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Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery
Hosted by Jeff Jones · EN
Our goal with "Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery" Podcast is to introduce our audience to interesting and authentic voices in the world of recovery. "Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery" is about families. It's about communities. It places addiction in its proper context and empowers every family member to achieve a better outcome – a transformation. Part of our work is bringing together these voices. Providing a platform, for people like you, to share your stories and perspectives, creates an opportunity to reach someone. To touch their lives. To help improve outcomes for individuals, families and communities. Together.
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Building Healthier Connections with Your Loved One
6d ago00:21:26Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery podcast, I'm sharing an overview of Session 4 of my Brain Health Masterclass for Families, titled "Building Healthier Connections." In this session, I talk about how one person in the family can begin a change process that is not dependent on the addicted person changing first. I explore what it means to build a healthier connection with your loved one, especially if your goal is to influence the relationship in a new way. This includes looking at boundaries as more than rules or limits, but as a way to understand what is okay, what is not okay, and what happens next, so your nervous system can stay steady enough for you to communicate with more clarity. I also talk about verbal and nonverbal communication, the power of slowing your reaction into a response, and the incremental strategies families can use to stay connected while still honoring their own needs and values. My hope is that this episode helps you see that a healthier connection does not mean tolerating everything. It means becoming more conscious, more grounded, and more intentional in how you relate to addiction and to the person you love. If your family is navigating addiction and you're looking for a different way forward, I invite you to schedule a free discovery call with me here: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/book-a-call/ A 6-Session Masterclass for Families Impacted by Addiction Addiction doesn't just affect the person using. It reshapes the entire family. In this 6-week masterclass, you'll learn how to move out of confusion, emotional overload, and constant reaction, and begin developing steadier, more intentional leadership within your family. This premium masterclass upgrade includes instant access, learn-at-your-own-pace lessons, and full course access for families who are ready to better understand addiction's impact and begin creating new response patterns. Learn more: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/masterclass-upgrade/ Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution In Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution, Jeff Jones offers a different way for families to understand addiction, not by focusing only on fixing the individual, but by looking at the family system as a whole. The book introduces practical tools, Both/And thinking, clearer communication, and a new way to create family rules that are stronger than addiction's chaos while staying connected to the person you love. Get the book: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/rethinking-addiction-book/ Connect with Jeff Jones Work with Jeff: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-jones-0303834/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thefamilyrecoverysolution Substack: https://jeffjones.substack.com/
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Fueling Your Personal Resilience When Addiction Is in the Family
2w ago00:19:07Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery podcast, I'm sharing an overview of Session 3 of my Brain Health Masterclass for Families, titled "Fueling Your Personal Resilience." In this session, I talk about why families often stay focused on trying to change the person with addiction first, even when that person's brain and behavior may be deeply affected by addiction. Instead, I introduce the idea of enabling health within your own body as a first step. This means learning how to support your own nervous system, thinking, daily habits, and physical resilience so you can respond with greater clarity rather than reacting out of fear, stress, or exhaustion. I also talk about bionutritional healing, amino acids, nutrient-dense foods, and simple inside-out practices, like morning and evening routines, that help create new patterns over time. My hope is that this episode helps you see that your own health and resilience are not separate from your family's recovery. They are part of the foundation for staying grounded, connected, and better able to influence change. If your family is navigating addiction and you're looking for a different way forward, I invite you to schedule a free discovery call with me here: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/book-a-call/ A 6-Session Masterclass for Families Impacted by Addiction Addiction doesn't just affect the person using. It reshapes the entire family. In this 6-week masterclass, you'll learn how to move out of confusion, emotional overload, and constant reaction, and begin developing steadier, more intentional leadership within your family. This premium masterclass upgrade includes instant access, learn-at-your-own-pace lessons, and full course access for families who are ready to better understand addiction's impact and begin creating new response patterns. Learn more: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/masterclass-upgrade/ Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution In Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution, Jeff Jones offers a different way for families to understand addiction, not by focusing only on fixing the individual, but by looking at the family system as a whole. The book introduces practical tools, Both/And thinking, clearer communication, and a new way to create family rules that are stronger than addiction's chaos while staying connected to the person you love. Get the book: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/rethinking-addiction-book/ Connect with Jeff Jones Work with Jeff: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-jones-0303834/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thefamilyrecoverysolution Substack: https://jeffjones.substack.com/
