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“Can One Person’s Recovery Heal an Entire Family?” A Tribute to My Dad
How Vulnerability, Boundaries & One Weekend Changed Everything

What if the real transformation doesn’t start with the addicted loved one—but with the people who love them most?

In this deeply personal episode, Jason Coombs invites two very special guests to the mic: his father, Dr. Douglas Coombs, and his sister, Melissa Jones. Together, they unpack how addiction quietly dismantles a family system—and how healing it takes vulnerability, boundaries, and a willingness to change across generations.

From a pivotal weekend in Newport Beach to raw, emotional conversations that rebuilt a father-son bond, this episode reveals what real family recovery looks like. It’s not about fixing the addicted person—it’s about restoring trust, setting boundaries that actually protect, and modeling what emotional sobriety looks like, day by day.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How to rebuild trust after years of broken promises
• Why physical boundaries (yes, even alarm systems) matter
• The 4 principles of motivational interviewing—and how they change communication
• How one family member’s recovery can trigger a ripple effect of healing
• What emotional sobriety really means—and why it’s the goal for everyone involved

If you’re carrying the weight of a loved one’s addiction, this episode is for you. You’ll walk away with more than hope—you’ll leave with practical tools to begin your own healing journey, no matter what they choose.

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