Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery
74 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsOur goal with “Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery” Podcast is to introduce our audience to interesting and authentic voices in the world of recovery. “Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery” is about families. It’s about communities. It places addiction in its proper context and empowers every family member to achieve a better outcome – a transformation. Part of our work is bringing together these voices. Providing a platform, for people like you, to share your stories and perspectives, creates an opportunity to reach someone. To touch their lives. To help improve outcomes for individuals, families and communities. Together.
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23: Family Recovery with Pam Feinberg-Rivkin
January 03, 2019 07:30 - 38 minutes - 31.2 MB“The family is core for everything.”-Pam Feinberg-Rivkin Being a nurse by profession and having to serve in many areas of the medical field such as dialysis, homecare and case management, Pam Feinberg is an eyewitness of how addiction is gradually injected from vials of trauma and drug prescriptions to people of varying age and backgrounds. Her own experience with a family member who battled with addiction fuelled up her desire to help others through an approach that is deviant from the co...
22: Seeing through the wreckage of addiction with Dr. Louise Stanger
December 26, 2018 07:30 - 37 minutes - 30.4 MB“I firmly believe that unless the family begins to change, there will be no change” Despite growing up within a family beset with mental illness, Dr. Louise Stanger is an accomplished individual in the recovery field. She is an author, a speaker, a professor, mother, grandmother, widow and above all these roles she is a licensed clinician. In this episode Dr. Louise Stanger speaks of her passion for the family; not just her family but for all families and their role in the process of rec...
021: Being your authentic self with Pamela Ziemann
December 19, 2018 07:30 - 50 minutes - 40.5 MB“We all get the perfect lessons that we need if we are open to seeing them” -Pamela Ziemann Pamela Ziemann is a catalyst for creativity and confidence. She is a former real estate appraiser turned actress, who encourages people to express their authentic self. In this episode, Pamela talks to Jeff about her amazing journey towards discovering her passion for self-expression and most especially acting. They also discuss how taking on the different roles of her family in her shows have pro...
20: Expressing yourself with Dr. Reef Karim
December 12, 2018 07:30 - 48 minutes - 38.8 MB"I don't have to fall into the box...and nobody does...you don't need to fit in a box" -Dr. Reef Karim A star at whatever he does, Dr. Reef Karim takes time to sit and talk with Jeff about his passion for helping people express themselves. Raised in a strict Indian family where, at the very moment he was born, his parents decided he was going to be a doctor. Reef proved himself different. He is now known as a psychiatrist, international speaker, writer, entrepreneur and a philanthropist. ...
19: Know what ACE is about (Adverse Childhood Experiences) with Alida Schuyler
December 05, 2018 07:30 - 1 hour - 52.2 MB“Addiction shouldn’t be called addiction, it should be called ritualized compulsive comfort seeking” -Alida Schuyler talking about what Dr. Daniel Sumrok said about addiction She is one of the most interesting people Jeff has come in contact with, and Alida Schuyler’s life is a story to be told. Jeff met her 8 to 10 years ago while he was doing the Crossroads Recovery Program. She is the co-founder of Recovery Coaches International and Director of Crossroads Recovery Coaching Inc. Aside fr...
18: Healing addiction and the role of your family - Cody Wooten interview Jeff Jones
November 28, 2018 07:30 - 1 hour - 79.4 MB“I really see where addiction in the family can create an opportunity for transformation for everyone” -Jeff Jones Tables have been turned and Jeff is being put under the spotlight for this episode. Cody Wooten will be interviewing and Jeff Jones will be the one answering the questions. Just a bit of a background about our interviewer: Cody Wooten has his own podcast called “Emerge leadership connection” and it is centered around leadership ideas and concepts to unlock legendary leadersh...
17: Josh Miller talking all about rehab
November 21, 2018 07:30 - 42 minutes - 34.5 MBJosh discusses with Jeff Jones how he started, the demons that he overcame, how rehab is not just a journey for the addict but for the whole family, how hard it is to face the truths of addiction and how rehabilitation can really change the lives of people around you. Get the show notes, transcription and resources mentioned at http://thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/ Highlights: 2:16 The new guy in Colorado 8:00 Learnings are for everyone in the family when it comes to rehabilitati...
