Description
When we think about addiction, we often focus on the person struggling with it. But what happens when addiction impacts an entire family?
In this episode, I sit down with Jennifer Chase to discuss her journey through addiction, recovery, and the unexpected ways both affected the people she loves most.
Growing up in an alcoholic and abusive home, Jennifer made a promise to herself that she would never become an alcoholic like her father. She kept that promise. But as she shares in our conversation, addiction doesn't always arrive in the form we expect.
Together, we discuss the realities of opiate addiction, the role family dynamics can play in both addiction and recovery, the difficult lessons surrounding enabling behaviors, and what it looks like to establish healthier boundaries with loved ones who are struggling.
One of the things that stood out to me most during this conversation was realizing that recovery is not just about the person overcoming addiction. It often requires an entire family to learn a new rhythm after years of dysfunction, pain, and unhealthy patterns.
Whether you are battling addiction yourself, walking alongside someone who is, or living with the aftermath of a loved one's addiction, my hope is that this conversation encourages you, challenges you, and reminds you that healing is possible.
In this episode, we discuss:
• Growing up in an abusive and alcoholic household
• Why Jennifer vowed never to become an alcoholic
• How opiate addiction entered her life instead
• The impact addiction had on her marriage and children
• Recognizing and addressing enabling behaviors
• Supporting a loved one without enabling them
• How recovery affects the entire family
• Learning a new family rhythm after addiction
• Finding hope and healing through recovery
• Jennifer's work helping others through addiction treatment and recovery
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