The Prevention Leaders Podcast
Lambi Learns About Addiction: A Dialogue on Addiction, Family, and Recovery
1 hr 9 min
Guest: Trish Luna
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Trish Luna, an author and speaker, discusses her book "Lambi Learns About Addiction: A Book About Prevention." She shares her personal journey and motivations behind creating the book, which helps children understand and cope with familial substance use disorders. Luna emphasizes the importance of open, compassionate conversations about addiction, framing it as a disease to foster healing.
Key takeaways
- "Lambi Learns About Addiction" helps children navigate complex emotions and situations related to familial substance use disorders.
- The book offers solace, understanding, and practical tools for children to cope with the effects of addiction around them.
- Addressing addiction openly and compassionately, viewing it as a disease, is crucial for family and community healing.
- The episode highlights the importance of empowering conversations and emotional literacy regarding addiction for both children and adults.
- Trish Luna's work aims to provide vital resources for families affected by addiction.
Show notes
This episode features an in-depth conversation with Trish Luna, an author and speaker from Nashville, on the Prevention Leaders podcast, hosted by Dave Closson. Trish shares her personal journey and the motivations behind her book 'Lambi Learns About Addiction:
A Book About Prevention', aimed at helping children navigate the complex emotions and situations arising from familial substance use disorders. Her work, deeply rooted in personal experiences with addiction's impact on her family, aims to offer solace, understanding, and practical tools for children to cope with addiction's effects around them. The discussion delves into the book's creation, the importance of addressing addiction openly, and how 'Lambi Learns' serves as a vital resource for both children and adults. Trish emphasizes the need for compassionate, informed conversations around addiction, viewing it as a disease rather than a moral failing, to foster healing within families and communities.
00:00 Opening: The Beacon of Hope in Children's Lives
00:28 Welcome to the Prevention Leaders Podcast
01:05 Introducing Trish Luna: A Voice for the Vulnerable
02:23 The Personal Journey Behind 'Lambi Learns'
05:03 Facing Stigma and Finding a Voice
12:13 The Evolution of 'Lambi Learns' and Its Impact
26:17 Empowering Conversations and Emotional Literacy
34:06 The Power of Conversations: Changing Lives with Lambi
34:31 Turning Tragedies into Triumphs: The Emotional Journey with Lambi
34:52 Coping Tools and Emotional Regulation for Kids
37:51 The Importance of Prevention and Future Choices
38:44 Connecting and Helping: The Impact of Lambi Across the Country
39:43 Heartbreaking Stories and the Comfort of Lambi
59:39 Expanding Lambi’s Reach: Training and Community Engagement
01:00:59 Closing Thoughts: The Impact of Sharing and Prevention
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