454: Brenda Zane: Parenting Your Teen Through Addiction
Brenda Zane is a Shameless Mom to four sons ages 14-22, a Mayo Clinic Certified Health and Wellness Coach and the Founder of The Stream, an online community to support moms of kids with substance use disorder. Based on her personal experience she provides a space to get and keep moms healthy while they fight for their child\u2019s life. She also hosts Hopestream, a podcast for parents whose kids are struggling with addiction. Brenda spent the first 25 years of her career in advertising, working for global agencies and Fortune 500 clients like Target, Microsoft, Nike, Hawaiian Airlines, and P&G. She lives in Seattle with her husband and a blended family of 4 boys and 2 dogs.\nListen in to hear Brenda share:\n\nHer journey of parenting a teen addict\n\nHow she made the decision to have her son involuntarily taken to a wilderness recovery program at age 16\n\nHow she led a double life being a leader at Fortune 500 companies and managing her child\u2019s addiction and legally complex life\n\nWhat the vicious cycle of addiction looks like\n\nThe emotional roller coaster of hope and heartbreak as the parent of an addict\n\nHow her son went from death by overdose to alive and sober and successfully living in recovery\n\nWhy she started an online community just for moms of addicts and why it\u2019s not on Facebook\n\nThe exact steps to take if you think you\u2019re child/teen may be struggling with addiction\n\nThe life & death information you need to know about fentanyl\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nJoin my FREE Shine Like A Mother workshop on July 15th\n\n\nwebsite: Brenda Zane\n\n\nPodcast: Hopestream: Brenda Zane\n\n\nThe Stream Community\n\nFree ebook: Hindset: 3 Things I wish I knew\u2026\n\n\nIG: @the.stream.community\n\n\n\xa0\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices