Don’t Add Void In Desperation, I continue sharing my journey as a mother trying to navigate my son’s addiction while still being a wife, a mother to five other children, a daughter, and a working woman.

I talk about the difference between understanding acceptance in theory and actually living it, the importance of honesty within the family, and how confusing it can be when advice comes from people who love us but may not understand addiction.

I began to learn that I needed support, reliable guidance, and the courage to make decisions that sometimes looked completely wrong to people on the outside.

Most of all, this episode is about love—the extraordinary love David gave me, and the difficult lesson that loving someone does not always mean rescuing them.

This is one mother’s experience, shared in the hope that another family walking this road may feel a little less alone.

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Episode 4 — Love Is Not Control: My Road to Recovery

In this episode of Don’t Add Void In Desperation (DAVID), I continue sharing my experience with addiction—this time from a mother’s perspective.

I once believed that loving my son meant finding answers and trying to fix everything. Eventually, I realized that I had my own recovery to begin.

Through support from others who understood, I learned how to live, love, and let go of control.

Thank you for listening. If this episode may help someone, please consider sharing it. ❤️🦋

In this episode, I talk about the elephant in the room: the silence and secrecy that can surround addiction. I share what I did when I was terrified, what I understand differently now, and why I believe honest, loving communication within the family can help us move away from shame and isolation.

DAVID — Don’t Add Void In Desperation

A mother’s view through addiction, pain, love and light.

In this episode, I share one of the hardest lessons I learned while loving someone through addiction: we cannot control outcome, but we can change the way we love. I talk about letting go of control, finding peace within ourselves and seeing the person we love as so much more than their addiction. This is a mother's perspective on love, fear, acceptance and hope.

In this first episode, I introduce DAVID - Don't Add Void In Desperation - and share why I created this podcast.

This is a mother's view through addiction, pain, love and light. I'm a mother sharing what I have lived, what I hope may help another parent or family feel less alone.