On today’s podcast we discuss the death of our beloved brother, and Zoe’s father, Dennis, and discover we are all grieving differently.  Today’s podcast is about grief.

On today's podcast - which is a Zoe's Recovery Diary - we discuss parenting in recovery.

On today's podcast we discuss the controversial topic of Harm Reduction.

Zoe talks about big life plans, 8 months into her sobriety from fentanyl addiction.

On today's podcast we discuss the Stages of Change as pertaining to Drug Addiction.  

1.  Precontemplation

2.  Contemplation

3.  Preparation

4.  Change

5.  Maintenance

6.  Relapse... or Graduation?

We discuss Zoe's successes and failures with procrastination, but a deep dive reveals a recurring problem in Zoe's life.

Daniel and Zoe talk about what went wrong while navigating Zoe through Addiction & Mental Health Services.

On today's podcast we have a check-in with Zoe to see how she's doing 6 months into living sober.  She talks about her failures, and her victories, and quiet frankly leave Lara and I in a bit of awe.

In today's episode we talk about stigma.  We explore our experiences with Dennis and identify that stigma stopped him from reaching out and asking for help.  Understanding stigma is about accepting complexity.  Zoe talks about the factors that led her to using opioids in the first place, and then shares a heart-felt outro to her Dad.  

On today's podcast we do things a bit different.  Lara's going to read a blog post that Daniel wrote, called Monsters, about the stigma of addiction.  This is done in preparation for next week's podcast on that topic.  Daniel concludes with an update for Dennis.