100pedals Talk

  • Author: Vários
  • Narrator: Vários
  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 39:11:37
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Synopsis

A podcast providing parents with navigational insights for managing the issue of addiction in their families.

Episodes

  • You can't get anywhere unless you are moving

    10/08/2017 Duration: 10min

    When the wind is in your face and going in difficult, push hard; when it is at your back and you are going downhill, push harder. Reflections on maintaining productive habits even when it seems impossible to do so. Blog reference: Maintaining momentum on your worst day

  • The Trust Factor

    03/08/2017 Duration: 11min

    Reflecting on what happens when we lose trust and focusing our energies on regaining it. Blog reference: http://www.100pedals.com/rebuilding-and-redirecting-lost-trust/

  • More sense on nonsense

    27/07/2017 Duration: 12min

    Reflecting on the realities that Addiction corrupts the mind, resulting in choices which rarely, if ever, make sense. 100Pedals blog: You can't make sense out of nonsense

  • Focusing on doing things right

    20/07/2017 Duration: 17min

    When chasing the expectations in outcomes get in the way of living with confident clarity to purpose. How these behaviors rob people of joy and peace in their life.

  • Taking off the Mask

    13/07/2017 Duration: 11min

    A closer look inside an earlier blog "I have been there often, too often" and what it means to be in a community where you are safe, loved, protected; and, have the ability to authentically share your struggles and fears.

  • Finding a different way

    06/07/2017 Duration: 11min

    What if it was possible to turn your Hope into a result you could live with? Today's podcast: Finding a different way and celebrating the result.

  • Being the parent your child needs you to be

    29/06/2017 Duration: 09min

    I was afraid of failing as a parent. I was determined not to fail as a parent. Everything I did with my children growing up was determined by how I defined my measurable success as a parent. Problem is, I was parenting from a place of being the parent I thought I needed to be, instead of being the parent my children needed me to be. These are two critically different behaviors. In today's podcast, I delve deeper into the content from this week's blog and explore the difference between parenting from fear and parenting in love. 

  • The day I learned to Trust

    22/06/2017 Duration: 09min

    What if you could trust in the outcome? What if it was possible to be at peace with the process? What if letting go of our fears were not as hard as we make it to be? Today's podcast delves deeper into the battle between trust and fear. Exploring what it took for me to finally embrace trust and overcome my fears.

  • The global impact of personal transformation

    19/06/2017 Duration: 13min

    When you take control of your life. When you maintain your focus. When you trust in doing what you know you need to do. Your life will change. More incredibly, so will the behaviors of others as they adjust to your new habits and attitudes. This is the last in this early series about commitment, change, and taking back control of your life and the impact this one decision resulted in change in my life and influenced the lives of those around me.          

  • Inside the Blog: That life changing moment

    15/06/2017 Duration: 12min

    Everyone has that moment when... They realize they are at a fork in the road They discover they are not in a healthy place They know they need to do something, or else In a blog earlier this week, I reflected on that moment that changed my life and what it meant to me. In today's podcast, I share my thoughts on why focusing on you at this fork in the road is so critical for everyone in your life.  We cannot change anything until we change the path we are on.  What are you going to do to bring health, balance and clarity into yours?  

  • Priority One - Taking Care of You

    08/06/2017 Duration: 10min

    What would it look like if you could find a moment to just relax and reconnect with your inner self? How would it feel to have time every single day to simply get away from the chaos? What impact would having that kind of time have on you and others? Today's podcast explores the benefits of healthy balance and helps facilitate a way for you to find time for you and why this so critical in our chaotic lives.

  • Finding a way home

    01/06/2017 Duration: 10min

    These are reflections from the May 30 Blog, "Helping them find a way home." “Home is where you go to find solace from the ever-changing chaos, to find love within the confines of a heartless world, and to be reminded that no matter how far you wander, there will always be something waiting when you return.” ~ Kendal Rob Three stories jumped into my head when I heard this quote.  In today's podcast, I share these stories and the importance of making sure our addicted children know their is always a way home!    

  • Inside the blog: The day all hell broke loose

    26/05/2017 Duration: 10min

    What if there is an opportunity to learn from our children's hurtful outbursts ? What if our children don't know how to share their most painful experiences? What if all they need is a safe place to open up about issues they struggle with? Inside the blog explores a recent post and identifies alternative ways to respond to the harsh words parents often encounter when dealing with their addicted child.

