Wisdom in the Waiting
A free speaker series where counselors, recovery professionals and parents who have walked this road teach on what families need to know.
Usually twice a month on Wednesdays, 7:00–8:30 pm
Browns Bridge Church, 3860 Browns Bridge Rd., Cumming, GA (meet in the room called The Warehouse)
Free to attend. No registration needed.
All Recordings
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February 2026
- Feb 24, 2026 Solutions to Big Emotions in Teens- Jamie Bray, LCSW Feb 24, 2026
- Feb 10, 2026 The Truth About Setting Boundaries - LouAnn Altshuler Feb 10, 2026
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May 2024
- May 9, 2024 Parent Panel — David and Laura Hutchins May 9, 2024
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April 2024
- Apr 25, 2024 The Pillars of my Recovery — Joey Knapp Apr 25, 2024
- Apr 11, 2024 What is Cross Addiction? — Colin Thomas Apr 11, 2024
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March 2024
- Mar 28, 2024 Parent Up — Hannah Brett Mar 28, 2024
- Mar 14, 2024 Battle Cry: for Moms and Dads — Debra McNinch with Anne Marie Boduch Mar 14, 2024
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February 2024
- Feb 22, 2024 Addiction and Psychiatric Illness as Medical Disease — Steven R. Lee, MD Feb 22, 2024
- Feb 8, 2024 Avoiding the Predictable Disaster — Dick Forbes Feb 8, 2024
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January 2024
- Jan 25, 2024 Former World Class Athlete, Coach and Business Owner — Mike Gilliam Jan 25, 2024
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October 2023
- Oct 26, 2023 “The Difference between Spirituality and Religion” — Claire Gropman Oct 26, 2023
- Oct 12, 2023 CRAFT: Community Reinforcement and Family Training — Janet Fluker Oct 12, 2023
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August 2023
- Aug 24, 2023 Story of Addiction and Substance Abuse — Dr. Wes Robins Aug 24, 2023
- Aug 10, 2023 Popular: Boys, Booze, and Jesus — Tindell Stanfill Baldwin and Tom Stanfill Aug 10, 2023
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May 2023
- May 11, 2023 Navigating the Chaos — Kim Roberts May 11, 2023
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April 2023
- Apr 27, 2023 Redemption and Recovery — Chase Brantley Apr 27, 2023
- Apr 13, 2023 Allie Sanford (Berman Center) Apr 13, 2023
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March 2023
- Mar 23, 2023 Substance Misuse and Other People’s Children — Caron and Mark Thomas Mar 23, 2023
- Mar 9, 2023 Patrick and Jessica Johnson (Emerge Healing Center) Mar 9, 2023
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February 2023
- Feb 23, 2023 How to Improve Emotional Connection with your Addicted Loved One — Rick Petronella Feb 23, 2023
- Feb 9, 2023 Dealing with Crushing Situations Through Faith and Hope — Todd and Anna Stumbo Feb 9, 2023
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January 2023
- Jan 26, 2023 Different approaches to Effective Recovery: Involuntary Treatment for Voluntary Healing — Heather Hayes Jan 26, 2023
- November 2022
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October 2022
- Oct 27, 2022 Boundaries — Laura Pugsley Oct 27, 2022
- Oct 13, 2022 God's Restoration Process — Dick Forbes and Joey Knapp Oct 13, 2022
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September 2022
- Sep 22, 2022 DUI Court — Judge Eric Brewton Sep 22, 2022
- Sep 8, 2022 God’s Faithfulness Through the Chaos and Pain — Nancy Squires Sep 8, 2022
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August 2022
- Aug 25, 2022 Reconciliation: How Families can Reconcile with their Prodigal and Restore the Relationship — Rand Eberhard (Copy) Aug 25, 2022
- Aug 11, 2022 From Desperation to Transformation — Bruce Cerbone Aug 11, 2022
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May 2022
- May 12, 2022 Recovery Frameworks — Isaac Waters May 12, 2022
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April 2022
- Apr 28, 2022 Turning our Story for God’s Glory Apr 28, 2022
- Apr 14, 2022 Testimony — Stephen Lee Apr 14, 2022
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March 2022
- Mar 24, 2022 Responding Vs. Reacting Mar 24, 2022
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February 2022
- Feb 24, 2022 From Hopelessness to Walking in Victory in Christ/Living Life to the Full — Rand Eberhard Feb 24, 2022
- Feb 10, 2022 Testimony — Barry and Linda Wheeler Feb 10, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 27, 2022 A Cookie for Each Hand: Two Sons with Bipolar Disorder, my Faith and NAMI! — Dianne Hiltman Jan 27, 2022
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November 2021
- Nov 11, 2021 Behind the Masks: The Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 — Dr. Michael Lyles Nov 11, 2021
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October 2021
- Oct 28, 2021 What family members may experience when a child goes astray — Dick Forbes Oct 28, 2021
