Best Cmc Foundation For Change Podcasts (2025)

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A Drive for Compassion — Jan and Carrie Share Their Hope-Filled Stories 43:33

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Treatment providers spend significant amounts of time having vulnerable conversations with people but rarely share their own stories. On this final episode of the first season of “Rethinking Rock Bottom”, hosts Dr. Carrie Wilkens and Reverend Jan M. Brown take the opportunity to share their own experiences and some of the personal reasons that they…

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Race and Substance Use— One Harlem-Raised Black Woman’s Journey from Trauma Victim to Community Advocate 36:53

1+ y ago36:53

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“When we start attending to our wounds, our need to self-medicate the pain lessens, and the healing can finally begin.” On this episode, we talk with Dr. Felecia Pullen, the founder, President, and CEO of Pillars and Let’s Talk SAFETY, Inc. In her life and work, Felecia encourages a view of substance use that acknowledges its complex realities, wit…

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Hitting the Pause Button — Dave and Tina Learn How to Support Their Son Through a Mental Health Crisis 42:57

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This episode we speak with Dave and Tina, parents whose son, Craig, struggled with his mental health from a young age. As he got older, substances entered the picture as well. When Dave and Tina tried to help, they found themselves ping-ponging between worlds. Addiction providers told them that their son needed mental health support, while the ment…

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Grief & Self Compassion —A Mother's Journey to Reconnecting with Her Daughter 37:29

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Warning: This episodes discusses the loss of a child due to a substance related death. When Becky’s daughter Katie began struggling with substances, Becky was repeatedly told by friends, family and professionals to disconnect and let her hit rock bottom. Scared and confused, Becky reluctantly agreed, despite how painful and unnatural it felt. She e…

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Ambivalence Is Normal — Approaching Substance Use from the Sibling Perspective with Meg and Stephen 39:05

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Watching a loved one struggle with substances is always confusing and painful, but from the perspective of a sibling, it can be particularly hard to understand. Even though siblings often notice the substance use before the rest of the family, as peers, they lack the tools and perspective to fully recognize what’s happening, and including parents c…

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Focusing on Self-Awareness — A Mother’s Transformation Alongside Her Son 44:32

1+ y ago44:32

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Far more effective than shaming and blaming, a willingness to remain open and supportive has the power to strengthen relationships with loved ones who are on the road to recovery from substances. But that is only possible when you are willing to create a space for your own transformation as you support others. On this episode of “Rethinking Rock Bo…

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Cmc Foundation For Change Podcasts

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Rethinking Rock Bottom

CMC:Foundation for Change

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A Drive for Compassion — Jan and Carrie Share Their Hope-Filled Stories 43:33

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Race and Substance Use— One Harlem-Raised Black Woman’s Journey from Trauma Victim to Community Advocate 36:53

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Hitting the Pause Button — Dave and Tina Learn How to Support Their Son Through a Mental Health Crisis 42:57

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Grief & Self Compassion —A Mother's Journey to Reconnecting with Her Daughter 37:29

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Ambivalence Is Normal — Approaching Substance Use from the Sibling Perspective with Meg and Stephen 39:05

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Focusing on Self-Awareness — A Mother’s Transformation Alongside Her Son 44:32