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Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery

Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery

Written by: Jeff Jones
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Our goal with "Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery" Podcast is to introduce our audience to interesting and authentic voices in the world of recovery. "Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery" is about families. It's about communities. It places addiction in its proper context and empowers every family member to achieve a better outcome – a transformation. Part of our work is bringing together these voices. Providing a platform, for people like you, to share your stories and perspectives, creates an opportunity to reach someone. To touch their lives. To help improve outcomes for individuals, families and communities. Together.2026 Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Social Sciences
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  • Helping a Loved One Heal: The Truth About Recovery Placement with Jeanne Foot

    Helping a Loved One Heal: The Truth About Recovery Placement with Jeanne Foot
    Oct 9 2026

    In this episode of Families Navigating Addiction and Recovery, I sit down with Jeanne Foot, CEO and founder of The Recovery Concierge. Drawing from her personal lived experience with generational addiction and trauma, as well as her professional journey navigating the mental health system as a mother, Jeanne breaks down the complex world of therapeutic placement.

    We discuss why traditional "cookie-cutter" rehab and 12-step programs do not work for everyone, how families can avoid the trap of sponsored Google ads when searching for treatment, and what it looks like to match a client with the right level of trauma-informed care.

    Jeanne shares how taking a concierge approach, meeting people where they are, sequencing treatment properly, and addressing whole-body healing can help individuals and families move beyond basic stability toward resilience and flourishing.

    🎧 Follow or subscribe to Families Navigating Addiction and Recovery for more conversations about addiction and family recovery.

    ⭐ Leave a review and share this episode with someone who may benefit from it.

    About Jeanne Foot

    Jeanne Foot is the CEO and founder of The Recovery Concierge, a boutique mental health and addiction placement agency based in Toronto, Canada.

    With decades of personal long-term recovery and clinical training in NLP, trauma-informed care, and intervention, she acts as a navigator and advocate for families and individuals seeking holistic, customized recovery paths across North America.

    Website: https://therecoveryconcierge.com/

    Podcast: Naturally High https://naturallyhigh.transistor.fm/

    About Jeff Jones

    Jeff Jones helps families impacted by addiction understand how addiction affects the entire family system. Through his coaching, masterclass, book, and educational content, he helps families create clearer communication, healthier response patterns, and a different way forward.

    If your family is navigating addiction and you're looking for a different way forward, I invite you to schedule a free discovery call with me.

    Book a free discovery call: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/book-a-call/

    Brain Health Masterclass for Families Impacted by Addiction

    This six-session masterclass helps families understand how addiction affects the entire family and move away from confusion, emotional overload, and constant reaction. Families learn how to develop steadier, more intentional responses and create healthier patterns within the family.

    Learn more: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/masterclass-upgrade/

    Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution

    In Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution, Jeff Jones offers a different way for families to understand addiction by looking at the family system as a whole. The book introduces practical tools, Both/And thinking, clearer communication, and family rules that are stronger than addiction's chaos while maintaining connection with the person you love.

    Get the book: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/rethinking-addiction-book/

    Connect With Jeff Jones

    Work with Jeff: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-jones-0303834/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thefamilyrecoverysolution

    Substack: https://jeffjones.substack.com/

    #TherapeuticPlacement #TraumaInformedCare #AddictionTreatment #MentalHealthRecovery #FamilyRecovery #AddictionRecovery #FamilyAddictionSupport #GenerationalTrauma #HolisticRecovery #TreatmentPlanning
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    52 mins
  • Peer Mentorship for Young Adults: Transitioning After Rehab & Wilderness Therapy with Colin and Hayley of Not Therapy

    Peer Mentorship for Young Adults: Transitioning After Rehab & Wilderness Therapy with Colin and Hayley of Not Therapy
    Oct 2 2026

    In this episode of Families Navigating Addiction and Recovery, I sit down with Colin MacDonald and Hayley Caddes, co-founders of Not Therapy.

    Both Colin and Hayley bring powerful, transparent lived experiences from the "troubled teen" industry, including early behavioral struggles, high-risk choices, psychiatric wards, wilderness therapy, and therapeutic boarding schools.

    We discuss the major transition gap young adults face when leaving structured treatment programs, why traditional clinical therapy is not always enough, and how peer mentorship can fill the void. Colin and Hayley share advice for parents on shifting away from fear-based decision-making, setting reasonable expectations, and building long-term, trusting relationships that allow young adults to develop genuine independence.

    🎧 Follow or subscribe to Families Navigating Addiction and Recovery for more conversations about addiction and family recovery.

    ⭐ Leave a review and share this episode with someone who may benefit from it.

    About Colin MacDonald and Hayley Caddes

    Colin MacDonald and Hayley Caddes are the co-founders of Not Therapy, a mentorship and life coaching company that pairs young adults ages 16–25 with coaches who have overcome similar mental health and behavioral challenges.

    Colin MacDonald grew up in Seattle, Washington, and spent his adolescence navigating ADHD, treatment programs, and wilderness therapy before becoming a life coach and educational consultant.

    Hayley Caddes grew up in Utah and California, holds a master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University, and previously founded a peer-support mental health platform for Gen Z women.

