Amy LaRue
Amy LaRue
Who are you influencing? | Amy & Amber
Who are you influencing? | Amy & Amber
Who are you influencing? | Amy & Amber
Thursday 19th June 2025
Join Amy LaRue and Amber Hollingsworth as they discuss empowering families to overcome addiction through practical recovery strategies.
37 minutes
hopeful
informative
supportive
compassionate
empowering
About this podcast
Author:
Amy LaRue
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Categories:
Recovery Reimagined
Family Recovery from Addiction
Empowering Recovery Journeys
Navigating Challenges in Recovery
Creative Recovery Journeys
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Episode Overview
- Over 165 million Americans struggle with addiction.
- Amber Hollingsworth's Invisible Intervention program offers practical recovery steps.
- Hope Is Alive Ministries provides faith-based support.
- Upcoming Finding Hope retreats offer community and renewal.
- Families can find strength, peace, and hope through education.
Remember, you are not alone. It's not your fault. There is hope.
In this impactful episode of the Finding Hope podcast, host Amy LaRue sits down with Amber Hollingsworth, a renowned addiction specialist and family recovery expert. Amber is the founder of Hope For Families Recovery Center and has dedicated over 20 years to helping families navigate the challenging waters of addiction recovery.
Her approach is both compassionate and no-nonsense, focusing on breaking down complex recovery concepts into practical, actionable steps that families can implement to regain control and foster trust and connection. The conversation opens with a stark statistic from the National Center for Drug Abuse, highlighting that over 165 million Americans aged 12 and up are currently abusing drugs or alcohol.
Each of these individuals has a network of loved ones who are deeply affected by their addiction, often living in a state of shame, guilt, hopelessness, fear, worry, and anger. Amy and Amber explore how the Finding Hope podcast aims to shed light on these issues and provide families with tools and education to replace these negative emotions with strength, peace, happiness, joy, and hope.
Amber shares insights into her Invisible Intervention program, which offers a unique approach to helping families intervene with their loved ones without the dramatic confrontations often portrayed in media. This program emphasizes subtle, strategic interventions that empower families to support their loved ones effectively. Amy also highlights the mission of Hope Is Alive Ministries, which is committed to radically changing the lives of addicts and alcoholics, as well as their families.
Through intentional sober living homes and faith-based support groups, Hope Is Alive provides a nurturing environment where families can find community and healing. Listeners are encouraged to engage with the upcoming Finding Hope retreats, which will be traveling to states such as Nebraska, Texas, Florida, and Oklahoma. These retreats offer opportunities for hope restoration and community building, allowing families to connect and grow together.
The episode closes with a reminder that families dealing with addiction are not alone in their struggles, and there is always hope for recovery. Amy and Amber urge listeners to take advantage of the resources available and join support communities to foster healing and empowerment.