Podcast
Addiction and the Family is a podcast by and for family members of anyone with an addiction. We are working to bring experience, strength, and realistic hope so that you and your family can find recovery together. We do this through interviews with family members, people in recovery, and professionals who work with addiction every day. We also bring you research-backed information and practical ideas born of real-life experience.
We are currently publishing on a monthly basis, with new episodes released near the end of each month.
Listen to the podcast here.
This is how it all started.
Addiction and the Family was the starting point for Recovery Tree in 2020 just before the pandemic hit full force. We (Casey and Kira) started in without much idea of what we were doing, flying by the seat our pants using recording equipment we had lying around from years in the music scene. Along the way, it has grown into something heard by people all over the world, spreading our core message of hope in recovery.
The idea for doing a podcast began with the thought that Casey's first book would need a platform to build an advance audience, with some of the early episodes lifted out of early drafts of the book. Despite this humble beginning, it quickly took on a life of its own. We knew that families of people with addiction aren't offered a lot of resources, especially information that points them toward their own peace and happiness rather than focusing on their addicted loved one.
We continue to publish new monthly episodes featuring topics and interviews that offer hope and help to both people who want to recover from addiction and anyone who loves them.
Here is a list of all episodes of our podcast:
Episode 62: The Illusion of Control
Episode 61: Sara and Lera, Healing a Parent/Child Relationship in Recovery
Episode 60: The Year in Recovery
Episode 59: The Difficulties of Parenting an Adult Child with Addiction, featuring Dr. Judith Smith
Episode 58: What to Expect After Treatment
Episode 57: Amanda and Marissa: From Homeless to Homeowners
Episode 55: Layers of Recovery with Matt F.
Episode 54: Embracing Family Recovery with Margaret Swift Thompson
Episode 53: Why We All Need to HALT
Episode 52: From a Life of Addiction to a Life of Service
Episode 51: A Therapist Finds Recovery
Episode 50: Eating Disorders and Addiction
Episode 49: Ashely and Tom: A Couple's Life Before and After Treatment
Episode 48: The Year in Recovery
Episode 47: What You Need to Know About NARCAN
Episode 46: Transforming Trauma Into Triumph with Tonja Myles
Episode 45: Healing from Our Scars, with Christopher Morris
Episode 44: How to Talk to Kids About Addiction
Episode 43: Rising from Tragedy to Become a Warrior in Hope
Episode 42: Wired for Addiction with Dr. Evelyn Higgins
Episode 41: Incurable Hope with Lisa Gennosa
Episode 40: Questions Families Ask
Episode 39: How to Help Relationships Survive Early Recovery
Episode 38: Deanna and Travis: Family Helping Each Other Find Recovery
Episode 37: Gigi: How to Be Your Most Loving Self
Episode 36: Navigating the Holidays in Recovery
Episode 35: Ashleigh: A Sibling's Perspective
Episode 34: Spirituality in Recovery
Episode 33: The Guardian Initiative for Veterans and First Responders, Part Two
Episode 32: The Guardian Initiative for Veterans and First Responders, Part One
Episode 31: Peg: Philosophy, Spirituality, and Recovery
Episode 30: What is SMART Recovery, with Lisa Davidson
Episode 29: Innovations in Addiction Treatment
Episode 28: Dustin: Interview with an Interventionist
Episode 27: Dianne: Living the Al-Anon Principles in Marriage
Episode 26: Conversations With Counselors #2 - Paige Majko
Episode 25: Enabling vs. Helping
Episode 24: Brian and Tamara: Relationships in Long-Term Recovery
Episode 23: Conversations With Counselors #1 - Merrit Hartblay
Episode 22: Abigail: Addiction, the Family, and the Law
Episode 21: Creating Happiness
Episode 20: Ashley: Letting Go of Codependent Patterns
Episode 19: Effective Communication and Boundaries
Episode 18: Arnold: Reflections on a Lifetime in Recovery
Episode 17: Amy G: Young, Gay, and Sober
Episode 16: Emotional Sobriety
Episode 15: Al M.: 60 Years of Recovery as a Family Member
Episode 14: Anniversaries and Milestones
Episode 13: A. S.: A Story of Finding Freedom
Episode 11: Jack D.: Overcoming Loss
Episode 10: Dr. Jason Powers: Resilience
Episode 9: Jules and Izzy: A Mother-Daughter Story
Episode 8: The Relapse Episode
Episode 6: Lauren O: Finding Peace as an Adult Child of Addiction
Episode 5: Addiction and the Brain
Episode 4: Jay and Mirah: Relationships in Early Recovery