454: Brenda Zane: Parenting Your Teen Through Addiction

from Shameless Leadership · host Sara Dean

Brenda Zane is a Shameless Mom to four sons ages 14-22, a Mayo Clinic Certified Health and Wellness Coach and the Founder of The Stream, an online community to support moms of kids with substance use disorder. Based on her personal experience she provides a space to get and keep moms healthy while they fight for their child’s life. She also hosts Hopestream, a podcast for parents whose kids are struggling with addiction. Brenda spent the first 25 years of her career in advertising, working for global agencies and Fortune 500 clients like Target, Microsoft, Nike, Hawaiian Airlines, and P&G. She lives in Seattle with her husband and a blended family of 4 boys and 2 dogs. Listen in to hear Brenda share: Her journey of parenting a teen addict How she made the decision to have her son involuntarily taken to a wilderness recovery program at age 16 How she led a double life being a leader at Fortune 500 companies and managing her child’s addiction and legally complex life What the vicious cycle of addiction looks like The emotional roller coaster of hope and heartbreak as the parent of an addict How her son went from death by overdose to alive and sober and successfully living in recovery Why she started an online community just for moms of addicts and why it’s not on Facebook The exact steps to take if you think you’re child/teen may be struggling with addiction The life & death information you need to know about fentanyl Links mentioned: Join my FREE Shine Like A Mother workshop on July 15th website: Brenda Zane Podcast: Hopestream: Brenda Zane The Stream Community Free ebook: Hindset: 3 Things I wish I knew… IG: @the.stream.community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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