For the entire month of May, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Joanna is bringing you a special parent series, where she interviews parents whose children have overcome a variety of mental health challenges. Having grown up as an only child, Dawn didn’t know fully what she was in for when she and her husband brought two boys into the world. When her boys were teenagers, they began experimenting with drugs and alcohol. Dawn initially thought that maybe this was just “boys being boys” or “typical teen stuff.” By his sophomore year, one of Dawn’s sons was experimenting with harder drugs and an undeniable pattern emerged: a few weeks of sobriety, followed by a bender of a similar length in time with life threatening outcomes. Dawn shares vulnerably with listeners the journey that she and her family have been on and also discusses her book, Chasing Carson, that details the family’s fight for Carson’s sobriety.
Disclaimer: Please note that this special parent series is the parent perspective of their child’s mental health and/or substance abuse crisis. This is merely one perspective of a single story, and it’s important to know that names have been changed for the protection of the parents and the children. These episodes may include details surrounding suicide, self-harm, substance abuse including overdose, hospitalizations, psychotic episodes, and other traumatic experiences which include parts of the treatment journey. All that to say, listener discretion is advised!
Dawn’s Resources and Contact Info:
Dawn’s email: dmmcord2@ecommunity.com
Chasing Carson: A Family’s Journey Through Adolescence, Addiction and Recovery (book)
Community Fairbanks Recovery Center
Emerald Arrow at Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness
The Parallel Process: Growing Alongside Your Adolescent or Young Adult Child in Treatment (book)
Connect with Joanna Lilley
Therapeutic Consulting Association
Lilley Consulting on YouTube
Email joanna@lilleyconsulting.com
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