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Finding Calm in the Storm of Addiction
4w ago00:17:23Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery podcast, I'm sharing an overview from Session 2 of my Brain Health Masterclass for Families, called Finding Calm in the Storm of Addiction. When addiction is active in the family, it can feel like being pulled into raging rapids, where your attention narrows, your nervous system reacts, and you find yourself repeating the same arguments or patterns again and again. In this episode, I talk about how mindfulness can help you pause before reacting, how body sensations can become warning signs and guides, and how understanding the stress-trauma continuum can help you recognize what is happening inside you before the situation escalates. My hope is that this episode helps you begin shifting from automatic reactions into more grounded responses, so you can stay connected to yourself and begin creating a different kind of influence in the middle of addiction's chaos. If your family is navigating addiction and you're looking for a different way forward, I invite you to schedule a free discovery call with me here: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/book-a-call/ A 6-Session Masterclass for Families Impacted by Addiction Addiction doesn't just affect the person using. It reshapes the entire family. In this 6-week masterclass, you'll learn how to move out of confusion, emotional overload, and constant reaction, and begin developing steadier, more intentional leadership within your family. This premium masterclass upgrade includes instant access, learn-at-your-own-pace lessons, and full course access for families who are ready to better understand addiction's impact and begin creating new response patterns. Learn more: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/masterclass-upgrade/ Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution In Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution, Jeff Jones offers a different way for families to understand addiction, not by focusing only on fixing the individual, but by looking at the family system as a whole. The book introduces practical tools, Both/And thinking, clearer communication, and a new way to create family rules that are stronger than addiction's chaos while staying connected to the person you love. Get the book: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/rethinking-addiction-book/ Connect with Jeff Jones Work with Jeff: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-jones-0303834/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thefamilyrecoverysolution Substack: https://jeffjones.substack.com/
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Mixed Messages in Addiction and the Family
Jun 1300:31:58Tap to summarizeWhen addiction is present in a family, it can be hard to know what to believe, what to do, or which direction to take. There are so many competing messages coming from culture, community, treatment models, and even our own family history. In this episode of the Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery podcast, I talk about how these mixed messages can create confusion, rigid thinking, and conflict between family members and the person they love who is in addiction. I also explore the difference between outside-in and inside-out approaches, why it matters to question your own thinking, and how families can begin to view addiction through a Both/And lens rather than getting stuck on one "right" answer. My hope is that this episode helps you slow down, recognize the mixed messages around you, and begin making decisions that are more aligned with your values and your family's healing arc. If your family is navigating addiction and you're looking for a different way forward, I invite you to schedule a free discovery call with me here: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/book-a-call/ A 6-Session Masterclass for Families Impacted by Addiction Addiction doesn't just affect the person using. It reshapes the entire family. In this 6-week masterclass, you'll learn how to move out of confusion, emotional overload, and constant reaction, and begin developing steadier, more intentional leadership within your family. This premium masterclass upgrade includes instant access, learn-at-your-own-pace lessons, and full course access for families who are ready to better understand addiction's impact and begin creating new response patterns. Learn more: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/masterclass-upgrade/ Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution In Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution, Jeff Jones offers a different way for families to understand addiction, not by focusing only on fixing the individual, but by looking at the family system as a whole. The book introduces practical tools, Both/And thinking, clearer communication, and a new way to create family rules that are stronger than addiction's chaos while staying connected to the person you love. Get the book: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/rethinking-addiction-book/ Connect with Jeff Jones Work with Jeff: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-jones-0303834/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thefamilyrecoverysolution Substack: https://jeffjones.substack.com/
