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
When someone you love is struggling with addiction, it's easy to feel like you only have two options: fix it or walk away. But there's a third path—and it starts with understanding that while you can't force recovery, you're not powerless either.
In this episode, I'm joined by Pam Lanhart, founder and executive director of Thrive Family Recovery Resources, a nonprofit supporting families affected by substance use and addiction. Pam is the daughter, sister, and mother of loved ones who have struggled with addiction, and after losing her son Jake, she's dedicated her life to helping families create the conditions for lasting recovery through compassionate, evidence-based approaches.
Together, we discuss:
- Why ”tough love” often creates more chaos than change
- What CRAFT and Invitation to Change are—and how families can use them
- The role shame plays in relapse, especially during family visits
- How to set firm boundaries without damaging the relationship
- What ambivalence really means—and why it isn't the same as not wanting recovery
- The neuroscience behind behavior change and building new neural pathways
- Practical ways to respond during moments of crisis without becoming the fixer or crisis manager
Whether you're a parent, sibling, partner, or friend, this conversation will help you better understand addiction recovery, communicate more effectively, and support your loved one without losing yourself in the process.
If you've ever felt like you were failing someone you love, this episode is for you. You're not powerless—and you don't have to navigate family recovery alone.
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🎙 Guest speaker: Pam Lanhart, founder and executive director of Thrive Family Recovery Resources
Episode resources:
About the Invitation to Change (ITC) method
About CRAFT
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