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Mosaic Business MasteryThe Language of Leadership & The Power of "No" with Jennifer ManeelyHow often do the words we use—with ourselves and with others—create invisible barriers to our success? In business and in life, the frameworks we build with our language and the boundaries we set (or fail to set) determine our path.In this powerful episode, I sit down with the incredible Jennifer M., a certified ontological coach with a profound mission to support the families and caregivers of those affected by addiction. Drawing from her own 17-year recovery journey, Jennifer shares game-changing insights that apply to every leader, entrepreneur, and human being.We dive deep...
2025-08-1230 min
The Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#71: Announcing The Recovering Family and the 5 PrinciplesIn this podcast, Jen announces the rebranding of her podcast from Maneely Consulting to The Recovering Family, focusing on helping families with substance abuse issues. She outlines five principles for creating unbreakable boundaries: the Exchange Principle, emphasizing equal exchanges in financial, time, and energy; the Action Principle, stressing the importance of actions over words; the Present Principle, urging focus on the here and now; the Love Principle, advocating for loving communication; and the Joy Principle, highlighting the need for self-care and joy. She also promotes her nonprofit's donation-based services and encourages listeners to visit therecoveringfamily.org for more information.
2025-07-2834 min
The Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#70: Katie and Barb Kocher: The Importance of Grace and UnderstandingIn this episode of the podcast, host Jen Maneely welcomes Katie Kocher and her mother, Barb Kocher, to share their heartfelt journey through addiction and recovery. Katie opens up about her feelings of isolation and misunderstanding during her youth, despite excelling academically and athletically. Barb reflects on her unawareness of the signs of Katie's struggles and acknowledges the effects of their strict parenting approach. As Katie's addiction worsened, it led to serious consequences, including expulsion from sports teams and a car accident. After 15 tumultuous years, Katie found hope in rehab, discovering the healing power of art therapy. Now five...
2024-10-221h 07
Leadership ISNSA-WNC Speakers Reflection featuring Jennifer ManeelyOn January 30th, the NSA-WNC Chapter showcases several of their speakers in Asheville, NC These speakers, masters of their craft, captivated audiences through the art of storytelling. One such speaker was Jennifer Maneely. As a certified coach, Jennifer, has been working with families that have loved ones with substance abuse issues for the last six years. She has over 16 years in recovery from a serious drug addiction. Today she will discuss with us why it is important and how leaders can support employees with substance abuse issues. Let’s talk about it!!!
2024-02-1423 minThe Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#69 Reddit: What Was Dating In Recovery Like For You?Another Reddit Story/Question. What was dating in recovery like for you?
2023-10-1834 min
Don't be DirtyCabin Chronicles with Jennifer Maneely: Making Memories at Lake LureJennifer Maneely is the creative mind and behind some of the most charming cabins near the breath taking Cabin Chronicles with Jennifer Maneely. We're talking about the Hilltop Cabin, the Tiny Cabin, the Lodge. Rings a bell?Jennifer is here to share some golden nuggets of wisdom when it comes to running a successful short-term rental business.
2023-09-2828 minThe Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#68: Reddit Story: AITA for refusing to forgive my drug addict BILAnother Reddit Story for you. This one is AITA for refusing to forgive my drug addict BIL.
2023-09-2739 minThe Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#67 Reddit Story: Parents of live-in adult children struggling with addiction - how do you cope?I share my perspective on how to cope with a loved one's addiction, emphasizing the importance of setting boundaries.
2023-09-2129 min
The Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#66 Real Conversations with Mothers and DaughtersWhat happens when mothers and daughters have to “adult” together? In this episode, My mom, Lynn Carnes and myself, along with another mother Christine Dickson and her daughter Lauren Martinson got together and talked about the challenges, the experiences, the memories, and some hard conversations we've experienced and how we navigated them, as well as the healing journey we've taken to mend, repair, grow, and thrive in our relationship with one another.We did something different with this podcast and invited people to listen in LIVE. So we put together a 2 hour event to really be able to d...
2023-05-022h 02
Creative Spirits Unleashed#58: Real Conversations with Mothers and DaughtersThis was a very special episode of the podcast, we recorded it with two mothers and two daughters. I was one of the mothers with my daughter, Jennifer Maneely. Christine Dikson joined with her daughter, Lauren Martinson. Mothers and daughters have complicated relationships. In this conversation, we got into some of the things that make the relationship so complicated. We also talked about our favorite memories. This conversation was wide ranging. It was deep, it was fun. And I'm guessing it won't be our last
2023-05-012h 01The Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#65: Let's Talk About that Dirty Word Called SHAMEAre you willing to dive into some of the things that are coming up for you in order to be the support person that your loved one needs?
