224: Parenting a Child with Addiction with Steve D.
As a parent, how do you deal with a child who\u2019s struggling with addiction? How can you fully support your kid at this most trying time of their lives? Today, Duane speaks with Steve D. about parenting a child with addiction. A father of five children, the youngest of whom had a near-lethal addiction to alcohol, Steve retired from a 30-year career on Wall Street to learn about addiction, to help his family, and to help others.\xa0\nSteve\u2019s eight-year journey includes getting trained as a parent peer addiction coach, completing a fellowship at Harvard University studying addiction, co-creating a podcast called My Child & Addiction and volunteering at a national addiction nonprofit to create educational tools for families. Recently, he developed a free resource, Love the Kid, Hate the Disease, with a mission to deliver the most important information, concepts, tools, and personal experiences from his 8 years of dealing with addiction to help parents and caregivers better understand the disease and help address it.\nSteve is the EVP for Shatterproof, a nonprofit with a mission to help businesses and communities educate their constituencies about the disease of addiction and the most effective, evidence-based treatment practices.\nIn this episode, you will hear:\n\nUnderstanding that there is hope\n\nThe importance of setting boundaries\n\nHis child\u2019s addiction and recovery journey\n\nThe importance of telling personal stories about addiction\n\nThe value of a parent support group meeting\n\nThe power of sharing your story\n\nSubscribe and Review\nHave you subscribed to our podcast? We\u2019d love for you to subscribe if you haven\u2019t yet.\xa0\nWe\u2019d love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select \u201cRatings and Reviews\u201d and \u201cWrite a Review\u201d then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast.\nSupporting Resources:\nShatterproof\nhttps://www.shatterproof.org/\xa0\nMy Child & Addiction\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-child-addiction/id1233772510\xa0\nNovusMindfulLife.com\nEpisode Credits\nIf you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Emerald City Productions. They helped me grow and produce the podcast you are listening to right now. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com Let them know we sent you.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices