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Totally Booked with Zibby

Madeleine Dean and Harry Cunnane, UNDER OUR ROOF: A SON'S BATTLE FOR RECOVERY, A MOTHER'S BATTLE FOR HER SON

Totally Booked with Zibby

Zibby Owens

Connection, Inspiration, Moms, Entertainment, Arts, Reading, Books, Parenting, Literary

4.4602 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

"Don't give up hope.” Congresswoman Madeleine Dean and her son, Harry Cunnane, have a candid conversation with Zibby about Harry’s past struggles with addiction. They discuss learning new truths about each other while writing their book, the toll addiction takes on the family system, and the role of hope in healing. 

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0:00.0

Hi, this is Libby Owens, and you're listening to the award-winning podcast, Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.

0:07.0

I'm also the host of Moms Don't Have Time to Lose Weight, and I'm the editor of the anthology,

0:12.2

which you should run out and buy called Moms Don't Have Time to, a quarantine anthology.

0:16.8

All proceeds of that book go to COVID-19 vaccine research.

0:20.4

And I'm the editor-in-chief of M don't have time to write a new publication on Medium.

0:25.0

And we're accepting submissions.

0:26.8

So please send your personal essays there.

0:29.1

And if all that isn't enough, you can follow me on Instagram at Zibi Owens.

0:32.9

And my website is Zibi Owens.com.

0:34.8

Okay, now back to this amazing podcast.

0:37.3

I had the great pleasure of talking

0:39.1

to Congresswoman Madeline Dean and her son Harry Kunane about their jointly authored book called

0:46.0

Under Our Roof, a son's battle for recovery, a mother's battle for her son. Madeline is the congresswoman

0:52.0

for the fourth district of Pennsylvania, suburban Philadelphia,

0:55.5

a member of the House Judiciary and House Financial Services Committees, and vice chair of the

1:00.3

bipartisan women's caucus. From 2012 to 2018, she served in the Pennsylvania House. From 2001 to

1:06.7

2011, she taught writing at LaSalle University, and she has contributed to Newsweek,

1:11.2

the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and other regional publications.

1:15.5

She and her husband, PJ Canaan, live in Jenkins Town, Pennsylvania, and have three sons,

1:19.9

two daughter-in-laws, and three grandchildren. Harry Kunane has been an active member of the

1:24.4

addiction recovery community since his recovery began more than seven years ago,

1:28.7

participating in a 12-step program volunteering at rehabs and jails around Philadelphia to spread a message of hope.

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