Family Healing & Invitational Intervention ㅤ What if healing didn’t start with confrontation, but with connection? ㅤ Sonja Riddle, MA, BSW, CCC, is a clinician, speaker, and educator specializing in addiction and family systems. With over 15 years of clin

Family Healing & Invitational Intervention ㅤ What if healing didn’t start with confrontation, but with connection? ㅤ Sonja Riddle, MA, BSW, CCC, is a clinician, speaker, and educator specializing in addiction and family systems. With over 15 years of clinical experience across Canada’s leading treatment facilities, she brings a grounded, compassionate approach to some of the most complex conversations in mental health and recovery. ㅤ Known for translating complex addiction and family systems theory into practical, human strategies, Sonja helps both clinicians and families understand what real, sustainable change looks like—within the relationships that surround substance use. ㅤ Her work is also deeply shaped by her lived experience growing up in a home impacted by addiction, giving her a rare blend of clinical expertise and personal insight that meets people exactly where they are. ㅤ ㅤ📻 Tune in LIVE: ㅤ Monday, April 13th, 2026 at 12:00 PM PST / 3:00 PM EST on 105.3 & 107.7 FM (United Public Radio, New Orleans) ㅤ On Breaking Norms, Building Dreams, host Brittney Ashley — mom of two, Métis entrepreneur, certified Business & Imposter Syndrome Coach, founder of Creative Dynamics Virtual Services, and neurodivergent leader with ADHD and dyslexia — sits down with Sonja Riddle for a powerful conversation on family healing and Invitational Intervention. ㅤ This episode explores how change actually happens in families impacted by addiction and why connection, not control, is often the starting point for recovery. ㅤ Topics include: 💬 What Invitational Intervention really means (and how it differs from traditional approaches) 💬 How families can support change without escalating conflict 💬 Understanding addiction through a systems-based lens 💬 Why shame and blame block recovery—and what helps instead ㅤ Follow @creativedynamicsva and @truenorthinterventions