- Oct 14, 2021 The Truth about Lying: Does Dishonesty and Addiction go Hand in Hand? — Dr. Rick Patronella Oct 14, 2021
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September 2021
- Sep 23, 2021 A Testimony of Recovery Through '12 Steps' and Relationship with God — Rush Jolly Sep 23, 2021
- Sep 9, 2021 Psychiatric Disorders and Use of Self-Medication in an Effort to Cope — Lana Manatrizio Sep 9, 2021
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August 2021
- Aug 26, 2021 Managing Stress and Conflict While Loving your Adolescent / Young Adult Child — Kimberly Alexander Aug 26, 2021
- Aug 12, 2021 Testimony — Sheri Anderson Aug 12, 2021
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April 2021
- Apr 22, 2021 The Importance of Aftercare — Laura Pugsley Apr 22, 2021
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March 2021
- Mar 25, 2021 Testimony — Jeff Baucom Mar 25, 2021
- Mar 11, 2021 Testimony — Matthew Euler Mar 11, 2021
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February 2021
- Feb 25, 2021 Good Landing Recovery — Trey Lewis Feb 25, 2021
- Feb 11, 2021 When is it Time to Stop Parenting and Start Supporting — Bill Anderson Feb 11, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan 28, 2021 Let's Talk About Depression — Dr. Steven Lee Jan 28, 2021
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November 2020
- Nov 12, 2020 The Risks of Legalized Marijuana for Teens and Young Adults — Doreen Barr and Gregg Reduka Nov 12, 2020
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October 2020
- Oct 22, 2020 Addressing Trauma As A Step Toward Long-Term Healing — Jeff Holloway Oct 22, 2020
- Oct 8, 2020 Dealing with Crushing Situations through Faith and Hope — Todd Stumbo Oct 8, 2020
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September 2020
- Sep 24, 2020 Estrangement: How do you Reconcile with a Prodigal — Dick Forbes Sep 24, 2020
- Sep 10, 2020 Testimony of Alcohol Addiction - John Bailey Sep 10, 2020
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August 2020
- Aug 27, 2020 Thanking God for Blessing us with a Prodigal - John and Fair Brocard Aug 27, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 12, 2020 Let’s Talk about Mental Health — Tanya Roberts Mar 12, 2020
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February 2020
- Feb 27, 2020 The Power of WE — Taylor Wesley Feb 27, 2020
- Feb 13, 2020 Recovering From our Addicted Loved One — Rick J. Petronella Feb 13, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 9, 2020 REAL TALK about the Addict, Treatment, Resources and Recovery — Hannah Brett and Hunter Ragland Jan 9, 2020
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November 2019
- Nov 14, 2019 Testimonies of Addiction and Deliverance — Mark and Jackie Oerther Nov 14, 2019
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October 2019
- Oct 24, 2019 Why do People Relapse and How to Prevent Relapse? — Dr. David Gore Oct 24, 2019
- Oct 10, 2019 The Brain Disease — Leanne Jamison Oct 10, 2019
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September 2019
- Sep 12, 2019 Forgiveness — Jim Seckman Sep 12, 2019
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August 2019
- Aug 22, 2019 Testimony — Jordan Pilzer Aug 22, 2019
- Aug 8, 2019 Testimony — Avery Nix Aug 8, 2019
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May 2019
- May 9, 2019 My past might follow me, but it doesn’t define me — Jared Murray May 9, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 25, 2019 Testimony — Mary Jane Stafford Apr 25, 2019
- Apr 11, 2019 The Importance of Family Recovery - Lane Rust and Haley Sola Apr 11, 2019
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March 2019
- Mar 28, 2019 The Reality of Vaping — Dean Monteleone Mar 28, 2019
- Mar 14, 2019 Addiction and Mental Illness in our Children — Dr. Steven Lee Mar 14, 2019
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February 2019
- Feb 28, 2019 When the Head and the Heart are at War — Dr. Mark Crawford Feb 28, 2019
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January 2019
- Jan 24, 2019 The Paul Anderson Youth Home — Tim Ritchie Jan 24, 2019
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December 2018
- Dec 13, 2018 Panel of Prodigals — Anna McCoy ,Brian Everett , Matt Newsome , and Ryan Light Dec 13, 2018
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November 2018
- Nov 8, 2018 Living in Fear Hinders Healing — Dick Forbes Nov 8, 2018
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October 2018
- Oct 25, 2018 Nation Taken Hostage — Heather Hayes Oct 25, 2018
- Oct 11, 2018 Many Faces of Recovery — Missy Owens Oct 11, 2018
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September 2018
- Sep 27, 2018 Sober Mentoring Coaching — Bic Clark Sep 27, 2018
- Sep 13, 2018 What to Expect in the First Year of Recovery — Laura Pugsley Sep 13, 2018
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August 2018
