Parenting: Under the Influence

"Does Mental Health Excuse Addiction?"

When mental illness and addiction collide, love gets complicated. In this episode of Parenting Under the Influence, we wrestle with one of the hardest questions families face: Does mental health excuse addiction? Music by: Zizzi

Living Together After Rehab

When a loved one comes home from rehab, it's a season filled with both relief and fear- hope that this is a new beginning, and anxiety about what might still come. In this episode of Parenting Under the Influence , we share honestly about our own experience as moms walking through those fragile first few weeks. Music by Zizzi

Gas Station Garbage, Part 2: The Candy-Coated THC Hurting Our Kids

Bright colors. Sweet flavors. Friendly packaging. But inside these gas station gummies and drinks are powerful, addictive chemicals- Delta-8 THC, HHC, Kratom, Kava- all legal, all dangerous, and all within reach of our kids. Music by: Zizzi

Gas Station Garbage Part 1: Kratom

Kratom is legal, addictive, and destroying lives- including my son's. In this episode, I tell our story and explain why this gas station "supplement" is far more dangerous than people realize. Music by Zizzi https://www.youtube.com/live/86LJhQMY_GU?si=8mWkkDajEy-gfdJt

"Grief, Guilt, and the Weight of Their Relapse"

"A raw conversation on relapse, guilt; and learning that our joy doesn't mean we've abandoned the ones we love" Music by Zizzi