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

• Her website: https://www.whinypaluza.com/
• Her podcast episodes: https://www.whinypaluza.com/podcast/  (Subscribe, Like, or Rate on your favorite podcast app)

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Primal Wound book: http://nancyverrier.com/the-primal-wound/

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, with design help from Nina Smith

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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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