I contributed #5 to a Rent.com article. These are all great ideas about what to do with 15 minutes of free time. None of us knew what else was being contributed to the article so I love that the theme turned out to be slow down, meditate, and journal. 15 minutes doesn’t seem like a …
When I got the toxicology results that confirmed Helanna’s death was from fentanyl poisoning I called the police officer that informed me of my daughter’s death. I wanted to know if there would be an investigation so this didn’t happen to anyone else. The conversation with the police officer and the confirmation that it was …
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If you’re struggling with anxiety, fear, and panic about your child’s addiction this playlist is for you. So many struggling parents have reached out to me about this lately so I am putting some of my favorite podcasts and videos in one place for you. Listen as many times as you need to and take …
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The Safe Home Podcast is for struggling teens and their families finding their healing path with addiction. 17yo Joey and his moms Beth and Jan share from the heart their experiences and struggles with addiction and mental health. I got the opportunity to coach Beth and Jan last year and watch them work hard on …
This week I got to interview my daughter. You’ve been hearing my experience of her addiction so I think that it’s important to hear what her experience was like as well. Some of the things we talked about: · What was it like when I looked to you to be ok to make me …
Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! Thank you for your support and for coming back each week to listen. This episode features special guest Heather Ross of Heather Ross Coaching. Steph and Heather begin their conversation by talking about Heather’s background. She is a life coach who mainly works with parents who …
The struggle is Real podcast asked all of their season 1 guests to share what they learned in the last year. This episode is a complication of all the guests including me sharing what we learned in the last year. You can listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-one-wrapped-we-look-back-on-45-episodes-what/id1521443231?i=1000523487945 And on Spotify:
Do you ever feel like your mood changes like the weather? Last week I was full of gratitude and peace. This week I’ve been riding an emotional roller coaster. My daughter is safe in rehab and doing well, so these emotions are all about me and my personal battle. I’ve had to wean off my …
Do you experience envy and jealousy because of your child’s addiction? It’s easy to be jealous of other parents and how “normal” their lives are with their kids. Let’s face it, addiction robs us of a lot of experiences we expect to have with our kids. Addiction came into my family fast and changed my …
Our identities aren’t fixed. They can be changed. We talk about how to deconstruct and reconstruct our identities.
In this podcast episode Kerri Robertson and I talk about: How having a child with addiction requires you to heal yourself Confidence Setting boundaries Creating a better relationship with your child https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heather-ross-why-having-child-addiction-requires-your/id1530879043?i=1000516238405
What do you want right now that you aren’t giving yourself? Today Kim and I talked about the reasons we don’t give ourselves what we want. Some of the topics we discussed: How successful dieting requires a mindset shift How your look at failure determines your willingness to try things you might fail at Limiting …
I’m grateful that I live by my own advice. I do all the things that I share with you. Listening to this episode reminded me yet again how important that is. This was recorded in November of 2020. My daughter had just moved here after finishing rehab and I was on cloud 9. Since this …
Do you know if you have a fixed or growth mindset? If you’re like I was, you probably never thought about it before. Mindset about abilities determines our accomplishments and fulfillment. In this video we talk about: The difference between fixed and growth mindset How mindset is just a belief that can be changed Thoughts …
We project lack of self trust as lack of trust in others. If you trust yourself then you never have to worry about trusting anyone else. As long as you’re worried about trusting others you will always have trust issues. How my daughter’s addiction and my breast cancer helped me build trust in myself.
Andrea Seydel and I talked about how to struggle well today. The concept of struggling well normalizes that when you love someone with an addiction there is going to be struggle. Learning to struggle well is part of taking your power back.
2 coaches talking about making friends in the bathroom and how to use shadow work in your life. I share how I use shadow work to help me through my daughter’s addiction and Kim shares how she uses it in every day life. A few references we make in this video: The Living With Addiction …
The name of this podcast says it all, right? As soon as I saw the name , I reached out to the host Andrea Seydel. We did a fun switch and interviewed each other for our podcasts. The episode where she interviews me available now. I’m releasing my interview of her on Thursday. The podcast …
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Do you ever wonder if you’re what’s holding you back from what you want? One of my superpowers is seeing people’s behavior patterns, including my own. One pattern that every human has is limiting themselves with their circumstances. We all do it, it’s just a matter of how much we do it. Here’s what I …
How do you feel when you pay your medical bills? Do you feel over charged and frustrated? I noticed the other day that medical bills, even $36 ones have an emotional charge for me. I know I’m not the only person who feels that way, so I thought I’d find the pain point and share …