From Heartache to Hope: Kathy Wagner's memoir HERE WITH YOU

Grief and Light Podcast

How can a mother move forward after the life-altering death of her son?

Is it even possible?

Our guest is on a mission to bring hope to those who navigate the challenging journey of grief, the trauma of loving someone suffering from substance use disorder, and the reality of life after losing a child.
Kathy Wagner is a grief-focused writer and author, and a mother of three grown children who understands the profound pain of loss. Her journey includes the devastating experience of losing her son Tristan to fentanyl poisoning in 2017.
Since that time, Wagner has advocated for improved access to quality addiction
recovery services and was a grief support group facilitator for Healing Hearts Canada.
In this episode, we discuss her beautiful memoir, "Here With You: A Memoir of Love, Family, and Addiction," where she candidly shares the highs, lows, and the beautiful resilience that emerged from her family's journey through addiction, recovery, and ultimately, loss.
Kathy's essays have found their way into The New York Times, Best Health Magazine, The Globe and Mail, and The Sun Magazine, and her first book is making waves with its release in Canada, as well as in the U.S. and worldwide (available Spring 2024).
Get ready for a touching and inspiring conversation with a woman who's turned her pain into a beacon of hope for others.

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1. From Heartache to Hope: Kathy Wagner's memoir HERE WITH YOU (00:00:00)

2. Preview and Introduction (00:00:01)

3. Loving someone suffering from addiction (00:02:30)

4. Recognizing the Signs of addiction in Tristan (00:04:41)

5. Desperate search for help (00:07:15)

6. A season of Zen in China (00:12:19)

7. The volatility of addiction (00:19:16)

8. The Power of the Addiction Recovery Community and finding Hope (00:24:08)

9. Understanding Recovery and the relationship between the addiction and the person (00:26:20)

10. The wisdom to be learned from the Community in Recovery (00:34:16)

11. Kathy the Writer (00:39:30)

12. Choosing the Dual Timeline Approach (00:42:30)

13. Choosing to focus on Hope (00:45:22)

14. Contacting Kathy (00:50:51)

15. Dream Visitations from Tristan (00:51:20)

16. Closing thoughts and advice for young Kathy (00:53:19)