    Website: https://nottherapycoaching.com/

    Program Overview: Not Therapy serves young adults ages 16–25 nationwide. The program begins with an in-person home visit from the coach, followed by ongoing virtual mentorship.

    About Jeff Jones

    Jeff Jones helps families impacted by addiction understand how addiction affects the entire family system. Through his coaching, masterclass, book, and educational content, he helps families create clearer communication, healthier response patterns, and a different way forward.

    If your family is navigating addiction and you're looking for a different way forward, I invite you to schedule a free discovery call with me.

    Book a free discovery call: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/book-a-call/

    Brain Health Masterclass for Families Impacted by Addiction

    This six-week masterclass helps families understand how addiction affects the entire family and move away from confusion, emotional overload, and constant reaction. Families learn how to develop steadier, more intentional responses and create healthier patterns within the family.

    Learn more: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/masterclass-upgrade/

    Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution

    In Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution, Jeff Jones offers a different way for families to understand addiction by looking at the family system as a whole. The book introduces practical tools, Both/And thinking, clearer communication, and family rules that are stronger than addiction's chaos while maintaining connection with the person you love.

    Get the book: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/rethinking-addiction-book/

    Connect With Jeff Jones

    Work with Jeff: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-jones-0303834/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thefamilyrecoverysolution

    Substack: https://jeffjones.substack.com/

    #YoungAdultMentorship #MentalHealthSupport #PeerMentorship #FamilyRecovery #AddictionRecovery #FamilyAddictionSupport #WildernessTherapy #TherapeuticBoardingSchool #ParentingYoungAdults #NeurodivergentYoungAdults
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    54 mins
  • How Nervous System Regulation Heals Family Trauma with Suze Kenney

    How Nervous System Regulation Heals Family Trauma with Suze Kenney
    Sep 25 2026
    In this episode of Families Navigating Addiction and Recovery, we welcome back Suze Kenney, co-founder of Emergo Academy and co-author of Actualized Recovery: It's Not About 12 Steps, Recovery Is a Brain Thing. Together, we explore addiction and self-sabotaging behaviors through a biological, nervous-system-first lens. Suze shares the powerful case study of a young woman trapped in a severe parasympathetic freeze response, isolating in her closet, unable to make eye contact, and struggling with an eating disorder. She explains why traditional interventions often fall short when the brain is locked in a constant state of perceived threat. We also discuss why physiological health, including hydration, nutrition, sleep, and nervous system regulation, must be addressed before emotional or psychological healing can take hold. Finally, we explore why family members need to prioritize their own physiological regulation, enabling them to set compassionate, effective boundaries and better support their loved one's recovery. 🎧 Follow or subscribe to Families Navigating Addiction and Recovery for more conversations about addiction and family recovery. ⭐ Leave a review and share this episode with someone who may benefit from it. About Suze Kenney Suze Kenney is a biological and lifestyle recovery expert, co-founder of Emergo Academy, and co-author of Actualized Recovery: It's Not About 12 Steps, Recovery Is a Brain Thing. Alongside her husband, Dave Kenney, she previously operated a 24/7 residential brain-first recovery center. She specializes in the Five Principles of Actualized Recovery, focusing on neurosomatic balance, physiological repair, and family co-regulation. Website: https://emergoacademy.com/ Email: suze@emergoacademy.com Book: Actualized Recovery: It's Not About 12 Steps, Recovery Is a Brain Thing By Dave Kenney and Suze Kenney Resources Mentioned Polyvagal Theory and Co-Regulation: Understanding sympathetic fight-or-flight and parasympathetic freeze or shutdown responses within family systems, referencing the work of Dr. Stephen Porges. The Power of 70: Emergo Academy's 10-week, three-power-block daily protocol for restoring physiological rhythm. Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution By Jeff Jones Look Me in the Eye By John Elder Robison About Jeff Jones Jeff Jones helps families impacted by addiction understand how addiction affects the entire family system. Through his coaching, masterclass, book, and educational content, he helps families create clearer communication, healthier response patterns, and a different way forward. If your family is navigating addiction and you're looking for a different way forward, I invite you to schedule a free discovery call with me. Book a free discovery call: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/book-a-call/ Brain Health Masterclass for Families Impacted by Addiction This six-session masterclass helps families understand how addiction affects the entire family and move away from confusion, emotional overload, and constant reaction. Families learn how to develop steadier, more intentional responses and create healthier patterns within the family. Learn more: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/masterclass-upgrade/ Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution In Rethinking Addiction: The New Family Recovery Solution, Jeff Jones offers a different way for families to understand addiction by looking at the family system as a whole. The book introduces practical tools, Both/And thinking, clearer communication, and family rules that are stronger than addiction's chaos while staying connected to the person you love. Get the book: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/rethinking-addiction-book/ Connect With Jeff Jones Work with Jeff: https://www.thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-jones-0303834/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thefamilyrecoverysolution Substack: https://jeffjones.substack.com/ #NervousSystemRegulation #PolyvagalTheory #FamilyCoRegulation #BrainBasedRecovery #AddictionRecovery #FamilyRecovery #FamilyAddictionSupport #PhysiologicalHealth #TraumaRecovery #EatingDisorderRecovery
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    41 mins
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