16: Adam and Lindsay Yurack
November 14, 2018 07:30 - 49 minutes - 39.4 MB“Love brought me back to where I needed to be. If I didn’t have people that loved me and cared about me, I probably wouldn’t be alive.” ~Adam So many families believe that if they can fix that one person that seems to need the most help, then the whole family dynamic will be fixed as well. Adam and Lindsay Yurack understood that this concept was far from the truth. While Adam was going through his rehabilitation, Lindsay sought her own therapy, allowing both of them to come out of their da...
15: Bill Tierney: Business, Leadership and Life Coach
November 07, 2018 07:30 - 55 minutes - 44.8 MB“What I mean by being addicted to meetings was that I was getting something there that I really wanted and needed. What I understand it now to be is connection, relatability, community, and fellowship. All very important things.” Almost 36 years ago Bill went to his first AA meeting and became sober from substances. While he was no longer drinking, he became addicted to AA meetings, or more importantly, what they offered him. He found a place for connection, relatability, community, and re...
14 : Stephanie McAuliffe: The Message in the Bottle: Finding Hope and Peace
October 31, 2018 06:30 - 54 minutes - 43.4 MB“I now know that when I feel resistance to something there is a lesson to be learned, there is something to free myself from, and there is freedom on the other side of it.” Stephanie McAuliffe has had a lifetime of experience dealing with alcoholism. As a child, young adult, and two marriages, alcohol was a key ingredient in her closest relationships. Hindsight 20/20, she now understands that the universe always gives you exactly what you need, when you need it. Having the right focus on w...
13 Dr. Dustin Weissman: Internet Addiction Expert
October 24, 2018 06:30 - 50 minutes - 40.6 MB“I’m all for tech, and all for the applications and the great things we’re doing with it. But I’m also all for a balance.” Growing up, Doctor Dustin Weissman enjoyed the internet and gaming and was known as “Mr. Tv” as a kid to his mom. Being a millennial allowed him to grow with the internet age and the virtual world as it developed over time. While working on his dissertation he researched “MMORPG” (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) and this has helped him to find his nich...
12 Dr. Mark Goulston: Suicide Expert + More
October 17, 2018 06:30 - 48 minutes - 39.2 MBI am on this mission to really bring back empathy.” Coming from a family where your only worth is what you do, Doctor Mark Goulston was feeling a whole new low when he requested to take his second leave of absence from medical school. Just as life seemed as though it couldn’t get worse, he was called into the dean’s office to be notified that he was getting kicked out of college. In that moment of worthlessness the dean was kind to him and told him that he had value, a goodness in him that...
11 Maureen Cavanaugh: If You Love Me: A Mother's Journey
October 10, 2018 06:30 - 57 minutes - 46.5 MB“While they are still with you, you let them know you love them. You let them know you believe that they can get well. That’s probably the only thing you can help with because we are really pretty powerless.” First, Maureen Cavanaugh, Founder and President of Magnolia New Beginnings and author, is a mother of four. When raising her children, she did everything by the book. Maureen brought her children to church, they had family meals together, her children held jobs, they knew that they we...
010 Jesse Harless: Focusing on Strengths
October 03, 2018 06:30 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBJesse Harless: Focusing on Strengths In this episode, Jeff and Jesse discuss: · Addiction doesn’t always start with drug and alcohol addictions. It can start in childhood with coping mechanisms and pain and trauma in childhood. · What Jesse has learned from journaling and how his style of journaling has changed over the years of recovery. · How action plays a part in recovery. · Awareness of the little things and not looking at things through o...
09 Heidi Le: Resource for Transformation
September 26, 2018 06:30Heidi Le: Resource for Transformation In this episode, Jeff and Heidi discuss: Her experience as a family member of an individual struggling with addiction and her own journey as a recovering co-dependent individual. There is no one answer, it may be an environment change, new relationships, a learning of new skills, or something else. Finding a safe community where you can be open about your journey. How her music has helped her through her journey and her recovery. Key Ta...
