When You Love Someone in Recovery | Caroline Beidler (Bonus Episode)
Minimalist Moms Podcast | Purposeful Life & Parenting Tips
Diane Boden
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 9 April 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Today’s guest says that when we talk about addiction, we often focus on the individual but rarely on the people standing right beside them.
The parents, the spouses, the friends… who so deeply want to help, but often feel like they’re walking on eggshells - unsure if what they’re doing is actually supporting healing… or unintentionally making things harder.
In this episode, I’m joined by Caroline Beidler, a licensed social worker and author of When You Love Someone in Recovery, to talk about what it really looks like to support a loved one through recovery in a way that fosters connection, not fear.
If you love someone in recovery - or want to better understand how to show up with clarity and compassion - this conversation is such a valuable resource.
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- Recovery.com
- Connect with Caroline:
- Website
- Book: When You Love Someone in Recovery: A Hopeful Guide to Understanding Addiction
About Caroline|
Caroline Beidler, MSW, is an author, speaker, and managing editor of Recovery.com, where she combines research and expert insight on addiction and mental health. Drawing from her own recovery journey, she is the founder of the Women's Recovery Leadership Foundation and helps others find healing through her newsletter and podcast, Circle of Chairs, which reaches thousands weekly. Caroline’s next book, When You Love Someone in Recovery, a compassionate and practical guide to understanding addiction and supporting loved ones through recovery, hits shelves April 2026. She lives in eastern Tennessee with her husband and seven-year-old twins.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | For those of you that are new around here, I release bonus episodes that serve a niche part of my audience. |
| 0:04.7 | So if this content is something that doesn't fit what you're looking for, check out the other episodes that dropped this week. |
| 0:10.0 | Or join me back here next week for episodes that you don't want to miss. |
| 0:14.0 | There's actually research that shows when family members have hoped for their loved one who's struggling with addiction, |
| 0:20.3 | when they just have hope, |
| 0:21.7 | have belief that they will get better, that things are going to change. They actually, |
| 0:26.2 | folks whose loved ones hope for them and are engaged are more likely to maintain recovery |
| 0:31.1 | over the long term. They're more likely to engage in addiction treatment to begin with. |
| 0:37.5 | So hope is a very powerful tool that families have. |
| 0:41.8 | Again, though, recognizing it's really hard. |
| 0:44.9 | I can say, oh, you just got to have hope for your loved one, you know. |
| 0:47.4 | It kind of feels like, oh, you just got to pray. |
| 0:49.1 | It's going to be fun. |
| 0:50.6 | I think this is when we're having a hard time hoping and believing in our loved one, |
| 0:55.8 | this is when the rest of us need to come alongside that person. |
| 0:59.5 | This is Diane Bowden, and you're listening to the Minimalist Moms podcast. |
| 1:03.5 | Today's guests say that when we talk about addiction, we often focus on the individual, |
| 1:08.3 | but rarely on the people standing right beside them. The parents, |
| 1:12.2 | the spouses, the friends who so deeply want to help, but often feel like they're walking on |
| 1:17.7 | eggshells, unsure if what they're doing is actually supporting healing or unintentionally making |
| 1:23.0 | things harder. In today's episode, I'm joined by Caroline Fiedler, a licensed social worker and author of |
| 1:29.5 | When You Love Someone in Recovery, to talk about what it really looks like to support a loved one |
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