In this week’s episode you will hear another family’s story of adolescent addiction and recovery. Dawn McCord’s son Carson had a tumultuous adolescence but he found recovery through wilderness therapy. Dawn’s new memoir "Chasing Carson: A Family's Journey through Adolescence, Addiction and Recovery," provides an honest account of their whole family’s healing process.

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RESOURCES:

How to find Dawn McCord and her book:

• Dawn’s Chasing Carson book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/chasing-carson-dawn-mccord/1140795845
• Dawn’s website: https://adolescentaddictionandrecovery.com/

Another book mentioned in this episode:

• Balm: The Loving Path to Family Recovery by Beverly A. Buncher: https://www.amazon.com/BALM-Loving-Path-Family-Recovery/dp/0473433575

Other Resources:

• Other Parents Like Me -  https://www.facebook.com/other.parents.like.me
• Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/
• Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

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Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson

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TIME STAMPS:

2:05 Did Carson give his blessing for the memoir?

3:35 Dawn and Beth are committed to reducing the shame around addiction

6:25 Adolescents’ risky behavior is part of normal development

9:30 Carson’s addiction story

14:11 Compounding the addiction story with poverty or racism

16:16 Ideas for helping our struggling kids

21:30 The dangers of social media for our kids

24:45 Carson progressed to heroin and found wilderness therapy

33:25 Reorganizing home rules and revising family habits

35:38 How Dawn has stayed sane

40:00 What Dawn would have done differently (hint: smart phones)

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