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Podcast: Parenting Today's Teens
Episode: Teen Stories: Turning Pain Into Progress
Description: As drug use is increasingly normalized among our teens, so many of them turn to self-medicating when they're hurting or lonely. Tragically, this can start them on a path to addiction. In today's show, we hear from two Heartlight teens, including Gabe, who opens up to Mark about his journey from drug use to residential treatment. He discusses his troubled relationship with his family and how he quickly fell into addiction — but now, he's working to mend things. Tune in!Visit heartlightministries.org to learn more about how the Heartlight residential program helps teens and their families....