  • When you are looking for answers

    18/01/2017 Duration: 05min

    When faced with the crisis of addiction in the family, many parents attempt to quickly and easily fix the problem without really understanding the deeper addiction related issues. Conditioned to believe that there has to be a simple answer to a complex problem, parents often seek out simple solutions without embracing a truly effective educational and learning process.  In today's podcast, I reflect on the mission of 100Pedals and how it prepares and guides parents through their addiction journey. We cannot understand what we are asking of our children in their addiction if we, as parents, are not going through the same transformational, learning process.  As parents, we have an inherent responsibility to challenge ourselves to go through our own, similar educational process and explore changing our lives in much the same way we expect our children to transform theirs.  I would have loved my journey to be easy, simple and concise. Addiction, the mind, and a lifetime of experiences are not unbundled easily, si

  • Finding peace in those difficult decisions

    10/01/2017 Duration: 06min

    As parents of a child with an addiction, we are often tasked with making incredibly difficult and challenging choices. It can be quite a battle to decipher the better decisions from the bad ones. And, it is often difficult to move forward without reflecting back on the many options we had and the one we selected.  Second guessing ourselves is an easy habit to get into and a difficult one to break. Last month I was presented with a challenge that I have been preparing for over the past year. I knew the day would come and when it did, I made the decision that I made. While I still have some discomfort over the action I chose to take, there was a component of it that I was completely at peace with.   One of the many educational components of my journey was learning how to make better decisions and discovering how to become comfortable with both the choice and the outcome.  While I still wrestle with the pros and cons of every action, I have learned to be more at peace with the entire decision making process.  In

  • Looking forward to another year despite the chaos

    03/01/2017 Duration: 07min

    “No matter how dark the present appears, I choose to live for the promise of the future...” This was the first quote I celebrated as I completed my first 100Pedals bike ride on January 1, 2011.  It has been six years since I made the decision that my life, despite the chaos of my son’s addiction, was going to be different. It had to be. If I didn’t do something to change my life, his addiction would continue to destroy me. In today’s blogcast, I reflect on the powerful transformation the 100Pedals commitment has had on my life, how it has helped me find peace despite the chaos of addiction, and why I share this message of hope with parents and loved ones. There was a time where I was looking for absolute answers for dealing with my son’s addiction. His recovery was and still is my highest priority. In six years, my life has really changed for the better. The objective has never changed; however, my responses to the outcomes are now dramatically different. What I have learned is there are no absolute answers t

  • Learning to manage what you can control

    20/12/2016 Duration: 05min

    Nothing disrupts or interrupts peace or joy more than adversity. Life would be so much simpler and easier if we just didn’t have to deal with conflict. In the world of a parent of child with substance abuse issues, the disruptions can often become overwhelming.  The other day I was coaching a parent about managing their response to these events.  The discussion centered around learning to emotionally react to the situation vs. intellectually responding to it. The challenge is understanding how to detach from the situation long enough to identify the differences between what you can control and what you have no control over; then, defining how to respond to what you have control over. The likelihood you have positioned yourself to make a better, more intelligent decision increases significantly.  Additionally, you begin to learn how to avoid getting pulled into the chaos of the behaviors, choices, and decisions of others, which are activities you have no control over anyway. This is one of the processes I have

  • Addiction, Family, Holidays and Tension

    13/12/2016 Duration: 05min

    In the holiday season, the relationship tensions that exist in families are often exacerbated. Even in the best of families, there are often relationship issues present between various family members. A family impacted by addiction are no exception. In fact, these tensions might even be more significant and pronounced, especially during the Holidays.  There are really no easy answers regarding the reality that these tensions might prohibit one loved one from attending a family function because of the potential participation of another. Because every family situation is different and unique, I cannot offer a clear, simple solution.  I can only share how our family is dealing with this very issue and why I am comfortable with our approach. In today’s podcast, I am sharing our family’s approach to the possibility that some members may not be in attendance because of their boundaries or history. I love that my children have defined their boundaries and expectations based on lessons and experience. I have no inten

  • The power in authenticity and transparency

    05/12/2016 Duration: 05min

    Most family members are terrified about the response when neighbors, or the people at church, work, or school find out that their loved one is addicted to drugs. The stigma of drug addiction and the fear of the judgment that comes with having an addict in your family is a very powerful, negative force. Knowing who to trust with our story, our struggle, our pain and our problem often prevents many parents and loved ones from finding the help they need most to get through our difficulties. In today’s podcast, I talk about the opportunity that exists in having the courage to be authentic and transparent with those we know and trust. It is in our authenticity and our humility that we put ourselves in position to be real, to be loved, and to be understood. It takes a great deal of courage to be able to expose our warts and our problems; yet, it is in that release we find honesty and trust and love and support.  And, it gives us an opportunity in that humility to be trusted in such a way that we can give back to th

  • Addiction in the family: Dads you need to stay involved

    23/11/2016 Duration: 04min

    When it comes to a loved one’s addiction, every member of the family responds to it differently. Moms and dads are no exception. In an earlier podcast, I reflected on why it is critically important for parents to work together and come to agreement on how they are going to respond to this crisis within the families. This week's podcast is a direct invitation to Dads to become and remain more actively involved in this crisis. When I give talks or workshops, the participation of Dads is less than 20%. There are always are a variety of reasons and justifications for this occurrence; however, just like problem solving, education and collaboration requires a team effort. Addiction is a family problem; everyone is involved whether they want to be or not. It is one that requires the active engagement of all to better understand the issue and the appropriate measures for dealing with it while helping our loved ones.  Dads provide a critical leadership component in the family dynamic. Regardless of this situation, it

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