2023-03-2227 min
The Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#64 Caroline Holke: How to Deal with Resistance When We're Trying to Make Changes.Caroline Holke works with Type A, high performing women who drink more than they intend to sometimes. It wouldn't be classified as a drinking problem, but they have a problem with using it as a crutch and want to get their control back. They hire her to get rid of the shitty parts of drinking (and this doesn't necessarily mean all drinking) and this enables them to build a life that they enjoy so much that they don't want to numb out of it. Most people focus on what to DO to cut back on th...
2023-02-0853 min
The Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#63: Chelsea Curtis: The Power of Sharing From the HeartChelsea is a Narcotics Unit Paralegal Specialist with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, and a member of Silent No More. Addiction has rattled just about every one of her family members, ultimately claiming the lives of her two oldest brothers Steven and Scott. Steven passed away from a heroin overdose in 2009 and Scott passed away from an overdose attributed to a mixture of Fentanyl and a new synthetic opioid called Isotonitrazene. Her stepdad passed away from cirrhosis of the liver caused by his decades long alcohol addiction. Chelsea's birth mother has been an...
2022-12-161h 08
The Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#62 Michel O'Hare: Breaking the CycleMichel has lived through absolute hell and can smile on the other side of the abyss.Her life's work is to facilitate healing and to guide people back to the knowingness of their own inner strength and to not just survive, but to live their lives fully.Outline:What does it mean to live in absolute hell?At the time that you are experiencing this, what were some of the beliefs that you had about your life and why?The day she met her son’s father.Looking at the problem from di...
2022-12-0257 min
The Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#61 Tanya D: Finding Peace in RecoveryTanya D. is a Certified meditation instructor (C.MI™), Usui/Holy Fire® III Karuna Reiki® Master, Sound Vibrational Reiki Healing Practitioner, Animal Reiki practitioner, Certified spiritual life coach, and Yoga4Sobriety Teacher Ambassador / Student Liason.She uses her experience, strength, hope, intuition, and teacher trainings to help people find peace and serenity in recovery from addiction. In recovery herself, she offers a unique holistic approach to finding freedom in recovery through trauma-sensitive chakra/12-step focused meditation, chakra energy healing, and spiritual life coaching.
2022-11-1156 min
The Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#60: Freida Macdonald: You Gotta Know HopeKnow Hope North Carolina's mission is to remember those we have lost, support those in recovery and give hope to those still struggling. Create memorial banner and billboards with faces of those lost to addiction in NC. Refer clients to detox and treatment centers. Facilitate grief groups.Outline of Podcast Topics· The power of creating a space to honor your feelings in a safe way. 8:17· Grief doesn’t always have to be a direct result of a loss. 15:24· Don’t go down the road of “enabling”. 21:53· “They weren’t my answers to find.”. 24:11...
2022-10-1953 min
The Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#59: Tracy Redfearn: Finding Your VoiceIn this episode, Tracy and I get into a great conversation about what do kids need and how that translates later in life. Safety, Security, and Love are three important things and in that, creating a safe place to be heard and how important connection is. Tracy Redfearn is a Licensed Psychoeducational Specialist who is certified by the SC Board of Education as a School Psychologist II, the National Association of School Psychologists as a Nationally Certified School Psychologist, and the International Association of Trauma Professionals as a Child and Adolescent Trauma Professional. Tracy founded Child and F...
2022-10-191h 06The Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#58 What to Expect When They Get Out of RehabIt can be a really confusing time when your loved one gets out of rehab. It can be confusing for you as well as them. It's emotional, it's a little chaotic and not at all what you would expect it to look like. In this next podcast, I share a little bit about what you can expect. This is generalization, so if you have questions about your own loved one, please reach out to me. jennifermconsulting@gmail.commaneelyconsulting.com
2022-10-0748 min
The Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#57 Michele Rogers: A Mother's PledgeIn this episode, Michele Rogers shares with us her journey of losing her son. This was a powerful conversation about what happens next as well as her experience. The biggest take away from this conversation is, this is not a parenting problem. Here is just a little of Michele's story and what she has to say:I grew up in Tidewater Virginia and later attended Saint Leo College in Florida. I had two sons, Clayton (1989) and Bradley (1992). When I divorced in 1996 I moved with my young sons to Waynesville, NC. I worked in hospitality and...
2022-09-191h 15
The Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#56 Lisa Falbo: Facing Every Parent's Worst NightmareLisa grew up having a great family life with 3 brothers. She moved from Ohio to NC when she was twelve 12. She has two sons from first marriage and divorced after 9 years of marriage. Lisa raised her boys as a single mom and home schooled them until they entered high school. Their high school years were full of struggles, some normal, some not. Both boys started using drugs in their mid-teens. Sam (oldest son) escalated to IV drug use and meth. He was "in recovery" on MAT (Medically Assisted Treatment) for several years into his 20's where he relapsed. He...
