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.
Recently I shared the prayer in which I turned my son’s addiction-driven life over to the authority of God’s plan. Regardless of what I wanted for my son, I have no actual authority in that arena. It was his life, his choices. And I chose to believe it was still part of God’s ultimately good […]
Peace seems unattainable when dealing with the chaos and fear of a child’s addiction. I have been there. I know that morass of confusion. Knowing your child is in danger, that their life is at risk, and that their demon is systematically destroying their life is a painful, terrible experience for any parent. If you […]
When my son’s life first took a dramatic, addiction-related turn, many of the early casualties were my hopes and dreams I envisioned for him. From the time he was a boy, I envisioned the man he would become. His personality traits, unique skills, passions and interests reinforced my dreams. Then suddenly all that went out […]
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.