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03/13/2026

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01/23/2026

P**n & s*x exposure & addiction on next week’s pod 🫣 curious to listen?

12/02/2025

Donations are DOUBLED today🤩 help us keep the Hopestream podcast ad, free and subscription free by making a small monthly donation that’s tax deductible and today it’ll be doubled!! 💸💸

11/01/2025

Holding a loving boundary around your own peace and safety is hard with anyone, let alone a child you love who is struggling with addiction and mental health issues. In this week’s power-packed episode, Dina Cannizzaro, Hopestream’s Director of Education shares real-world scenarios ranging from assessing how safe you are in you own home to ready-to-use scripts for de-escalating situations and getting yourself space to calm down and regroup.

We always learn SO much from Dina when she joins me, so grab your podcast notebook and settle in for an episode you do not want to miss. Grab it wherever you get your podcasts, or use the link in our bio.

10/30/2025

If you’ve ever found yourself tiptoeing through your own home, rehearsing conversations to avoid triggering an explosion, or even putting a lock on your bedroom door for protection—you’re not alone. Today’s conversation with Dina Cannizzaro, Hopestream’s Director of Education, confronts the uncomfortable reality so many parents face: how profoundly we normalize dangerous situations when our child struggles with substances.

Dina brings battle-tested wisdom from parenting her son Parker through nine years of IV he**in use (now nine years sober) and coaching hundreds of families through similar chaos. She shares the exact phrases that helped her reclaim emotional safety, the incremental boundary-setting approach that actually works, and why maintaining your sanctuary matters more than keeping an artificial peace.

This episode offers concrete strategies for those moments when you realize you’re living in cognitive friction—simultaneously loving someone while feeling unsafe around them. Dina’s approach alchemizes tough love into something more nuanced: fierce protection of the relationship itself, not just the person.

You’ll learn:
👉 The exact phrase to use when verbal abuse erupts (and why repetition matters)
👉 How to distinguish between privacy and safety when deciding about bedroom locks
👉 Why leaving your home during conflict might signal defeat—and what to do instead
👉 The incremental boundary approach that builds your confidence from dishwasher disputes to dealbreakers
👉 Why confiscating substances from your teen’s room isn’t overstepping (it’s parenting)
👉 The difference between emotional safety and physical safety—and why you deserve both
👉 How to humble yourself without sacrificing dignity after heated exchanges

As always when we get to have Dina on the podcast, it’s a note-taking worthy hour you do not want to miss.

10/25/2025

If you’re parenting a child in sober living, one of the questions that probably keeps you up at night is “when will my child be ready to come home?”

And here’s the harder question: Am I ready for them to come home?

The transitional phase of recovery is full of uncertainty. You’re experiencing your own roller coaster of emotions - hope and fear, pride and worry, encouragement and disappointment. And often, you’re doing it quietly, without much guidance on what YOUR role should be during this time.

With 30 years as a Licensed Addiction Counselor and his current role at New Life House Sober Living, Patrick has walked alongside countless parents through this exact phase.

Join us on October 26th in The Stream for an honest, practical conversation about what you and your child are experiencing, managing expectations, and understanding the levels of care a young person in sober living needs.

You can access this guest speaker session and an on-demand library of video resources as a member of The Stream - use the link in our bio to sign up 💓

10/14/2025

Can we do it? We’re raising $38,040 on Wednesday October 15! 💸

10/11/2025

HOPE is everywhere 💗✨ We had a busy week hosting our first in-person fundraiser and attending the 2025 YATA conference in beautiful San Diego 🌴🏄‍♀️ and everywhere we went we saw evidence of true HOPE for families impacted by a young person’s mental health and substance use issues 💗

10/08/2025

YATA friends - get your smartest friends together and join us for trivia and an epic ice cream bar in the Gardenia Suite 200 after the luau. 🧠🍦

05/17/2025

Have you registered? Learn more about today's youth addiction crisis and what you can do as a community or family member. Attend live in Seattle, WA or via Zoom from anywhere 📍

04/22/2025

HEY Seattle area parents & community...

Substance use among youth is changing—and so is the danger. We're partnering with the City of Lake Forest Park to provide a free community presentation on May 24th offering a clear, compassionate look at how the addiction landscape has evolved, and what families and communities can do to respond.

You'll leave you better informed on:

✅ The latest trends in youth substance use, including fentanyl and high-potency THC
✅ How we got here: the shift from prescription opioids to deadly street drugs
✅ Why today’s drugs are more potent and more dangerous than ever before
✅ The deeper “why” behind substance use: what our youth are really facing
✅ How to spot warning signs, support young people, and find reliable help
✅ Resources for prevention, intervention, and treatment

Whether you're a parent, educator, or community member, this session will help empower you on how to take action and come together to protect and support the youth in our community. We welcome you to join us in person at Lake Forest Park City Hall or via Zoom on May 24th.

📍 For details and registration, visit: hopestreamcommunity.org/lfp-event

10/31/2024

18 moms, 4 days on a ranch, so much bonding, laughter and memories were made 🤠💗

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