Recovery On Both Sides: A Mother & Daughter Story Of Healing

About this episode

A mother and daughter share their journey of recovery from addiction and the challenges they faced in their family dynamics.

Send us Fan Mail A mother and daughter getting sober at the same time sounds inspiring, until you hear what it actually takes: naming the family patterns, setting real boundaries, and staying in the room for the hard conversations. I’m joined by Sherry Young and Julie Hurley to talk about how addiction shows up inside a family system and how recovery becomes possible when we stop performing “fine” and start telling the truth. Their story spans early drinking, blackout shame, high-functioning ...

People in this episode

Guests: Sherry Young, Julie Hurley

Topics covered

• addiction
• family recovery
• boundaries
• healing
• mental health

Keywords

• sober
• family patterns
• hard conversations
• addiction
• recovery

More episodes of Valiant Living Podcast

• The Lord’s Prayer As A Daily Recovery Framework with Matt Smallbone · June 3, 2026 · 54 min
• When Faith Falls Apart: Rebuilding a Relationship with God After Addiction (with Father Chad E. Jarnigan) · May 6, 2026 · 1h 27m
• Special Episode: "Loving Leverage", A Live Virtual Clinical Roundtable · April 29, 2026 · 60 min
• Three Perspectives on Sex Addiction: The Addict, The Partner, and The Therapist · April 15, 2026 · 1h 5m
• Healing from Betrayal: A husband and wife's honest conversation on codependency and rebuilding trust. · April 1, 2026 · 60 min
• Microbetting And The New Gambling Trap with Chris Anderson · March 18, 2026 · 1h 17m