In this week’s episode, we’re sharing an interview Beth had on another mom’s podcast recently: Rebecca Greene’s The Whinypaluza Podcast. Here are some of the topics we cover:
- Why being a reactive parent isn’t helpful during times of stress.
- How teens can easily hide their drug use from their parents.
- What kinds of signs you should be looking for in your teenage children.
- How excessive drug use can lead to disregard for things they once loved.
- How relapse is a very real reality when dealing with a teen who struggles with addiction.
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RESOURCES:
Rebecca Greene’s The Whinypaluza Podcast
Mentioned in this episode:
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TIME STAMPS:
3:19 The start of The Whinypaluza Podcast episode
5:27 Why we started Safe Home and where we came up with the title
7:38 Staying out of reaction mode
9:42 How Joey hid drug use from us for 2 years
12:36 The warning signs we missed
14:54 How Beth tried to help Joey after we found out he was using drugs
18:35 How Beth kept herself sane through Joey’s travails
21:06 What has helped Joey
23:52 Advice to prevent your child using drug use
28:12 Let’s talk about sugar!
34:55 The main lesson Beth has learned
35:48 A bit about adoption trauma
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