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Jennifer Maneely

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Jennifer Maneely owns her own business helping families that have loved ones with substance abuse issues. She has been in recovery herself for over 14 years. She helps empower the families to make educated decisions that will truly help their loved ones. Jen can help fill in the gaps of information the families hadn't even considered, and couldn't possibly have the knowledge of what is really happening with their loved ones. She focuses on communication, education, boundaries, and creating a supportive, loving environment for everyone involved.

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March 10, 2022

# 35 Jennifer Maneely: Discern Signal from Noise

Remember those old radios, where you turned the dial, navigating through the noise of static? Up and down the spectrum, turn the dial a little this way and then a little that way, until finally, we find music or a person talking. That’s when you know you found the signal. Actually, new car radios also have noise and signal, but the new technology makes it easier to quickly find the channel.


Recently, I had a lot of noise while purchasing a new car. Well, isn’t the process usually full of nois...
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Feb. 11, 2022

#33 Your Brain on Jump Thinking

For this episode, we are doing something completely different. I am starting a series on my book, “The Elegant Pivot” with the help of Jennifer Maneely. Jen is a thought leader in the addiction community and specializes in helping parents set boundaries with their adult children who are caught up in drugs and alcohol. Having been a student of her own mind and now a sponsor in the addition community for fifteen years, she has keen insights into how our minds work. That’s why I turn to her again a...
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Dec. 2, 2020

#17 Jen Maneely: The Non-Drama of Getting Back On the Horse

My Daughter, Jen and I, have actually done several podcasts together over the years, talking about our story through addiction and our adventures working together as a mother daughter team. A little over a month ago, we did a podcast together about how her moment of vulnerability changed everything. We are back for a round two for a very important reason; we are answering the question: Did anything really change?If you have not listened to the first podcast, it is worth your time to go listen to...
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Oct. 15, 2020

#16 Jen Maneely, How a Moment of Vulnerability Changed Everything

Moments of transformation are often also moments of vulnerability. In this episode, Jen Maneely, Author of Dear Parents, Strategies to Help Your Loved One Through Addiction describes a moment of transformation that almost didn’t happen. When facing fears, we often feel like we are going to die – even when the danger is not life and death. Jen describes how she dealt with one of those fears by asking the question “What’s my responsibility here?” With the right kind of support, she stayed with her...
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June 12, 2020

#13 Jen Maneely The Lessons My Daughter's Addiction Taught Me

Navigating addiction is never easy. In this mother-daughter conversation, we share some of our stories, dilemmas and uncertainties as Jen went through a series of life and death decisions on her road to recovery. Some of the most fun parts of this conversation happened when we learned some never-revealed things about what was going on behind the scenes for both of us.