Why Can’t I Fix This? Eight Steps to Move From Wishing to Planning When Your Child Struggles with Addiction, with Brenda Zane

ABOUT THE EPISODE:

Your 3am Google search spiral feels beyond frustrating when you're usually the one with answers. In this week's solo episode I acknowledge the unique exhaustion of spinning your wheels while your child struggles, and offer a concrete 8-step menu of ways to move from wishing into actionable planning and hope. 

If your existing parenting toolkit isn't working to create positive change in your family this episode will offer ways to rethink and recharge. The best news is, when you change yourself, the rest of the family system cannot not change. And that's why we start with you.

What you'll learn:

• The distinction between wishing vs. having real hope 
• Hope Theory: agency + pathways = real hope
• Why even highly capable parents get stuck
• The paralysis that comes from information overload without implementation
• The paradox of excelling everywhere except with being able to help your child
• Using research as sophisticated avoidance

EPISODE RESOURCES:

• 8-Step downloadable template for creating your plan
• Helping Families Help - Provider Directory for CRAFT-Trained Coaches and Therapists
• Parent Like a Hostage Negotiator Hopestream episode 295
• Apply for a scholarship for The Stream Community (for moms and female caregivers)

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