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Our Side of Addiction

Our Side of Addiction

Written by: Amanda Bourque
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Our Side of Addiction is a podcast for the people who love someone struggling with addiction and often feel overlooked in the process. Hosted by an addiction recovery coach who specializes in supporting family members, this show speaks directly to parents, siblings, partners, and friends walking a path that’s confusing, painful, and rarely talked about honestly. The host brings both professional experience and lived reality: she lost her younger sister to addiction and facilitates meetings at an addiction rehabilitation center. Each episode explores the family side of addiction.Amanda Bourque Social Sciences
Episodes
  • What do the first 90 days of addiction recovery look like?
    May 14 2026

    As a loved one of an addict, it's easy to feel left out. This is especially true when it comes to the recovery process. What exactly is going on? What should you expect? What should you be looking for? What changes are normal? We take a look at the first 90 days of recovery and answer your questions.


    For more information and resources, visit HERE

    Get your copy of my memoir, Living in My Sister's Shadow, HERE

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • The Link Between Trauma and Addiction
    May 7 2026

    Trauma is the root of addiction. It's easy to desire to bypass this as a loved one of an addict. However, if the root isn't addressed, the problem can never begin to heal. In this episode, we take a look at why it's important to understand, how it influences addiction, and what we can do to move through it to move forward.


    For more information and resources, visit HERE

    Get your copy of my memoir, Living in My Sister's Shadow HERE

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Mental Health + Addiction: Dual Diagnosis
    Apr 30 2026

    Addiction and mental health disorders are common dual diagnoses. Mental health disorders can cause an addiction to develop. Addiction can also cause mental health disorders to develop. The issue is that treating one isn't going to address the other. They both need to be treated separately in order for addiction recovery to be successful.

    For more resources on addiction and support for the loved ones of addicts, visit HERE.

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    56 mins
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