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Do you ever feel like every boundary you set with your child just leads to more chaos—or worse, pushes them further away?
When your loved one is struggling with addiction, the idea of setting boundaries can feel impossible. You want to keep your home safe, protect your own well-being, and still hold on to the relationship. This episode helps you understand how boundaries can stop being a constant battle and start becoming a lifeline for your sanity, safety, and connection.
- You’ll learn the difference between boundaries that punish and boundaries that protect.
- You’ll discover how to set limits that come from a place of calm, not anger or ultimatums.
- You’ll gain practical ways to create boundaries you can actually live with—while keeping the relationship with your child alive.
Press play now to learn how to set boundaries that protect your peace, preserve connection, and give you back a sense of control in your family’s recovery journey.
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Loving someone with a drug or alcohol problem can feel exhausting — the worry, the guilt, the fear, the sleepless nights. It wears you down.
At Family Hope Support, Wendy Brewer and Paul King offer combined one-to-one support sessions grounded in counselling insight and lived experience. Finally get the care & help you need to navigate a loved one's addiction. 🎉: Family Support Listeners Get 30% off every one-to-one support session — use code FAMILYHOPE at checkout.
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This podcast provides practical guidance and support for families navigating the challenges of substance abuse disorder, offering insights from addiction recovery experts, family therapy, and support groups like Al-Anon and Family Drug Support, with a focus on understanding how to help and support loved ones dealing with addiction, including heroin addiction, through counselling and treatment options.
DISCLAIMER
Every family is different — if you’re supporting someone through addiction, please make decisions that are right for you, ideally in consultation with qualified professionals and appropriate support networks.
