For Love of Recovery
For Love of Recovery
Podcast Description
A monthly dose of hope designed to help siblings and their families better navigate their loved one’s substance use. Each episode features either real-life stories from siblings who share their experiences and strength, or advocates and professionals who lend their unique perspectives from a mental health, substance use or community lens.
Host and founder, Dominique Dajer, shares experiences and sibling resources that have helped her navigate her younger brother's addiction and family experiences, as she continues her journey in self-healing.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes including sibling dynamics affected by addiction, mental health advocacy, and practical coping strategies. Example episodes cover topics such as navigating sibling estrangement during addiction, balancing support with boundaries, and understanding the hidden connections between ADHD and substance use.
For siblings and families navigating a loved one’s addiction or substance use. For Love of Recovery features real sibling stories, mental health professionals, and recovery advocates helping you support a loved one without losing yourself.
Host Dominique Dajer shares her own journey supporting her brother through addiction and recovery, and the lessons learned about boundaries, letting go, and what it really means to love someone through it.
Topics: sibling addiction, family roles, enabling, harm reduction, boundaries, recovery, parentification, and generational trauma.
New episode monthly
If your brother or sister is navigating drug or alcohol addiction, or even early recovery, the holiday season can bring extra stress, heavy family dynamics, and a whole lot of uncertainty about how to show up.
You might be spiraling through questions like:
“Do I keep old traditions alive?”
“Should I get them a gift?”
“How do I brace myself for how they might act?”
“Do I even have to go?”
Spoiler alert: there’s no single ”right” answer. What works is going to look different for everyone. But in this episode, we’re sitting down to walk through the real questions you need to ask yourself to figure out what’s best for you, including:
When they ask for money: how to set firm financial boundaries without feeling guilty.
Talking to parents and family: navigating difficult conversations when everyone else has a different opinion.
Showing up (or not): deciding whether to attend holiday gatherings when your sibling is in active addiction.
Gift-giving: thoughtful ideas that go beyond cash or material stuff.
Changing traditions: letting go of how things used to be and coping with shifting family expectations.
Protecting your peace: finding ways to honor your own mental health while still holding love and connection for your sibling.
📘Download our FREE, sibling e-book: 6 actions to help navigate a sibling’s substance use journey
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