100Pedals is a coaching and support organization for parents struggling with substance use issues in the family. 100Pedals focuses changing the conversation parents have with their children, utilizing more effective listening behaviors, while practicing love and acceptance, to facilitate in a safe place for healthy interactions, moving away from conversations filled with shame, judgement, and criticism.
Since 2011, 100Pedals has impacted over 4,000 parents and family members across the country. Our “Healing through Listening” program has healed hundreds of broken, damaged relationships, and so much more…
Change the conversation – Once a parent changes their conversation, everything changes.
People often have different perspectives to the same incident or event. Many times our perspective defines how we respond to a particular situation. To provide clarity to this thought, I am sharing a remarkable story a friend shared about an experience with his daughter: A father and his eight year old daughter were on a […]
In many of my coaching conversations, there is often a moment when a parent exclaims, “I just want my life back!” When I probe further, I find they are reflecting back on a time where their child wasn’t addicted and life seemed so much simpler. There are two truths to reminiscence. First, when we do […]
It is difficult to be logical and organized when everything around you is in a state of chaos. When you discover your child is dealing with an addiction, chaos easily becomes the routine. Nothing is the same, everything is turned upside down, and your “perfect” world feels as smashed as a quarter on a train […]
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. Listen as I share what it took for me to finally embrace trust and overcome my fears.
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.