89 - How to Prevent Kids From Developing Addictions with Bestselling Author Jessica Lahey

The Verywell Mind Podcast

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Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Jessica Lahey has spent more than 20 years as a teacher, including five years teaching in a drug and alcohol rehab center for adolescents. She is a New York Times Best-Selling author. She's also a self-described alcoholic who set out on a quest to learn how to prevent her kids from falling into a generational cycle of addiction. In this episode, she talks about her new book, The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence. She shares how to empower kids to refuse substances, how to talk about alcohol in an effective manner, and how to decrease the chances that a child will develop a drug or alcohol problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast. We've interviewed over 100 authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and others to help you learn strategies to care for your mental health.
0:22.9	This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.
0:48.2	Okay. Have you ever wondered why some people develop a substance abuse issue while other people don't?
0:53.2	Have you considered whether you've done enough to prevent your kids from developing a drug or alcohol problem?
0:56.8	My guest today asked herself those exact same questions.
1:02.2	And questioning those things caused her to take a deep dive into the science behind substance use and abuse.
1:04.1	She wanted to develop a better understanding of why she became an alcoholic,
1:07.7	while her sister could drink without having a problem.
1:10.4	And she wanted to know what she could do to
1:12.1	prevent her kids from following in her footsteps. I'm talking to Jessica Leahy. She's the author of the New York
1:18.2	Times bestselling book, The Gift of Failure, How the Best Parents Learned to Let Go so their children
1:23.4	can succeed. And her newest book is called The Addiction Anoculation, Raising Healthy Kids in a
1:29.9	Culture of Dependence. In addition to writing books, she spent over 20 years teaching every grade from
1:35.4	6 to 12th grade in both public and private schools. And she spent five years teaching in a drug and
1:40.8	alcohol rehab for adolescents in Vermont. She currently serves as a recovery
1:45.3	and prevention coach at an evidence-based detox in rehab in Stowe, Vermont. Today, Jessica shares
1:51.4	the step she took to better understand her own addiction and to prevent her kids from developing
1:55.9	a substance abuse problem. Make sure to stick around until the end of the episode for the
2:00.0	therapist's take. That's the part of
2:01.9	the show where I break down my guest strategies and share how you can apply them to your own life.
2:06.6	So here's Jessica Leahy. She's mentally strong and this is her story. Jessica Leahy, welcome to
2:12.8	the Very Well Mind podcast. Thank you so much for having me. I'm so excited to chat. So I have heard about your
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