When Your Kid Is Heading Down A Dark Path (with Lisa Katona Smith)

About this episode

The episode discusses how to support a child facing addiction, featuring insights from Lisa Katona Smith.

Finding out your child is heading down the path of drugs or alcohol are some of the darkest days imaginable. What do you do when the person you love the most is self-destructing? My guest this time is Lisa Katona Smith. She’s a teacher, author, and mom who knows all about the fear of seeing a child in the grip of addiction. Fortunately for all of us, when she found the usual advice failing her, Lisa decided to find a better way. Her book Parallel Recovery is a raw, honest, empowering read. It combines Lisa’s perspective as an educator with her up-close experience as a mom. If you’ve ever worried about how you’d show up for your kid in that situation, this is the convo for you. Something clicked while listening? We’d love to talk with you if you want to dig deeper into your family’s specific situation. If you’re ready to stop guessing and start knowing what works, it might be worth a conversation. https://mastermindparenting.com/live-assessment/ Get all the links, resources, and transcripts here: https://mastermindparenting.com/podcast-335 About Randi Rubenstein Randi Rubenstein coaches parents raising strong-willed kids. Randi searched endlessly to find the magical resource that…

People in this episode

Host: Randi Rubenstein

Guest: Lisa Katona Smith

Topics covered

• addiction
• parenting
• mental health
• support
• education

Keywords

• addiction
• parenting
• support
• mental health
• Parallel Recovery

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Parallel Recovery

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