2022-08-131h 11
Creative Spirits Unleashed#41 The Elegant Pivot Series: Master Your StoriesIn my latest podcast episode, I again welcome daughter and colleague Jen Maneely. We are continuing our series on The Elegant Pivot. In this episode, we talked about the Chapter titled Master Your Stories. We had SO many stories about making up stories. All too often, we think we know what the other person is thinking or why they said something. More often than not, we are missing the full picture. In fact, I would dare say we never have the full picture, because we can’t truly get inside someone else’s head. The proble...
2022-06-151h 04
Creative Spirits Unleashed#37: Jennifer Maneely: Focus on What You Want: The Elegant Pivot SeriesDon’t think about a big, purple elephant with white polka dots and a pink tail. How did you do? First you had to think about it to not think about it. That’s the point of the principle from chapter 9 in The Elegant Pivot: Focus on What You Want. This week, Jen Maneely joins me again to share our stories on our successes and failures in applying this principle in real life. We never know where one of these conversations is going to take us. We both had a number of insights as we worked through severa...
2022-04-071h 09
The Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#55 Pamela O'Leary: A new year's resolution that actually stuckMy next episode includes a guest that made a new year's resolution to get sober and 4 years later, she is still sober. She talks with us about her journey into sobriety and how she did it. It wasn't the typical path, and it has shown to be successful for her. She writes openly about it in her blog titled "Wishes from the Bottom"This was her first time speaking about and I am honored to have had her as a guest on this podcast. Pamela O’Leary is the Founder and CEO of Blossom Badass, an...
2022-03-2556 min
Creative Spirits Unleashed# 35 Jennifer Maneely: Discern Signal from NoiseRemember those old radios, where you turned the dial, navigating through the noise of static? Up and down the spectrum, turn the dial a little this way and then a little that way, until finally, we find music or a person talking. That’s when you know you found the signal. Actually, new car radios also have noise and signal, but the new technology makes it easier to quickly find the channel. Recently, I had a lot of noise while purchasing a new car. Well, isn’t the process usually full of noise? But this time, it wasn’...
2022-03-1053 minThe Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#54 What does "Letting Go" really mean?You hear it all the time with people who have loved ones with substance abuse issues. The "Letting go". But what does that really mean. Sometimes we have a misconception on what "Letting Go" really means. It's more about letting go of our ideas of what should be or shouldn't be. This is what this podcast explores.
2022-03-0929 min
Creative Spirits Unleashed#33 Your Brain on Jump ThinkingFor this episode, we are doing something completely different. I am starting a series on my book, “The Elegant Pivot” with the help of Jennifer Maneely. Jen is a thought leader in the addiction community and specializes in helping parents set boundaries with their adult children who are caught up in drugs and alcohol. Having been a student of her own mind and now a sponsor in the addition community for fifteen years, she has keen insights into how our minds work. That’s why I turn to her again and again to help me arrest my brain when it’s j...
2022-02-1157 minThe Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#53 The Key is a Mother's LoveLinda Sue Key is my next guest on the Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast. She is a Mother of a son who has been in his addiction for over 25 yrs. She worked for over 20 years as a substance abuse counselor, including working in a men's prison. Recently, she started a new ministry called "The Key to Recovery is a Mother's Love." She loves the Lord with all her heart and God has called her to help moms of addicted adult children overcome the chaos, confusion, and brokenness that substance abuse can bring by finding balance, compassion and hope through prayer, education...
2022-02-0547 minThe Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#52 People Can't Give You What They Don't HaveWhen we go out to get support and our emotional needs met, we have to be careful and make sure we are going to people that can give us what we need. Some people just can't give you what you are asking for. Within that, we have to be clear about what we are asking for and who we are going to. Otherwise, we end up in a worse space going to the wrong people.
2022-02-0334 minThe Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast#51 The Exchange PrincipleThe Exchange Principle is something I use to navigate a lot of my decisions when it comes time to help someone. I want to make sure I am helping, and that means I can't put more energy into something that the other person is willing to. When people ask for favors, help, or anything that involves putting my energy or money into the equation, I run through this thought process first.
2022-01-2418 min
The Unbreakable Boundaries PodcastEp #50 Dr. Susan Birne-Stone: How to See, Hear, and Listen to YourselfCreating unbreakable boundaries is really about honoring yourself and others. In this episode, Dr. Susan and I get into some really great conversations about creating awareness around the question that Dr. Susan loves to ask, "Why does this make sense?" Having a loved one with substance abuse is complex, challenging, and it's important that we can honor ourselves and really see ourselves, hear ourselves and be willing to listen to ourselves. About Dr. SusanFor over 35 years Dr. Susan has successfully worked in the field of psychological, emotional and relationship health in a variety of settings a...
2021-12-211h 10