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A New Season of Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery with Jeff Jones
Jun 300:14:53Tap to summarizeIn this first episode of the new season of the Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery podcast, I'm reintroducing the heart of this work and what you can expect moving forward. After a six-year hiatus, I'm coming back with weekly episodes focused on empowering families impacted by addiction, especially families who have been told they are powerless until their loved one decides to change. I'll be sharing more about the Healing Arc inside my Brain Health Masterclass, including mixed messages in addiction, finding calm in the storm, fueling personal resilience, building healthier connections, restoring peace to family life, and making better decisions along the way. My hope is that this season gives families a clearer pathway to begin their own healing process, create new conversations, and become stronger than addiction's rules of engagement. If your family is navigating addiction and you're looking for a different way forward, I invite you to schedule a free discovery call with me here: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/book-a-call/ A 6-Session Masterclass for Families Impacted by Addiction Addiction doesn't just affect the person using. It reshapes the entire family. In this 6-week masterclass, you'll learn how to move out of confusion, emotional overload, and constant reaction, and begin developing steadier, more intentional leadership within your family. This premium masterclass upgrade includes instant access, learn-at-your-own-pace lessons, and full course access for families who are ready to better understand addiction's impact and begin creating new response patterns. Learn more: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/masterclass-upgrade/ Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution In Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution, Jeff Jones offers a different way for families to understand addiction, not by focusing only on fixing the individual, but by looking at the family system as a whole. The book introduces practical tools, Both/And thinking, clearer communication, and a new way to create family rules that are stronger than addiction's chaos while staying connected to the person you love. Get the book: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/rethinking-addiction-book/ Connect with Jeff Jones Work with Jeff: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-jones-0303834/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thefamilyrecoverysolution Substack: https://jeffjones.substack.com/
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Dr. Mike Barnes discusses his dissertation topic: Is It Time For Family Change in Addiction Treatment?
Mar 11, 202001:03:51Tap to summarize"So much of what we do perpetuates problems, not by intent, but by a lack of understanding." -Dr. Mike Barnes The main focus of the recovery process is often given to the addict in the family and there's nothing wrong with that. It is out of genuine love that they go to great lengths to make sure the needs of their loved one are well provided for. But for family recovery to be realized in its entirety, they must look into the often undermined effects of addiction: trauma. Family members don't realize that they are traumatized until they start prioritizing their own needs. Hence today's episode homes in on how to help family members realize that they are traumatized and help them recover from it. Our guest, Dr. Mike Barnes also talks about the biology of how we cope with problems and the epigenetics of addiction and trauma. This understanding will greatly help in the treatment and recovery process that families may choose along their journey. He also differentiates between problem and crisis and how our stories create an impact on the decisions we make. Dr. Barnes also gives some suggestions in making the paradigm shift in family recovery even more effective. It only takes one or two members to spark the change. The question now lies on who's going to take that privilege. Get the show notes, transcription and resources mentioned at http://thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/ Highlights: 03:47 Serving Families With Addiction 10:47 Living in Recovery Together 18:32 Coping Begins With Family Goals and Values 23:48 Helping Families To Understand That They Are Traumatized 31:53 The Epigenetics of Addiction and Trauma 38:13 Understanding The Biology of How We Cope To And Solve Problems 44:50 3 Rules of an Alcoholic Family And How to Challenge Them 54:55 A Shift In Recovery Processes Needed
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Episode 73: Individual Family and Community Solutions for PTSD and Addiction with Dr. Ed Tick and Denise Klein
