# Sharing With Out Shame

Guidance for parents loving a teen or adult child in active addiction. Learn how to calm the chaos, set healthier boundaries, and begin finding your way back to yourself — without shame.

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## [Finding Your Voice, Healing Family Patterns & Helping Others Heal with Jamie McKibben-Reese | Ep74](https://swos.substack.com/p/finding-your-voice-healing-family)

_2026-08-18_

Addiction doesn’t affect only the person using substances.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211209513/5502e4c178a5448d9e25fae8f45f83d4.mp3)

## [Trauma, Addiction & Relationship Summit](https://swos.substack.com/p/trauma-addiction-and-relationship)

_2026-08-18 · Donna Marston_

Discover the missing pieces that keep trauma, anxiety, & addiction from running your life.

## [Who Decided 28 Days of Treatment Was Enough?](https://swos.substack.com/p/who-decided-28-days-of-treatment)

_2026-08-15 · Donna Marston_

When your child finally agrees to treatment, the relief can be overwhelming.

## [Addiction can take away a family’s sense of normal.](https://swos.substack.com/p/addiction-can-take-away-a-familys)

_2026-08-13 · Donna Marston_

And sometimes we spend years trying to get that old “normal” back.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211105842/33ae6bf7020eec0bcadb2a4ee18a9c50.mp3)

## [Addiction Took Away Your Family’s Normal. Now What?](https://swos.substack.com/p/addiction-took-away-your-familys)

_2026-08-12 · Donna Marston_

When addiction enters a family, it changes more than one person.

## [You Can't Make This Stuff Up](https://swos.substack.com/p/you-cant-make-this-stuff-up-123)

_2026-08-08 · Donna Marston_

I left my own house

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210243701/438e46549eca67597bff13c3f4d77eea.mp3)

## [It Isn't Just About Their Drug of Choice](https://swos.substack.com/p/it-isnt-just-about-their-drug-of)

_2026-08-06 · Donna Marston_

It isn’t just about their drug of choice.

## [Addiction Took Over Their Life](https://swos.substack.com/p/addiction-took-over-their-life)

_2026-08-03 · Donna Marston_

When did it take over yours?

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209644724/b834cd7acdf37b991a250ba5c8f9591e.mp3)

## [Navigating Mental Health, Alcohol Use Disorder and a Broken System with Robert Rickelman | Ep73](https://swos.substack.com/p/navigating-mental-health-alcohol)

_2026-07-31_

Can someone rebuild their life after decades of alcoholism, mental illness, and repeated setbacks?

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209247854/78cb56046766775a9bffe92050ab4cbd.mp3)

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## [You Can't Make This Stuff Up](https://swos.substack.com/p/you-cant-make-this-stuff-up-da2)

_2026-07-29 · Donna Marston_

One of the most meaningful parts of recovery is the honesty that comes with it.