calling he’d already been pursuing for years. But there was a big problem: many kids who needed needed help for their anxiety couldn’t become patients in his program because they were using substances. While this made some clinical sense (for reasons Jarell will explain), it also failed to acknowledge that substance use

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52:05

Navigating Trauma and Healing When Parenting a Child...

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2024/08/01

ABOUT THE EPISODE:Christopher O’Reilly says it’s a mistake to think that we can just understand our way out of trauma. But he claims that healing—once we understand how to receive it—can bring intimacy and connection with other human beings in a way we might never know without those challenges.After surviving his own struggles with substance use, Christopher should know. When he discovered the power of mindfulness meditation to examine his own choices and motivations, Christopher chose the path of

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27:35

Six Ideas When You're Looking For The Escape Hatch...

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2024/07/25

ABOUT THE EPISODE:Upon returning from vacation, I started to notice a theme in our community and my friend groups - there are a lot of exhausted, brain-fried parents who are looking for an escape from the day-to-day strain of having a child who misuses or is addicted to substances. From spouse and partner relationships to our kids themselves, we sometimes need time to tap out and escape.This episode will give you six simple (not necessarily easy) things you can do when you’re looking for an escape

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47:28

Coaching Episode: A Season of Grief and Loss Reveals...

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2024/07/18

ABOUT THE EPISODE:We all have more going on in our lives than just kids who are misusing substances. But Leah is currently facing an overload of grief and loss including caring for her father-in-law through in-home hospice, the loss of her first grandchild as a newborn, and now caring in-home for her mother and sister-in-law, both of whom are suffering from alzheimers and dementia. Her oldest son, who’s been struggling with substance misuse for eight years, has recently been expressing suicidal

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49:53

Filling the Accountability Gap: Taking Parents Out Of...

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2024/07/11

ABOUT THE EPISODE:When AJ Diaz left his sober living home after a year-long stay, he got the same thing everyone else did - a sheet of paper that essentially said, "Here is your relapse prevention plan.We wish you the best." AJ felt in his gut this was insufficient to support people in early recovery, and after years of working in the field, he now knows he was right. AJ says staying sober within the four walls of treatment isn’t all that hard. Individuals receive hot meals, supportive

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Letters To My Son In Prison: A Father’s Spiritual...

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2024/07/04

ABOUT THE EPISODE:Ken Guidroz's son hit a Los Angeles bicyclist while high on heroin, killing the man before his body hit the ground. Ken's son fled the scene but turned himself in less than 24 hours later.What followed this tragic accident was a long period of pain and loss not only for the widow of the deceased but for Ken's entire family, as his son was sentenced to years in prison. Ken had given much of his life to God, making sacrifices to serve nearly a decade as leader of

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46:25

Gone in a Snap: Inside Snapchat’s Teen Opioid Crisis,...

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2024/07/02

ABOUT THE EPISODE:Over 35 years of reporting on the terrible consequences of both drugs and the war on drugs, Pulitzer Prize finalist Paul Solotaroff developed deep contacts with DEA, Homeland Security, and other branches of law enforcement across the country. Paul had already seen the deadly wave of fentanyl-spiked heroin in 2013-2014, so when a top official at the DOJ called him last year sounding more desperate than ever before, he knew there was a serious crisis. Paul was informed that 5-10

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46:34

Of Course Your Kid Doesn’t Want To Go To Treatment;...

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2024/06/27

ABOUT THE EPISODE:Lara Okoloko wants parents to understand something important:The majority of treatment options were designed for older adults with severe substance use disorders. She says we shouldn’t be surprised that young people with mild to moderate disorders are not interested in identifying with a permanent label of “addict” or “alcoholic” and swearing lifelong abstinence.The standardization of treatment for older adults has also led parents to believe that anyone with a substance use

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Do I Really Need A Community? Who is Hopestream for?...

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2024/06/20

ABOUT THE EPISODE:If you’re a loyal podcast listener, or just new to our space, you might be curious about what the Hopestream Community membership is all about, and if it would be helpful for you. Because we get questions about this all the time, Hopestream co-founder, Cathy Cioth and I decided to dedicate an episode to answering them. We cover questions like, is my kid bad enough (or too bad) for this community? What if my kid is already in treatment and I have great support there? What if I’m a

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47:43

Afraid to Let Go: Overcoming Codependent Patterns to...

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2024/06/13

ABOUT THE EPISODE:"Codependent" is one of the many words that has moved from the mental health field into casual, daily conversation. Unfortunately, its broad use has left most of us without a grounded understanding of what codependency really is, how it can affect our lives, and what to do about it. Mary is the Faculty and Program Coordinator at San Jose City College Alcohol & Drug Studies Program, the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of Recovery Connections Treatment Services, and

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