- Aug 23, 2018 From Defendant to Defense Attorney — David Windecher Aug 23, 2018
- Aug 9, 2018 Natural and alternative treatment methods to addressing dysfunction of the brain. — Dr. Bob Montes Aug 9, 2018
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June 2018
- Jun 2, 2018 The Parallel Process of Recovery, The best chance for success! — Lori Albert-Walker Jun 2, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 26, 2018 Pathways2Life - Ryan Stringfield Apr 26, 2018
- Apr 12, 2018 The Prodigal: Moving Beyond the Cycle of the Love-Hate Relationship — Rick Petronella, PhD Apr 12, 2018
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March 2018
- Mar 22, 2018 Dying to Live — Tarek Khalil and 2 Recovery Mentors , Ross Garrett and Elric Moulton from The Launching Pad Mar 22, 2018
- Mar 8, 2018 Parenting Through the Storms of Addiction — Renee McCormick and Vickie Wallace Mar 8, 2018
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February 2018
- Feb 22, 2018 The Many faces of Shame and How it Affects Recovery — Dr. Susan Blank, MD Feb 22, 2018
- Feb 8, 2018 Can you be a Productive Person in Society, Family, and Marketplace? — John Bailey Feb 8, 2018
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January 2018
- Jan 25, 2018 Hope in the Recovery Process Jan 25, 2018
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November 2017
- Nov 9, 2017 The Drugs of Choice Today — Officer Josh Liedke Nov 9, 2017
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October 2017
- Oct 26, 2017 Journey to a Life of Purpose and Fulfillment — Daniel Krasner Oct 26, 2017
- Oct 12, 2017 The Power of the Spiritual Life — Todd Stumbo Oct 12, 2017
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September 2017
- Sep 28, 2017 Collegiate Recovery — Teresa Johnston and Caroline Benefield Sep 28, 2017
- Sep 14, 2017 Models of Addiction — Chuck Robinson Sep 14, 2017
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August 2017
- Aug 24, 2017 No One Visits the Mother of a Drug Addict — Nancy Chalmers Aug 24, 2017
- Aug 10, 2017 What are the Levels of Care for treatment? — Daniel Lettenberger-Klein Aug 10, 2017
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May 2017
- May 11, 2017 What Happens After Treatment? Hopes, Fears, Expectations & Realities — Dean Monteleone May 11, 2017
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April 2017
- Apr 13, 2017 Legal Marijuana: The next Big Tobacco? — Jeff Zinsmeister Apr 13, 2017
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March 2017
- Mar 23, 2017 You Are Not Alone: Hope for Hurting Parents of Troubled Kids — Tom and Dena Yohe Mar 23, 2017
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February 2017
- Feb 9, 2017 Relapse and the Family Relationships — Marsha Stone Feb 9, 2017
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January 2017
- Jan 26, 2017 Night of Hope — Dick Forbes, MA Jan 26, 2017
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December 2016
- Dec 13, 2016 Panel of Prodigals Dec 13, 2016
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November 2016
- Nov 10, 2016 The Emotional and Spiritual Recovery — Jennifer Angier Nov 10, 2016
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October 2016
- Oct 13, 2016 Testimony of Her Battle with Addiction, Abuse, and Living on the Streets — Allison Basham Oct 13, 2016
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September 2016
- Sep 28, 2016 Wholeness, Boundaries, and Compromises — Larry McKenna Sep 28, 2016
- Sep 28, 2016 F-O-R-G-I-V-E-N — Matthew Euler Sep 28, 2016
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August 2016
- Aug 25, 2016 Addiction in the Young Adult Years — Dr. Steven Lee Aug 25, 2016
- Aug 11, 2016 From Darkness Into Light — Mark and Jackie Oerther Aug 11, 2016
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April 2016
- Apr 28, 2016 Stories from Parents of Prodigals — Susan Folger, Phil and Marti Blackstock Apr 28, 2016
- Apr 14, 2016 A Life-Changing Story of Heroin Addiction — Missy Owen Apr 14, 2016
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March 2016
- Mar 24, 2016 Role of the Family in Relapse Prevention — Laura Pugsley Mar 24, 2016
- Mar 10, 2016 Good Intentions Bad Outcomes — Susan Pea Mar 10, 2016
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February 2016
- Feb 25, 2016 The Biology of Addiction and Associated Psychiatric Disorders — Dr. Michael Lyles Feb 25, 2016
- Feb 11, 2016 Dealing with a Family Health Crisis — Kevin and Harriet Sulcer Feb 11, 2016
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January 2016
- Jan 28, 2016 Embracing Powerlessness — Dr. Mark Crawford Jan 28, 2016
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December 2015
- Dec 10, 2015 Learning the Hard Way — Panel of Prodigals Dec 10, 2015
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November 2015
- Nov 12, 2015 Her Personal Journey with two Children in Recovery — Jennifer Walton Nov 12, 2015
