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Are TV-style interventions actually making things worse for your loved one — and your whole family?

Most people think an intervention is a one-time ambush that “fixes” addiction overnight. But this outdated, confrontational method often backfires, leaving families confused and alone. In this episode, interventionist Kate Duffy returns to share how real, family-centered intervention works — not just for your loved one but for the whole family system that needs healing, too.

• Find out why traditional “surprise” interventions fail — and what to do instead
• Learn how family education and preparation can transform fear and conflict into lasting change.
• Hear real examples of how modern, compassionate interventions rebuild trust and support recovery long after treatment ends.

Listen now to discover how a true family system approach can help you feel stronger, more united, and ready for real recovery.

Discover more about Kate Duffy and her compassionate approach to family recovery at Tipping Point Recovery

This podcast provides practical guidance and support for families navigating the challenges of substance abuse disorder, offering insights from addiction recovery experts, family therapy, and support groups like Al-Anon and Family Drug Support, with a focus on understanding how to help and support loved ones dealing with addiction, including heroin addiction, through counselling and treatment options.

DISCLAIMER

Every family is different — if you’re supporting someone through addiction, please make decisions that are right for you, ideally in consultation with qualified professionals and appropriate support networks.

Are you beating yourself up for not having “perfect” boundaries while loving someone in addiction?

When you’re deep in the chaos of loving someone with a substance use disorder, it’s easy to feel like you’re failing because you keep picking up the phone, making one more rescue, or saying “yes” when you promised you wouldn’t. But what if your messy, imperfect love is actually your greatest strength? In this heartfelt nugget episode, host Paul shares his raw truth about loving through the chaos — and reminds you that your love still matters more than you think.

• Hear an honest story about how blurry boundaries don’t mean you’re failing.
• Find reassurance that your imperfect love is still powerful and protective.
• Take away a gentle reminder to give yourself grace and keep hope alive, even on the hardest days.

Listen now and let this little moment of hope remind you: your love is stronger than the chaos you face.

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This podcast provides practical guidance and support for families navigating the challenges of substance abuse disorder, offering insights from addiction recovery experts, family therapy, and support groups like Al-Anon and Family Drug Support, with a focus on understanding how to help and support loved ones dealing with addiction, including heroin addiction, through counselling and treatment options.

DISCLAIMER

Every family is different — if you’re supporting someone through addiction, please make decisions that are right for you, ideally in consultation with qualified professionals and appropriate support networks.

Is “tough love” pushing your loved one deeper into addiction instead of bringing them back?

Families are often told to cut off contact and wait for rock bottom — but this harsh approach rarely works and can cause more harm and trauma. In this solo episode, host Paul shares eye-opening insights from real experiences and explains why compassionate boundaries, not isolation, create the safety your loved one needs to truly change.

• Understand why overdoses and hitting rock bottom don’t magically spark recovery.
• Learn how to set clear, compassionate boundaries that protect you without enabling harmful behaviour.
• Discover practical ways to stay connected and strong — even when supporting someone who’s struggling feels impossible.

Press play now to find out how real love with a backbone can help your family heal, starting today.

🌱 Family Hope Support — Special Offer for Podcast Listeners

Loving someone with a drug or alcohol problem can feel exhausting — the worry, the guilt, the sleepless nights. It wears you down.

Family Hope Support offers one-to-one sessions, practical tools, and gentle natural support to help you find calm, strength, and hope again.

🎉 Podcast listeners get 30% off a 4-session package — use code FAMILYHOPE at checkout.

👉 Claim your discount here and start feeling less alone. You don’t have to do this by yourself.

This podcast provides practical guidance and support for families navigating the challenges of substance abuse disorder, offering insights from addiction recovery experts, family therapy, and support groups like Al-Anon and Family Drug Support, with a focus on understanding how to help and support loved ones dealing with addiction, including heroin addiction, through counselling and treatment options.

DISCLAIMER

Every family is different — if you’re supporting someone through addiction, please make decisions that are right for you, ideally in consultation with qualified professionals and appropriate support networks.

Is “tough love” really helping your loved one recover — or making things worse?

If you’ve ever been told to cut off a struggling family member in the name of “tough love,” you’re not alone — but this approach could be pushing them further into danger instead of toward healing. In this episode, Kate Duffy, a seasoned family substance use expert, unpacks why this outdated advice often backfires and reveals a more compassionate and effective way to support recovery without losing yourself in the process.

• Learn why “rock bottom” is a dangerous myth and how waiting for it can cost lives.
• Understand how to replace harmful “tough love” with compassionate boundaries that protect you and truly help your loved one.
• Discover practical first steps to regain your calm, stop the chaos, and support recovery more effectively.

Tune in now to find out how you can stop feeling helpless and start creating real change for your family today.

Discover more about Kate Duffy and her compassionate approach to family recovery at Tipping Point Recovery

This podcast provides practical guidance and support for families navigating the challenges of substance abuse disorder, offering insights from addiction recovery experts, family therapy, and support groups like Al-Anon and Family Drug Support, with a focus on understanding how to help and support loved ones dealing with addiction, including heroin addiction, through counselling and treatment options.

