The Embrace Family Recovery Podcast
Join host Margaret Swift Thompson a Hazelden Betty Ford counselor for over 20 years in the field of chemical dependency. Along with her guests they will explore the stories, experiences, struggles and victories of people who loves someone with the disease of addiction. The Embrace Family Recovery Podcast was born out of the passion Margaret feels about giving a voice to the family experience, which is rarely heard, and sadly under served. If you love someone who is addicted, grab a cup of coffee and listen to our conversations. You will hear your story and strategies to stop being held hostage by the disease.
Learn more about Embrace Family Recovery and Margaret's work here:
https://embracefamilyrecovery.com/
Episodes
163 episodes
Ep 155 - Out of the Out of the Woods and Into Recovery With Swift Steps Recovery.
Hey there! I wanted to share this episode of The Embrace Family Recovery Podcast with you. In this episode, Julianne Griffin, the founder of Blank Space Recovery and Swift Steps, talks about creating an ope...
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Ep 154 - How to Navigate Boundaries with Loved Ones Addicted to Gambling.
Welcome back to the final episode of Season 4 of the Embrace Family Recovery Podcast. Today, we conclude our conversation with Terra Carbert, sharing her personal experiences with gambling addiction and recovery. Terra highlights the value of h...
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Ep 153 - Terra Shares the Value of Empathic Non Judgmental Support.
Welcome back to the Embrace Family Recovery Podcast. I am eager to continue Terra's story, where she shares more about her journey with her gambling addiction and the poignant moment when she surrendered and asked for help. Terra shares about h...
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Ep 152 - Terra's Gambling Addiction Hid In Plain Sight Surrounded By Alcoholism.
Today, I am thrilled to introduce you to Terra Carbert, the founder of the Self Discovery Sisterhood, coach, and host of the Ambitious Addi...
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Ep 151 - Understanding How to Process Your Grief and Recovery After The Loss of a Loved One.
Welcome back to the Embrace Family Recovery Podcast. Today, I conclude my conversation with Jaclyn Brown. We discuss how grief has affected her personal life and marriage, and how she has navigated...
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Ep 150 - Learn How Jaclyn Turns Grief and Social Stigma into Advocacy and Education.
Welcome back to the Embrace Family Recovery Podcast. Jaclyn Brown who at the end of last episode shared the social media reactions and comments to her brother’s death and today we begin with a public service announcement of suggestions of a ...
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Ep 149 - How A Tragic Loss Due to Substance Use Disorder Led This Sister to Be a Fierce Advocate.
Today, I am honored to introduce you to Jaclyn Brown. She lost her younger brother, Marc, to a heroin overdose on November 16, 2018. Since then, she has become very passionate about advocacy and education around the topics of substance use, men...
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Episode 148 - Recovery Offers Us The Choice to Sustain Love, Healing, and Career Growth.
Today, we return with Casey Arrillaga, a man in long-term recovery and author of numerous books, including
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Ep 147 - Today We Learn So Much About Sex and Love Addiction.
Today, we return with Casey Arrillaga, a man in long-term recovery and author of numerous books, including
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Ep 146 - Casey's Brother Spoke the Truth About Addiction at Such a Tender Age.
Today, I have the privilege of introducing you to Casey Arrillaga, a man in long-term recovery and author of numerous books, including
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Ep 145 - As a Praised Leader in the Field Jorja Secretly Battled Cross Addiction.
Today is the final day of my series of conversations with Jorja Jamison. Jorja's book description summarizes her journey so well, "Imagine landing your dream job as an addiction psychologist at the nat...
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Ep 144 - Addicted at Age Five and Recovery Required Learning to Supply Love to Herself.
Welcome back to my second episode with Jorja Jamison, the author of Wounded Healing: The Art and Soul of Surthrival, which will be publishe...
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Ep 143 - Are Stubbornness and Perseverance the Exact Same Thing Used in Different Ways?
Today I am excited to introduce you to Jorja Jamison. Jorja has written a book called ‘Wounded Healing, The Art and Soul of Surthrival,’ which will be published this fall - you are getting a sneak peak.Jorja gives one of the cleare...
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Ep 142 - Embrace the Signs: How People Deliver Messages from My Higher Power.
Welcome back to the final episode of our interview with Will Thatcher, the author of the addiction fiction novel,
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Ep 141 - What is This Fresh Literary Genre Emerging Called Addiction Fiction?
Have you ever heard of Addiction Fiction? How about Sober Fiction? Will Thatcher, the author of Killing Hurt, had not either, and he wrote this entertai...
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Ep 140 - How Hearing Stories and Attending Meetings Saved My Life.
Have you ever heard of Addiction Fiction? If not, no worries—neither had I. Will Thatcher, the author of'
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Ep 139 - Dedicated to Finding Hope, Changing Narratives, and Reducing Stigma.
In this third episode of the Embrace Family Recovery Podcast with Maeve O'Neill, MEd., LPC-S, CHC, CDTL, is the Director of National Compliance for CIRCA Behavioral Health Care Solutions.We cont...
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Ep 138 - Secrets Keep Us Sick: Why I'm Sharing My Story of this Generational Disease.
Welcome back to this second episode with Maeve O'Neill. In today's episode of the Embrace Family Recovery Podcast, Maeve discusses what it was like to share her family experience growing up with her children. Listen as we also discuss the progr...
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Ep 137 - Finding Hope While Raised in a Home With The Disease of Addiction.
Welcome back! In today's episode, I talk to Maeve O'Neill, who shares her story about the reality of growing up in a household where both parents were suffering from the disease of addiction and mental health issues. Maeve went on to study and ...
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Ep 136 - Maintaining Hope With Current Patterns in Youth Substance Use Disorder.
Welcome to the Embrace Family Recovery Podcast, thank you for joining me for this final episode with Geoffrey Golia, the former Clinical Director of the New York Center for Living. Geoff...
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Ep 135 - Discover the Best Parenting Style for Adolescents with a Substance Use Disorder.
Welcome to the Embrace Family Recovery Podcast. Today, I am thrilled to continue conversing with Geoffrey Golia, the former Clinical Director of the New York Center for Living. Geoffrey ...
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Ep 6 - Voices of the 21st Century Women Empowered Through Passion and Purpose.
Our book launched on Tuesday, February 6th, and thanks to each of you and many others, we are International Best Sellers!!I have dedicated this miniseries of The Embrace Family Recovery Podcast to introducing you to a few of my 44 fello...
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Ep 134 - Supporting Your Young Person Through Life With Substance Use Disorder.
Welcome back to the Embrace Family Recovery Podcast! I am delighted to introduce you to Geoffrey Golia, the former Clinical Director of New York Center for Living. Geoffrey has recently ...
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Ep 5 - Voices of the 21st Century Women Empowered Through Passion and Purpose.
Leading up to our book's release date next week, on Tuesday, February 6th, I have decided to dedicate a miniseries of The Embrace Family Recovery Podcast to introducing you to a few of the 44 women authors who penned 'Voices of the 21st Century...
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Ep 133 - How writing The Chris Farley Show Created Healing and Connection for Tom.
Today, on the Embrace Family Recovery Podcast, I conclude my conversation with Tom Farley. Tom talks about his journey of grief after losing his brother, Chris Farley. Tom shared how writing a biography of ...
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