What if the first step toward healing isn’t a grand plan, but a simple, human moment—someone staying with you long enough to help you answer the call when opportunity rings? We sit down with Monica Brown, a certified peer counselor at Peers Rising, whose story threads resilience, harm reduction, and the courage to parent with clarity after growing up in chaos. Monica opens up about becoming a bonus mom and why language—and respect—matter in blended families. She honors the steadiness of her ...
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What if the first step toward healing isn’t a grand plan, but a simple, human moment—someone staying with you long enough to help you answer the call when opportunity rings? We sit down with Monica Brown, a certified peer counselor at Peers Rising, whose story threads resilience, harm reduction, and the courage to parent with clarity after growing up in chaos. Monica opens up about becoming a bonus mom and why language—and respect—matter in blended families. She honors the steadiness of her ...
Breaking Cycles And Building Futures (w/guest Zaire Preston)
Deep Dive with Dr D
58 minutes
2 months ago
Breaking Cycles And Building Futures (w/guest Zaire Preston)
Some stories don’t just turn corners; they redraw the map. Zaire joins us to share how she rebuilt a life from the ground up: eight years sober, a single mom of two, and a graduate student on the path to becoming a school psychologist. What began with survival—sleeping outside, losing custody for a time, clawing back trust—grew into a steady life shaped by boundaries, spiritual surrender, and an open-eyed commitment to her kids. We get real about the “pink cloud,” the quiet work of staying s...
Deep Dive with Dr D
What if the first step toward healing isn’t a grand plan, but a simple, human moment—someone staying with you long enough to help you answer the call when opportunity rings? We sit down with Monica Brown, a certified peer counselor at Peers Rising, whose story threads resilience, harm reduction, and the courage to parent with clarity after growing up in chaos. Monica opens up about becoming a bonus mom and why language—and respect—matter in blended families. She honors the steadiness of her ...
