Parenting: Under the Influence Podcast by Melanie and Deborah

Episodes 7

Avg. Duration 29m

Activity Sporadic

Apple Rating ★ 5.0 (7)

Since Jun 2025

Latest Episode Oct 2025

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About This Podcast

Parenting Under the Influence is a raw, faith-filled podcast for parents walking through the unthinkable — loving a child who is struggling with addiction, mental illness, or drug-induced crisis.

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Recent Episodes

S1E7 "Does Mental Health Excuse Addiction?"

Oct 17, 2025 30m

When mental illness and addiction collide, love gets complicated. In this episode of Parenting Under the Influence, we wrestle with one of the hardest questions families face: Does mental health…

S1E6 Living Together After Rehab

Sep 21, 2025 32m

When a loved one comes home from rehab, it's a season filled with both relief and fear- hope that this is a new beginning, and anxiety about what might still come. In this episode of Parenting Under…

S1E5 Gas Station Garbage, Part 2: The Candy-Coated THC Hurting Our Kids

Aug 10, 2025 29m

Bright colors. Sweet flavors. Friendly packaging. But inside these gas station gummies and drinks are powerful, addictive chemicals- Delta-8 THC, HHC, Kratom, Kava- all legal, all dangerous, and all…

S1E4 Gas Station Garbage Part 1: Kratom

Jul 29, 2025 29m

Kratom is legal, addictive, and destroying lives- including my son's. In this episode, I tell our story and explain why this gas station "supplement" is far more dangerous than people realize. Music…

S1E3 "Grief, Guilt, and the Weight of Their Relapse"

Jul 21, 2025 27m

"A raw conversation on relapse, guilt; and learning that our joy doesn't mean we've abandoned the ones we love"Music by Zizzi

S1E2 Trapped in the Cycle of Addiction

Jul 08, 2025 29m

Why do they keep going back, even when it's destroying their lives? In this episode of Parenting Under the Influence, we break down the addiction cycle-what fuels it, why it's so hard to escape, and…

S1 “What the hell is cannabis induced psychosis?”

Jun 24, 2025 31m

Hosted by a mom who’s lived the nightmare of watching her son spiral into cannabis-induced psychosis, this show creates space for honest conversations, emotional healing, hard truths, and unexpected…