Feb 26, 202000:52:13Tap to summarize"We need to communalize rather than individualize. And we need to normalize rather than pathologize." - Ed Tick The society we're living in today has forced veterans to carry the moral and social burdens of warfare alone. As a result, their unspoken pain and sorrows evolved into trauma and addiction problems which also affect the family unit that they belong to. From this, societal issues increase and communities sink into decay. To address this problem, Dr. Ed Tick and Denise Klein join the platform to share their wisdom. They impress on seeing beyond the surface recovery and diving deeper into the feelings associated with addiction rather than just the cessation of visible symptoms. They also expound on how to spark significant cultural changes as opposed to smaller individual changes and how to build communities through visualization, open communication, and creating opportunities. They also highlight the need to normalize rather than pathologize. Individual empowerment is the key to strengthen the family and eventually the whole community. Tune in and join the healing movement! Get the show notes, transcription and resources mentioned at http://thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/ Highlights: 04:00 Veteran Experience Help Heal Addiction 13:30 Symptoms That Causes Breakdown In Families 16:34 Trauma As Normative Part Of Experience 18:13 Educating People About Trauma 30:08 Everyone Gets Traumatized Everyday 35:45 Making Trauma More Visible 40:18 Move Into Normalization And Communalization 45:31 Warriors Return 48:07 Empowerment And Being Authentic
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72: Joshua Shea Talks About a Most Difficult Topic with Addiction That You Need to Hear
Feb 12, 202000:48:14Tap to summarize"The idea behind sex addiction is not to stop having sex entirely and remove sex from your life. The idea is to develop a healthy sexuality." - Joshua Shea The desire for love and pleasure is innate to all humans. However, as the world evolved, activities that were traditionally regarded as private and conservative are gradually becoming acceptable with the general public. Pornography is one of the industries that has dominated the web and access to it has become easier. As a result, even school-aged children are at risk of developing an addiction as their curiosity peeks and peer pressure pushes them deeper into the pleasure pool. Today, Joshua Shea, a former pornography addict, shares his battle with pornography. He lists the warnings signs of pornography addiction and differentiates the two types of pornography users. He also gives a comparison of different addictions and what makes them similar to each other. As we begin to understand pornography, the kind of intervention necessary becomes clearer and the motivation to stand against it becomes stronger. Pornography may have the power to destroy morals and psychological balance. But nothing is stronger than a family working together to uphold their integrity. Tune in and learn how to develop a healthy sexuality. Get the show notes, transcription and resources mentioned at http://thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/ Highlights: 05:50 Internet Has Changed The Game 11:38 Warning Signs Of Pornography 20:00 Two Types Of Pornography Users 23:01 Two Things Partners Need To Do 28:11 Parallels Of All Addictions 30:40 Standpoints Of Family Members 37:33 Understanding Pornography 43:13 Addiction Is A Disease
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071: Discovering & Breaking Patterns of Underlying Drivers that Enable Addiction with Rene Eram
Jan 29, 202000:51:33Tap to summarize"There's no ruler until that addict bottoms out and wakes up into their conscious self, their authentic self, and starts the path of recovery." Codependency is a confusing topic under addiction. Numerous ideas branch out that often lead to misunderstanding and eventually, increased harm. Today, Rene Eram joins the stage to enlighten some of the misinformation on codependency and expound on the subject from a different perspective. He explains the nature of roles played out in the drama and points out to these roles as both inherited where one comes out as dominant. These invisible patterns create an obsessive connection that often leads to betrayal, rejection, and abandonment. Rene also discusses the hang-over stage in this type of relationship and nurturing broken programming as a means of coping mechanisms. We all can be addicted to something but this conversation warns mainly on a much destructive form of addiction: progressive addiction. The goal of recovery is to neutralize codependency and move to your authentic self. Don't miss out on today's episode. Get the show notes, transcription and resources mentioned at http://thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/ Highlights: 02:50 Fascination With Invisible Patterns 04:07 Invisible Patterns 06:09 Two Roles: Controller And Dependent 11:16 Codependent Mapping 20:26 Hang-over Stage 24:32 Inherited Pattern Of Codependence 37:12 Being Their Authentic Self 43:49 Self Rescue Mission
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70: What To Do and Not Do if You're Thinking About Intervention with Stan McKnight
Jan 15, 202000:38:08Tap to summarize"The real key to success is what happens after they leave treatment." -Stan McKnight Technological advancement has really brought the world to a new era. Communication, education, travel and even relationships are not how they used to be decades ago. If you're contemplating on finding an intervention that's compatible with your situation and conditions, there are things that you must consider. Stan McKnight shares his expertise on navigating addiction and recovery. It's rather imperative to know the do's and don'ts before jumping in to a decision. The life of your loved one is at stake, hence, an uneducated or partially educated judgment can be very detrimental. This conversation is full of wisdom that can help you and your family before, during and after treatment. Stan also shares a useful tool to aid in developing accountability and trust in the family nucleus. Today's episode is for everyone who is determined to get to recovery and change their life forever. Get the show notes, transcription and resources mentioned at http://thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/ Highlights: 02:48 Getting a Vital Lesson From Interventions and Recovery 07:38 Addiction- 2000 and Beyond 09:07 What NOT To Do 16:03 How to Diagnose Denial 17:24 What To Do 21:59 The Accountability Tool 27:29 Send the Right Message 32:42 Try IAM!
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