🎙️ IT'S HERE — THE CYCLE BREAKER SERIES BEGINS TODAY. 💜 I've been working on this series for a while, and this one touches my soul. I truly hope it touches yours too. Today I've released a short introduction to the Cycle Breaker Series, followed separately by our first full episod

🌉 BRIDGING THE GAP — THE FINAL EPISODE Rebuilding Trust Step by Step Fourteen episodes. Two sides of addiction. One goal: Healing. We talked about the things that hurt. The things we misunderstood. Boundaries. Hope. Relapse. Shame. Control. Communication. Forgiveness. Change. And mo

🌉 BRIDGING THE GAP — Episode 13 Learning to Let Each Other Change At some point, healing asks us to stop seeing each other only through the worst chapters of our story. For loved ones, that may mean letting go of hypervigilance and allowing the people we love to live, grow, and make their ow

Bridging The Gap Series, From Both Sides- Episode 11: The Lies Addiction Tells Us Addiction creates lies on both sides. For our loved ones: “If I…” For those struggling with addiction or entering recovery: “I can…” Some lies are told to others. Some are promises we genuinely believe whe

🌉 BRIDGING THE GAP — Episode 10: Changing How We Communicate You can't control how someone speaks to you. But you can control what you participate in. This episode is about learning how to communicate differently—from both sides, which, doesnt have to be just about addiction. This carrie

Addiction affects both sides. But the truth is—it reaches even further than that. - It affects whole families. - Children. - Relationships. - Communities. It can lead to broken homes, homelessness, incarceration, overdose, and lives lost far too soon. And behind every person struggli

🌉 BRIDGING THE GAP – One Goal: Healing Episode 5: Relapse "We're back here again..." — Through the Eyes of Our Loved Ones "I failed again..." — Through the Eyes of Recovery The same relapse. Two completely different experiences. Relapse doesn't always mean th

ATTENTION PLEASE!!!!! Boundaries ARE NOT JUST for addiction! This will be an episode you DO NOT want to miss. BRIDGING THE GAP – One Goal: Healing Understanding Both Sides Episode 4: Boundaries "Why we finally said no?" — Through the Eyes of the Loved Ones "Why does th

🌉 BRIDGING THE GAP – One Goal: Healing Understanding Both Sides Episode 3: Hope "How do I keep hoping without losing myself in the process?" — The Family "How do I believe I deserve hope after everything I've been through and done?" — Recovery The same word. Two

🌉 BRIDGING THE GAP – One Goal - Healing Understanding Both Sides. Episode 2: What Addiction Looks Like from Both Sides "I don't even recognize them anymore." "I don't even recognize myself anymore." The same disease. Two completely different experiences. In this

📚 I'm excited to share that both of my books are now available at Barnes & Noble! 💛 Loving Them Without Losing You — for families loving someone through addiction. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/loving-them-without-losing-you-kristina-fox/1150957376?ean=9798182548380 💜 The 12 Spiri

Understanding Both Sides. One Goal: Healing. Episode 1: Why Can't We Understand Each Other? Families often ask... "Why do they keep using?" Those struggling with addiction often ask... "Why doesn't anyone understand what I'm going through?" Different qu

One Goal: Healing. I'm excited to announce a new direction for the podcast. Moving forward, each episode will explore one topic from two perspectives. 💙 Part 1: Loving Them Without Losing You – for families, spouses, parents, children, friends, and loved ones affected by addiction. 💚 Pa

Surrender Isn't Giving Up So many people believe surrender means you've lost hope. It doesn't. Giving up says... "I can't do this anymore." Surrender says... "I can't keep trying to control what was never mine to control." There is a difference. 💜 Giv

If you've recently discovered that someone you love may be struggling with substance use, you're probably feeling overwhelmed. You may be wondering... "What do I say?" "Should I confront them?" "What if I make things worse?" The truth is, there isn'

✨ Healing begins with one choice... the choice to keep moving forward. Whether you're fighting for your own recovery or loving someone who is, you don't have to walk this journey alone. My two workbooks were written from both professional experience and personal lived experience—to of

Surviving Isn't the Same as Recovering One phone call can change everything. "They overdosed." "They had to be revived." "They stopped breathing." For families, those words bring overwhelming relief... They're alive. They have another chance. And almost

The world teaches us how to survive. Recovery teaches us how to live. After years of working in addiction treatment... After walking this journey myself and with my own family... After witnessing thousands of victories, relapses, heartbreaks, and miracles... I wrote the workbook I wish e

Healing Isn't Linear. The Pain We Carry... And The Peace We Can Choose The wounds left by addiction didn't always begin with addiction. Many of us are also healing from childhood pain, broken trust, unhealthy patterns, and the belief that we had to earn love or carry everyone else&#3

Helping Or Enabling Understanding the Difference One of the hardest truths families face is this: Most of us never intended to enable addiction. We were trying to protect someone we loved. We didn't want them sleeping on the streets. We didn't want them to go hungry. We didn&