This episode comes with a trigger warning.
Can you imagine living everyday not knowing if the next phone call you are going to receive is going to be the one telling you that your child had died as a result of a drug overdose?
That is where you will find my guest on this episode, Stacey Brown.
Two years ago, her life and that of her family was upended when her 17 year old son tried to commit suicide by driving his car into a tree. Two months prior to this, Dylan accidentally overdosed at home using household products.
In this podcast Stacey and I, in a very raw and difficult conversation discuss:
· A history of substance abuse
· Mental health and the failing health care system
· Unconscious enabling
· When the popularity of supporting a cause wears off
Stacey’s family’s trauma is being played out behind closed doors all over the world. With much courage Stacey is sharing her pain in the hope that it helps break down the stigma that surrounds mental health and substance abuse.
Show Notes:
1.28 – Nothing like I could have expected and everything I needed
1.51 – A life crisis and complete change in career, starting from the ground up
4.10 – Reiki and my own healing journey
6.11 - My son the fighter, the varsity football player and now drug addict
7.53 – Overdose on household products and mental health
9.00 – A history of substance abuse
11.12 – Your body goes into shock when you experience major trauma
15.50 – Begging to keep my son in rehab care
18.00 – How has your son’s mental health affected your family
19.32 – Community support after the initial accidental overdose
25.50 – Unconscious enabling
30.36 – You can’t say you didn’t know
31.50 – How do we prevent this?
37.00 – What support do you need to fulfill your soul purpose?
38.11 – When the popularity of supporting a cause wears off
39.30 – What can families do to prevent this trauma?
40.30 – What is your best parenting advice?
