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 56: Forgiveness

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 12: Gratitude

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 7: How Change Happens

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

Episode 3: Recovery in the time of COVID-19

Episode 2: Addiction 101

Episode 1: Recovery and the Family