"WHEN AM I DONE?"

"WHEN AM I DONE?"

How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This conversation from *My Child & ADDICTION* follows a circle of mums and dads asking a painful, honest question: "When am I done?" when their sons and daughters live with addiction and serious mental health issues. You’ll hear parents of adult children share years of crisis: arrests at 14, repeated rehabs, homelessness, near‑fatal overdoses, estrangement and the quiet dread of a late‑night phone call.

Some now have kids with a decade or more of sobriety, careers, marriages and degrees; others haven’t spoken to their child in years. Yet they keep showing up for one another. Three‑time Olympic gold medallist Carrie Bates joins as a parent and a woman in long‑term recovery. She describes four residential stays before finding lasting sobriety and how her dad “not only gave me life, but he saved my life” by standing by her with firm boundaries.

Her story adds a rare view from the child who makes it through. Across the discussion, parents talk about being “done” with trying to control outcomes rather than being done with their children. One parent sums it up: "I'm done means not I'm done with him. I'm not done as a parent. I'm done with my own bad behaviour." They describe learning to trust professionals and peer support, accept powerlessness, and keep a door open without funding chaos.

The style is raw, funny in flashes, and very down‑to‑earth. It’s aimed at parents who feel broken, guilty or alone and want straight talk from others in the same boat. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re allowed to step back without giving up, this conversation might be exactly the company you need today.