09 Heidi Le: Resource for Transformation
September 26, 2018 06:30 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBHeidi Le: Resource for Transformation In this episode, Jeff and Heidi discuss: Her experience as a family member of an individual struggling with addiction and her own journey as a recovering co-dependent individual. There is no one answer, it may be an environment change, new relationships, a learning of new skills, or something else. Finding a safe community where you can be open about your journey. How her music has helped her through her journey and her recovery. Key Ta...
008 Morgana Rae: Abuse is NOT Personal
September 19, 2018 06:30 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBMorgana Rae: Abuse is NOT Personal In this episode, Jeff and Morgana discuss: · Morgana’s story of her experience with addiction through childhood and her teenage years. · Morgana’s relationship with her parents and sister and how they have continued to affect her into adulthood. · The need for healthy relationships, even if you have to create them. · Even when it feels personal, it’s not. It’s a person with a disease and a person in pain, when...
007 Donna Deluca Marston: Donna’s Journey
September 12, 2018 06:30 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBDonna Deluca Marston: Donna’s Journey In this episode, Jeff and Donna discuss: · Taking care of yourself, even in the midst of someone else’s struggle with addiction. · How she realized her emotional state and was able to work her way back up to a higher state of emotional wellbeing. · The importance of contracts between yourself and the individual struggling, especially if you are co-habitating. · Labels and the problems that come along ...
006 Lynda Hacker Araoz: Mother’s Journey
September 05, 2018 07:19 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBLynda Hacker Araoz: Mother’s Journey In this episode, Jeff and Lynda discuss: Lynda’s background with teenagers, as a teacher and counselor, and how addiction has affected her life. Windows of opportunity and ways to work with other inside the system to take advantage of those windows. The importance of preparing yourself for the long haul – it may not be a short term process. Timing and communication make all the difference – when to talk makes as much of a difference as what y...
005 Stewart Michaelson: There’s Always Hope
August 29, 2018 06:30 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBStewart Michaelson: There’s Always Hope In this episode, Jeff and Stewart discuss: · Stewart’s story and how he got involved in the addiction/recovery community · Ways in which parents/families both help and hinder individuals with addiction · Mental Health as a public policy issue · The importance of environment and of having a safe space with like minded people Key Takeaways: · You can’t help somebody who do...
004 Impact vs Healing
August 22, 2018 08:00 - 8 minutes - 8.18 MBIn this episode, Jeff discusses: The three stakeholders in addiction: individual, family, community The trajectory of impact and the addiction disruption The importance of changing the way we think about addiction The structure of the online community is to flip the trajectory of impact to the trajectory of healing Key Takeaways: When families are preoccupied with the tragedy and chaos are not able to contribute to their community in the same way Community impact with anonymit...
003 Emerald Green Forest: A Soul’s Healing Journey
August 15, 2018 06:27 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBEmerald Green Forest: A Soul’s Healing Journey In this episode, Jeff and Emerald discuss: · Emerald’s story and how she has gotten to where she is now – including the ongoing chapters of her life · Power as a dynamic in relationships – power over and power with (or true power) · The power of love as a tool and a strength for positive growth – as the antithesis of fear, which only fuels the negative · Seeing addiction as an invitation for indi...
002 Addiction – It’s Personal with Jeff Jones
August 15, 2018 06:20 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBAddiction – It’s Personal In this episode, Jeff discusses: · Why he is doing what he is doing · Stories of his grandfather’s addiction trickling down to his mother’s trauma/coping and then realizing his own · The 4 recurring themes: Positive Regard, Secrets, The Gift is the Wound/The Wound is the Gift, & Curiosity · These themes will impact the questions and conversations in the podcast Key Takeaways: · Addiction may n...
001 Welcoming Episode
August 15, 2018 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.28 MBWelcome to Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery Our goal with “Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery” Podcast is to introduce our audience to interesting and authentic voices in the world of recovery. “Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery” is about families. It’s about communities. It places addiction in its proper context and empowers every family member to achieve a better outcome – a transformation. Part of our work is bringing together these voices. Providing a plat...