DISCLAIMER

Every family is different — if you’re supporting someone through addiction, please make decisions that are right for you, ideally in consultation with qualified professionals and appropriate support networks.

What if the most powerful act of love was simply keeping someone alive—one breath at a time?

In a world where overdose can take a life in seconds, knowing what Narcan is—and what it isn’t—can mean everything. This episode speaks directly to the heartbreak, the fear, and the silent hope parents carry when they’re walking through addiction with someone they love.

• Discover why using Narcan is not a sign of defeat, but of deep, unwavering connection.
• Understand how harm minimisation is rooted in courage and love, not surrender.
• Learn why survival—even in its most fragile form—can be the most important first step toward healing.

Press play now to hear a raw, real reminder that sometimes, just staying alive is the greatest act of hope.

This podcast provides practical guidance and support for families navigating the challenges of substance abuse disorder, offering insights from addiction recovery experts, family therapy, and support groups like Al-Anon and Family Drug Support, with a focus on understanding how to help and support loved ones dealing with addiction, including heroin addiction, through counselling and treatment options.

DISCLAIMER

Every family is different — if you’re supporting someone through addiction, please make decisions that are right for you, ideally in consultation with qualified professionals and appropriate support networks.

What if a single item in your bag could be the reason your child survives an opioid overdose?

Opioid overdoses are tragically common, and many parents feel powerless watching their children struggle with substance use. This episode addresses the urgent need for Narcan—a life-saving medication—to be part of every concerned parent’s toolkit, not as a sign of surrender, but as a powerful step in harm reduction and love-driven action.

• Discover exactly what Narcan (Naloxone) is and how it can reverse opioid overdoses in seconds.
• Learn how carrying Narcan is not enabling addiction but providing a critical lifeline that could give your child another chance at recovery.
• Gain compassionate communication strategies to discuss Narcan with your child in a way that builds trust, not shame.

Listen now to learn how carrying Narcan could be the most courageous act of love you make today.

💬 When you're the one holding everything together, who supports you?

That often means juggling their emotions, hiding your panic, and pretending you're fine — day after day.

Without the right support, that emotional load keeps building… until something gives.

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This podcast provides practical guidance and support for families navigating the challenges of substance abuse disorder, offering insights from addiction recovery experts, family therapy, and support groups like Al-Anon and Family Drug Support, with a focus on understanding how to help and support loved ones dealing with addiction, including heroin addiction, through counselling and treatment options.

DISCLAIMER

Every family is different — if you’re supporting someone through addiction, please make decisions that are right for you, ideally in consultation with qualified professionals and appropriate support networks.

Could one innocent-looking pill be the last thing your teenager ever takes?

With fentanyl increasingly contaminating street drugs—even in pills that appear safe—this episode reveals the alarming new reality parents face. Whether your child is experimenting or in recovery, knowing the dangers could mean the difference between life and death.

• Discover how fentanyl is silently infiltrating everyday substances and why it's so lethal.
• Learn practical ways to talk to your teen about drug risks that actually resonate.
• Hear real-world harm reduction tips that could save a life, even when abstinence isn’t an option.

Listen now to understand the fentanyl crisis from a parent’s perspective and gain tools that could help protect your child’s life.

💬 When you're the one holding everything together, who supports you?

That often means juggling their emotions, hiding your panic, and pretending you're fine — day after day.

Without the right support, that emotional load keeps building… until something gives.

I offer 1:1 homeopathy sessions to help you feel calm, steady, and more like yourself again — often within just a few weeks.

👉 Book your session now at paulkinghomeopathy.com

This podcast provides practical guidance and support for families navigating the challenges of substance abuse disorder, offering insights from addiction recovery experts, family therapy, and support groups like Al-Anon and Family Drug Support, with a focus on understanding how to help and support loved ones dealing with addiction, including heroin addiction, through counselling and treatment options.

DISCLAIMER

Every family is different — if you’re supporting someone through addiction, please make decisions that are right for you, ideally in consultation with qualified professionals and appropriate support networks.

What if the most powerful way to protect your child wasn't through words—but through silence?

When your child is struggling, every instinct tells you to act, to fix, to protect. But sometimes, what they really need is your quiet presence. This episode unpacks how fear-driven reactions can block real connection—and how staying still in difficult moments can actually build the trust and emotional safety your child craves.

• Understand why staying silent during emotional conversations can strengthen trust and create deeper connection.
• Learn how fear masks itself as protection—and how to step back without letting go.
• Hear a powerful real-life moment between a mother and son that reveals the transformative impact of just listening.

Tune in to discover how one quiet moment can reconnect you with your child and shift your parenting from reactive to resilient.

Show Notes (bottom of every episode) Chat prompt describe the podcast with these keywords in one sentence

This podcast provides practical guidance and support for families navigating the challenges of substance abuse disorder, offering insights from addiction recovery experts, family therapy, and support groups like Al-Anon and Family Drug Support, with a focus on understanding how to help and support loved ones dealing with addiction, including heroin addiction, through counselling and treatment options.

DISCLAIMER

Every family is different — if you’re supporting someone through addiction, please make decisions that are right for you, ideally in consultation with qualified professionals and appropriate support networks.