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, Building Connection (w/Guest Hailee Maxfield)
Deep Dive with Dr D
1 hour 7 minutes
3 weeks ago
Breaking Cycles, Building Connection (w/Guest Hailee Maxfield)
Some stories grab you because they’re polished. This one disarms you because it’s real. Hailee joins us to share how a childhood marked by abuse, isolation, and impossible rules became the soil for grit, empathy, and a fierce commitment to connection. She didn’t meet some of her siblings until she was nineteen; today, big sister is the title she wears with pride. Between a neighbor’s spare room, a wrestling coach who wouldn’t let her quit, and a boss who models kindness with backbone, she bui...
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 ...
