My Son’s Opioid Addiction Nearly Destroyed Our Family | A Mother’s Journey to Recovery

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Annie shares one of the most powerful family-side addiction stories ever told on Rise Above. From growing up in a home filled with alcoholism, violence, and silence… to becoming a young mother… to watching her son become addicted to opioids after a football injury — this is the side of addiction rarely spoken about.

Annie opens up about:

Growing up in a chaotic alcoholic household

Her son being prescribed opioids at 17 after a broken jaw

Years of chasing, enabling, fear, and emotional collapse

Her son’s journey to treatment and now over 10 years sober

Hitting her own emotional rock bottom

Recovery for family members through meetings, boundaries, and self-work

Learning how to stop living in fear and start living in peace

Today, Annie works in peer support, helps families in crisis, and is the author of Unhooked and Unbroken, two powerful books about family recovery and surviving addiction.

This episode is for:

Parents of addicted children

Spouses and family members in chaos

Anyone affected by addiction who thinks the only problem is the addict

Because recovery isn’t just for the person using — it’s for everyone.

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00:00 Intro & Annie's Story Begins
01:09 Family Disease: Recovery Impacts Everyone
02:47 Annie's Childhood: Chaos & Parental Addiction
07:10 Growing Up: Siblings, Trauma, and Moving
13:32 High School Years: Mom's Pill Addiction Emerges
21:08 Early Adulthood: Young Motherhood and Family Dynamics
24:35 Single Motherhood and Turning Points
28:11 Finding Strength: Setting Goals & Coping
31:00 Raising a Son: Navigating School, Sports, and Addiction Risks
36:32 Pill Crisis: Teen Years and Family Divide
41:51 Parenting an Addict: Enabling, Enforcing, and Letting Go
46:46 Son's Recovery Journey: Treatment & Lasting Change
50:29 Family Recovery: Meetings, Therapy, and Healing
54:01 Giving Back: Service, Writing, and Spreading Hope
01:00:56 Practical Recovery Tools & Advice for Families
01:03:57 Personal Growth: Daily Inventory, Amends, and Boundaries
01:06:14 Overcoming Loss & Trauma With Recovery Tools
01:08:27 Final Reflections: Recovery Starts Within

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