What if helping them starts with healing you?
In this episode, Sabrina is joined by Donna Marston, Family Recovery Facilitator, author and speaker. When someone we love is caught in addiction, it’s easy to pour everything into saving them and lose ourselves in the process. Donna speaks to the people addiction so often overlooks: the parents, partners and family members.
Drawing on her own journey through her son’s addiction, and the three books it inspired, she and Sabrina talk about codependency, unhealthy helping patterns, and how to set boundaries without drowning in guilt.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
This is a message of hope: your healing matters too, and it doesn’t have to wait.
Find out more about this week’s guest: https://sharingwithoutshame.com
Books: Peeling the Onion, Sharing Without Shame and Healing Without Shame by Donna Marston
Breen Time is hosted by Sabrina Brown - life coach and management consultant.
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If this episode raised something for you, support is available:
Counselling Directory: https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk
Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org
Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk
NHS Mental Health & Talking Therapies: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/talking-therapies-medicine-treatments/talking-therapies-and-counselling/nhs-talking-therapies/ Adfam (support for families affected by drugs and alcohol): https://adfam.org.uk
Al-Anon UK: https://www.al-anonuk.org.uk
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