My Child & ADDICTION
113 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsMy Child & Addiction - A Parent-to-Parent Podcast, was conceived and developed by three fathers whose children struggle with Substance Use Disorder. Joined by several other parent support group participants, their hope is that by sharing their stories other parents and family members are offered a little encouragement and heartfelt support as we all travel this most challenging journey together. You are not alone.
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Podcast XTRA: Q&A with Benjamin Steefel
April 24, 2018 18:47 - 15 minutes - 6.96 MBCaron Treatment Centers’ Benjamin Steefel answers questions about new programs being offered at colleges and support available for students with substance use disorders. He also offers guidance on evaluating the varied options available on an increasing number of campuses. Podcast Disclaimer The Parent-to-Parent Radio/Podcasts on this Site are provided as a service to you from other parents and do not represent professional clinical advice. The views and opinions expressed in the Par...
Keeping the Secret
February 23, 2018 16:33 - 53 minutes - 24.6 MBIn this hour-long Parent Support Group meeting, the parents discuss the issue of whether and how to tell family members and friends about their child's addiction, and what details to share. The group includes mothers and fathers, some in recovery themselves, married and not, with teenage to adult children. The parents are joined by Marty Ferrero, Senior Clinical Director, at Caron Treatment Centers. Podcast Disclaimer The Parent-to-Parent Radio/Podcasts on this Site are provided as a...
Podcast XTRA: Q&A with Marty Ferrero
February 23, 2018 16:31 - 16 minutes - 7.68 MBCaron Treatment Centers’ Marty Ferrero answers questions about specialized programs developed to more effectively address Substance Use Disorders with individualized treatment approaches and the current research regarding Medication Assisted Treatment. Podcast Disclaimer The Parent-to-Parent Radio/Podcasts on this Site are provided as a service to you from other parents and do not represent professional clinical advice. The views and opinions expressed in the Parent-to-Parent Radio/P...
Co-Occurring Disorders
February 01, 2018 15:10 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this hour-long Parent Support Group meeting, the parents discuss the challenges of understanding and seeking treatment for both teenage and adult children diagnosed with Co-occuring Disorders — Substance Abuse Disorder along with another mental health condition. The group includes mothers and fathers, some in recovery themselves, married and not, with teenage to adult children. The parents are joined by Dr. Harris Stratyner, an expert in the field, and the New York Regional Clinical Vice ...
Podcast XTRA: Q&A with Dr. Harris Stratyner
February 01, 2018 15:06 - 18 minutes - 8.28 MBCaron Treatment Centers’ Dr. Stratyner helps parents better understand the nature of co-occuring disorders and answers questions about the treatment of addicted children who have additional mental health issues, and the critical importance of an accurate diagnosis. Podcast Disclaimer The Parent-to-Parent Radio/Podcasts on this Site are provided as a service to you from other parents and do not represent professional clinical advice. The views and opinions expressed in the Parent-to-P...
Coming Home
December 20, 2017 19:58 - 54 minutes - 25.2 MBIn this hour-long Parent Support Group meeting, the parents discuss how they have dealt with the issue of having their addicted children return home: after treatment; for holidays; when not in recovery; or just to visit. The group includes mothers and fathers, some in recovery themselves, married and not, with teenage to adult children. The parents are joined by Todd Whitmer, New York Regional Vice President at Caron Treatment Centers. Podcast Disclaimer The Parent-to-Parent Radio/Po...
Relapse: Addicts & Parents
November 10, 2017 18:51 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBIn this hour-long Parent Support Group meeting, the parents discuss how they have dealt with their children’s relapses and their own relapse into enabling behaviors. Our group includes mothers and fathers, some in recovery themselves, married and not, with teenage to adult children. They are joined by Eric Webber, Clinical Director of the Men’s Relapse Unit at Caron Treatment Centers. Podcast Disclaimer The Parent-to-Parent Radio/Podcasts on this Site are provided as a service to you...
Podcast XTRA: Relapse Q & A with Eric Webber
November 10, 2017 18:48 - 15 minutes - 7.01 MBCaron Treatment Centers’ Eric Webber answers questions from parents about relapses, including: What causes relapses? Can they be prevented? Are they necessarily part of recovery? How do parents stop from falling back into previous behaviors? Podcast Disclaimer The Parent-to-Parent Radio/Podcasts on this Site are provided as a service to you from other parents and do not represent professional clinical advice. The views and opinions expressed in the Parent-to-Parent Radio/Podcasts ar...
Addiction Really IS A Family Disease
October 13, 2017 13:43 - 59 minutes - 27.1 MBIn this hour-long Parent Support Group meeting, the parents discuss how they have come to understand that addiction impacts everyone in the family, far beyond just their addicted child. Our group includes mothers and fathers, some in recovery themselves, married and not, with teenage to adult children. They are joined by Caron Treatment Centers’ Christopher O’Reilly, Executive Director of Teen Services & the Breakthrough program. Podcast Disclaimer The Parent-to-Parent Radio/Podcasts...
Podcast XTRA - Q&A with Sarah Martinez
October 09, 2017 14:29 - 15 minutes - 7.21 MBCaron Treatment Centers’ Family Counselor Sarah Martinez answers questions from parents, clarifying the concepts of “tough love,” boundary setting, enabling and healthy parenting. Podcast Disclaimer The Parent-to-Parent Radio/Podcasts on this Site are provided as a service to you from other parents and do not represent professional clinical advice. The views and opinions expressed in the Parent-to-Parent Radio/Podcasts are not necessarily those of Caron or its affiliates. Nothing con...
How Have You Learned to Change Your Parenting?
September 28, 2017 16:47 - 1 hour - 27.6 MBIn this hour-long Parent Support Group meeting, the parents discuss how they have learned to change the ways they parent their addicted child. Our group includes mothers and fathers, some in recovery themselves, married and not, with teenage to adult children. They are joined by Caron Treatment Centers’ Family Counselor Sarah Martinez. Podcast Disclaimer The Parent-to-Parent Radio/Podcasts on this Site are provided as a service to you from other parents and do not represent profe...
How Has Your Child’s Addiction Impacted Your Family?
April 25, 2017 14:39 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBIn this hour-long Parent Support Group meeting, the parents discuss the powerful impact of their child’s addiction, the varied ways this “family disease” changes almost everything and everyone. Our group includes mothers and fathers, some in recovery themselves, married and not, with teenage to adult children. They are joined by Caron Treatment Centers Chief Clinical Officer Dave Rotenberg. Podcast Disclaimer The Parent-to-Parent Radio/Podcasts on this Site are provided as a service...
How Did You Feel, How Did You Deal, When You Learned Your Child Was An Addict?
April 25, 2017 14:32 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MBIn this hour-long Parent Support Group meeting, the parents discuss the ways in which they are coping when they first came to know that their child was addicted to alcohol, drugs or both; learning about this disease and treatment options and the strategies to help themselves and their children. In this episode eight parents, including a young mother of two teenagers; a father of five; a married couple; the mother of an adult child, a divorced Dad in recovery himself, and a single parent moth...