The Addiction Lifeguard Podcast

What You’ll Find Here

Addiction creates confusion, fear, and constant second-guessing. This podcast gives you clear, grounded guidance on how to respond, what actually helps, and how to stop making things worse without realizing it.

• What actually helps someone in addiction

• What makes things worse (and how to avoid it)

• How to respond without losing yourself in the process

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Isolation Is Addictions Best Friend
Learn why isolation is so commonly used by addicts to increase their usage of their substance of choice.

Have Your Crossed A Line?
Did you cross a line when you were becoming and addict?
Setting boundaries with compassion and love around someone who is destructive.

Addicts and Loved Ones Suffer Bitterness
The path to recovery can be filled with strong emotions, especially painful ones.

Observe, Don’t Absorb
Taking on someone else’s issues is not the same as being present with them.

Where To Return As A Prodigal Child
Ever person working on recovery ultimately becomes a returning prodigal child. But what to do when you have no where to return to.

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About Doc Jacques

Dr. Jacques de Broekert is a licensed therapist and addiction specialist with over 24 years of experience working with individuals and families affected by addiction.

Through both clinical work and real-world experience, he helps people step out of confusion, set boundaries without guilt, and respond in ways that actually support recovery.

Addiction doesn’t just impact the individual—it reshapes the entire family system. Many people find themselves reacting out of fear, frustration, or exhaustion without realizing how those responses affect the situation.

The goal of this work is to help individuals and families step out of that cycle, see clearly, and respond in ways that support real change—without losing themselves in the process.