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What happens when you take the time to listen to the perspective of someone else, without judgement, criticism, or condemnation? What happens when they feel heard and understood? It changes everything. Today's podcast looks at the listening, in a parenting model, and examines the impact selfless listening has on a child struggling to be heard or understood.

Today's "Inside the 100Pedals Blog" podcast focused on this statement, "Decisions made from a place of fear are often emotional reactions to complicated situations which rarely lead to the outcomes we desire as logic and reason have been minimized by the fear’s intense presence." Blog reference: http://www.100pedals.com/healing-through-listening/

From "Inside the 100Pedals blog" Podcast. Life rarely goes according to plan.When it doesn't, all is not lost. The same is true of a parent's story. Even if, even though, addiction may have radically changed everything, there is still an incredible, powerful story worth living and sharing. Blog reference: http://www.100pedals.com/your-story-is-not-lost-or-broken/

What happens when a parent feels their child has fallen far enough? What happens when they think their child must have found their bottom? What if there is no such thing as a bottom? What happens when we rescue them because we have experienced enough? All these questions considered and more as we explore, in depth, this week's blog "The Myth of the Bottom."

When everything is not okay, many people hide their struggle from others fearing judgement, or feeling shame or guilt. Today's "inside the 100Pedals Blog" podcast explores the normalcy of things not being okay and the opportunities which come with them.  Blog reference: http://www.100pedals.com/it-is-okay-to-not-be-okay/

Today's "Inside the 100Pedals Blog" podcast focuses on a different approach for parents in response to a child's disconcerting behaviors, and encourages as shift from confrontational activities to one of love and understanding. Blog reference: http://www.100pedals.com/trusting-your-love-is-enough/

Today's "Inside the Blog" podcast focuses on how parental micro- monitoring adversely impacts a child's recovery and the best steps for avoid this practice. Blog reference: http://www.100pedals.com/getting-into-your-childs-business-only-creates-confusion/

When it comes to a child's addiction, a parent's essential first-step embracing their personal recovery path. Committing to a path of personal development, education, and healthy support, is fundamentally the most important recovery related activity any parent can engage in. Blog reference: http://www.100pedals.com/two-trails-one-path/

Exploring how the words we choose can bring healing to a complicated, challenging situation or issue. Referenced blog: http://www.100pedals.com/healing-conversations/

Complicated problems are not easily solved at the drive-thru window. People trust random strangers with their most personal, intense problems. It makes decision making easier, but does it result in the best response? Today's podcast explores this issue in greater detail. Blog reference: http://www.100pedals.com/the-trouble-with-problem-solving-in-public-forums/

Examining parenting, addiction, recovery and what you need to know: Why safety in the known is always easier than exploring the unknown. And, what these behaviors prevent. Subscribe on I-tunes here

Parents have a tendency to get heavily involved in a child's recovery. Their involvement has productive limitations. Today's podcast examines healthy, productive parent engagement in relationship to a child's recovery. Blog reference: http://www.100pedals.com/recovery-management/

As we become dependent upon the barriers created by our ego to protect us, it becomes difficult to step out from behind the wall to receive the healing we need most. Today we are discussing how to move past these barriers and find true healing in our vulnerability and trust. Blog reference: http://www.100pedals.com/the-ego-and-four-words-which-get-in-the-way-of-our-healing/

Healing broken relationships require someone step up and to authentically, vulnerably demonstrate their commitment to begin the process. In addiction driven relationships, parents have a great opportunity to change lives,including their own, through authentic love and commitment. This podcast explores these concepts. Blog post reference: http://www.100pedals.com/the-healing-process-begins-with-you/

Bringing transformed, healthy responses and behaviors into the chaos of a child's addiction provides a conduit for love and healing. Today's blog explores in greater detail, three critical behaviors parents and loved ones are encouraged to develop and engage in. Blog reference: http://www.100pedals.com/three-behaviors-worth-committing-to/

Behaviors and interactions can become habit forming, including our responses to external triggers. Today's podcast focuses on productive ways to interrupt these patterns and habits. Blog reference: http://www.100pedals.com/interrupting-the-patterns-of-response/

Examining the sources of our controlling behaviors and how to shift away from them at critical times. When things start to go in the "wrong direction" our desire to step in and take control increases. Unfortunately, this behavior can often be more destructive than we realize. Blog Reference: Undoing our perceptions of control

Addiction and recovery, healing and healthy outcomes are all the byproduct of change and transformation. Today's conversation focuses on the responsibilities of loved ones to embrace change and transformation in their personal recovery activities. Reference blog: Change is a required component of your recovery

A lesson learned this week: My involvement in my son's recovery isn't always productive or healthy for either one of us. Today's conversation: Discovering how to stay detached and at peace. Blog Reference: Facilitating a healthy separation

The narrative around my son's addiction has changed significantly.  Yet, I find myself struggling to trust what I am being told and what I am experiencing. Today's conversation focuses on how to shift my energy away from fear, doubt and worry and embrace the possibilities of a different day dawning. Blog reference: Struggling to embrace a new level of trust