‘I tried to say the right thing:’ When A Parent Can’t Save Their Child from Addiction
About this episode
Leslie Collins shares her experience of struggling with addiction and the challenges of trying to help her son facing the same issues.
Addiction is a complex disease, and there’s no guidebook for how to navigate it. Today’s guest on Grieving Out Loud knows that reality all too well. Leslie Collins struggled with substance use disorder for years before finding recovery. But as she began to rebuild her life, her son started down the same devastating path. Leslie tried everything she could think of to help him fight the disease, but nothing seemed to work. In the end, she made the difficult decision to try something she hadn’t ...
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