How to Connect with an Addicted Loved One with PEACE | Michelle Weidenbenner | TEDxFaurotPark

How do you connect with an addicted loved one who is lying, stealing, and manipulating? Families are often at a loss for how to help their loved one. They feel alone and ashamed and wonder how to motivate their loved one to change. Michelle Weidenbenner is the founder of several private support groups for moms of addicted loved ones. Thousands have joined. She’s a passionate podcaster at Moms Letting Go Without Giving Up where she shares tips, interviews and hope. She calls herself the Chief Hope Builder.
She wants to stop the stigma of substance use disorder and help moms of addicted loved ones find hope, courage, and support so they can identify their superpower and help change the addiction landscape.
She has been a guest on Magnificent Midlife, The Addiction Podcast – Point of No Return, Unapologetically BOLD, Everyday Leaders and Write the Book Inside You.
Michelle is an Amazon #1 Best-Selling and Award-Winning author and speaker. Her new book, Unhackable Moms of Addicted Loved Ones, Closing the Gap between Havoc and Hope is a 30-day program for moms who want to heal. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx