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 may feel like there's often not much room left for you.
In this episode, Amber Hollingsworth, founder of the YouTube channel Put The Shovel Down, opens up about growing up as the responsible sibling in an addicted family. She shares what it was like to pay her older half-sister's bills for years, why she dreaded seeing an unknown number on her phone, and the moment she finally said no.
We talk about:
”Guilt-sment”: feeling guilty and resentful at the same time
Why siblings are often the last to forgive, and what forgiveness really means
Amber's simple test for helping vs. enabling
Why boundaries are rules for yourself, not ultimatums for your sibling
What parents can do for the child who seems fine
If you've ever felt like you had to hold it all together while your brother or sister was in crisis, this one is for you.
📘Download our FREE, sibling e-book: 6 actions to help navigate a sibling’s substance use journey
🤝Join our FREE and PRIVATE sibling-focused community: Siblings For Love of Recovery
📲Connect with FLOR: Instagramand TikTok
Guest speaker: Amber Hollingsworth
Watch Amber's channel: Put the Shovel Down
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