Episodes
Oct. 22, 2024
#70: Katie and Barb Kocher: The Importance of Grace and Understanding
In this episode of the podcast, host Jen Maneely welcomes Katie Kocher and her mother, Barb Kocher, to share their heartfelt journey through addiction and recovery. Katie opens up about her feelings of isolation and misunder…
Oct. 18, 2023
#69 Reddit: What Was Dating In Recovery Like For You?
Another Reddit Story/Question. What was dating in recovery like for you?
Sept. 27, 2023
#68: Reddit Story: AITA for refusing to forgive my drug addict BIL
Another Reddit Story for you. This one is AITA for refusing to forgive my drug addict BIL.
Sept. 21, 2023
#67 Reddit Story: Parents of live-in adult children struggling with addiction - how do you cope?
I share my perspective on how to cope with a loved one's addiction, emphasizing the importance of setting boundaries.
May 2, 2023
#66 Real Conversations with Mothers and Daughters
What happens when mothers and daughters have to “adult” together? In this episode, My mom, Lynn Carnes and myself, along with another mother Christine Dickson and her daughter Lauren Martinson got together and talked about t…
March 22, 2023
#65: Let's Talk About that Dirty Word Called SHAME
Are you willing to dive into some of the things that are coming up for you in order to be the support person that your loved one needs?
Feb. 8, 2023
#64 Caroline Holke: How to Deal with Resistance When We're Trying to Make Changes.
Caroline Holke works with Type A, high performing women who drink more than they intend to sometimes. It wouldn't be classified as a drinking problem, but they have a problem with using it as a crutch and want to get their c…
Dec. 16, 2022
#63: Chelsea Curtis: The Power of Sharing From the Heart
Chelsea is a Narcotics Unit Paralegal Specialist with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, and a member of Silent No More. Addiction has rattled just about every one of her family members, ultimat…
Dec. 2, 2022
#62 Michel O'Hare: Breaking the Cycle
Michel has lived through absolute hell and can smile on the other side of the abyss. Her life's work is to facilitate healing and to guide people back to the knowingness of their own inner strength and to not just survive, b…
Nov. 11, 2022
#61 Tanya D: Finding Peace in Recovery
Tanya D. is a Certified meditation instructor (C.MI™), Usui/Holy Fire® III Karuna Reiki® Master, Sound Vibrational Reiki Healing Practitioner, Animal Reiki practitioner, Certified spiritual life coach, and Yoga4Sobriety Teac…
Oct. 19, 2022
#60: Freida Macdonald: You Gotta Know Hope
Know Hope North Carolina's mission is to remember those we have lost, support those in recovery and give hope to those still struggling. Create memorial banner and billboards with faces of those lost to addiction in NC. Re…
Oct. 19, 2022
#59: Tracy Redfearn: Finding Your Voice
Outline of Episode
• Introduction to Tracy Redfern. 0:02
• How much does trauma play a role in the adolescent experience? 1:32
• How do I hear someone’s story? How do I not go into the place of pity? 8:53
• How do you …
Oct. 7, 2022
#58 What to Expect When They Get Out of Rehab
It can be a really confusing time when your loved one gets out of rehab. It can be confusing for you as well as them. It's emotional, it's a little chaotic and not at all what you would expect it to look like. In this next p…
Sept. 19, 2022
#57 Michele Rogers: A Mother's Pledge
In this episode, Michele Rogers shares with us her journey of losing her son. This was a powerful conversation about what happens next as well as her experience. The biggest take away from this conversation is, this is not a…
Aug. 13, 2022
#56 Lisa Falbo: Facing Every Parent's Worst Nightmare
Lisa grew up having a great family life with 3 brothers. She moved from Ohio to NC when she was twelve 12. She has two sons from first marriage and divorced after 9 years of marriage. Lisa raised her boys as a single mom and…
March 25, 2022
#55 Pamela O'Leary: A new year's resolution that actually stuck
My next episode includes a guest that made a new year's resolution to get sober and 4 years later, she is still sober. She talks with us about her journey into sobriety and how she did it. It wasn't the typical path, and it …
March 9, 2022
#54 What does "Letting Go" really mean?
You hear it all the time with people who have loved ones with substance abuse issues. The "Letting go". But what does that really mean. Sometimes we have a misconception on what "Letting Go" really means. It's more about let…
Feb. 5, 2022
#53 The Key is a Mother's Love
Linda Sue Key is my next guest on the Unbreakable Boundaries Podcast. She is a Mother of a son who has been in his addiction for over 25 yrs. She worked for over 20 years as a substance abuse counselor, including working in …
Feb. 3, 2022
#52 People Can't Give You What They Don't Have
When we go out to get support and our emotional needs met, we have to be careful and make sure we are going to people that can give us what we need. Some people just can't give you what you are asking for. Within that, we ha…
Jan. 24, 2022
#51 The Exchange Principle
The Exchange Principle is something I use to navigate a lot of my decisions when it comes time to help someone. I want to make sure I am helping, and that means I can't put more energy into something that the other person is…
Dec. 21, 2021
Ep #50 Dr. Susan Birne-Stone: How to See, Hear, and Listen to Yourself
Creating unbreakable boundaries is really about honoring yourself and others. In this episode, Dr. Susan and I get into some really great conversations about creating awareness around the question that Dr. Susan loves to ask…
Dec. 13, 2021
#49 What to look for in choosing a rehab for your loved one
In this episode, I go through some different things I look for when I sit down at a computer and look into a rehab. This is just to start narrowing down all the different options you have. *How long have they been open *How …
Nov. 15, 2021
#48 Mental Health does NOT Equal Mental Illness
Working on our mental health is preventative like working on our physical health. Sometimes though, we hear mental health and we think about anxiety, depression, bi-polar, addiction, etc. It is just as important for you to w…
Oct. 8, 2021
#47 Live as if your prayers have already been answered
"Live as if your prayers have already been answered" -Tony Robbins What would happen to your life if you started living as if your prayers had already been answered? Would you be sleeping better? Eating better? Enjoying doin…