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October 2015
- Oct 22, 2015 Being a Prodigal - Kimball Delamare and Leah Madamba Oct 22, 2015
- Oct 8, 2015 Wayward Children: Are we to Blame? — Rick Petronella Oct 8, 2015
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September 2015
- Sep 10, 2015 7 Bridges to Recovery — Pastor Seven Wells Sep 10, 2015
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August 2015
- Aug 27, 2015 Not East But Worth It — Randy and Susie Eberhard Aug 27, 2015
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May 2015
- May 14, 2015 Finding the Right Treatment Program — Tom Connell May 14, 2015
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April 2015
- Apr 9, 2015 Hope for Parents — Daniel Krasner Apr 9, 2015
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March 2015
- Mar 26, 2015 Understanding the Behavioral Aspects of Addiction — Thurman Strother Mar 26, 2015
- Mar 12, 2015 Depression: The Unholy Ghost — Dawn Collinge Mar 12, 2015
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February 2015
- Feb 26, 2015 All American Girl Addicted — Hannah Brett Feb 26, 2015
- Feb 12, 2015 Transporting Adolescents and Legal Consequences — Matt Sassman and John Brocard Feb 12, 2015
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January 2015
- Jan 22, 2015 Virtual Intimacy — Jenna Riemersma Jan 22, 2015
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November 2014
- Nov 13, 2014 Recognizing Signs of Recovery and Relapse — Carey Davidson Nov 13, 2014
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August 2014
- Aug 28, 2014 When Your Loved One is an Addict — Dr. Dave Gore Aug 28, 2014
- Aug 14, 2014 The Psychology of Emotions and its Effects on Shame — Tony Kitchens Aug 14, 2014
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April 2014
- Apr 24, 2014 "After-Care" and Transitional Programs — Jennifer Angier Apr 24, 2014
- Apr 10, 2014 So You Love a Prodigal — Rita Moritz Apr 10, 2014
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March 2014
- Mar 27, 2014 The Twelve Steps — John Dyben Mar 27, 2014
- Mar 13, 2014 Her Dark Past — Jackie Oerther Mar 13, 2014
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February 2014
- Feb 20, 2014 His Personal Testimony — Larry McKenna Feb 20, 2014
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January 2014
- Jan 23, 2014 The Impact of Someone Else's Substance Abuse — Anastasia Bean Jan 23, 2014
- Jan 9, 2014 Internet and Gaming Addictions — Thomas Andre Jan 9, 2014
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December 2013
- Dec 12, 2013 Panel of Prodigals Dec 12, 2013
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November 2013
- Nov 14, 2013 Not Easy But Worth It — The Eberhards Nov 14, 2013
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September 2013
- Sep 26, 2013 Addiction, a Matter of the Heart — Eli Velasquez Sep 26, 2013
- Sep 12, 2013 How Alchohol Took Over — David Proctor Sep 12, 2013
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August 2013
- Aug 22, 2013 Codependency — David Blackwell Aug 22, 2013
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May 2013
- May 23, 2013 How God Works in the Trials — The Marlows and Topes May 23, 2013
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April 2013
- Apr 25, 2013 15 and Addicted — The Stanfills Story Apr 25, 2013
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March 2013
- Mar 28, 2013 Chasing All The Wrong Things — Mark Oerther Mar 28, 2013
- Mar 14, 2013 Family in Recovery — Dave Garton Mar 14, 2013
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February 2013
- Feb 28, 2013 Selfish, Destructive Survival Mode — Kevin Sulcer and his mom Harriet Feb 28, 2013
- Feb 14, 2013 Back to the Dinner Table — Heather Hayes Feb 14, 2013
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January 2013
- Jan 24, 2013 Healthy Boundaries — Beth Venable and Jason McKeown Jan 24, 2013
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November 2012
- Nov 8, 2012 Embracing Powerlessness: The Door to Authentic Faith — Mark Crawford Nov 8, 2012
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October 2012
- Oct 25, 2012 Loving Someone with an Addiction — Janet Fluker Oct 25, 2012
- Oct 11, 2012 Seven Bridges to Recovery — Seven Wells Oct 11, 2012
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September 2012
- Sep 27, 2012 Out of Control — Daniel Krasner Sep 27, 2012
- Sep 13, 2012 Reflecting Beauty from Brokenness — Cynthia Spell Sep 13, 2012
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August 2012
- Aug 23, 2012 Over and Over Again — Jennifer Angier Aug 23, 2012
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May 2012
- May 10, 2012 Break the Code of Silence — Penny Whipps May 10, 2012
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April 2012
- Apr 26, 2012 What Exactly is a Drug Problem and What can we do About It — Marcos Sanchez Apr 26, 2012
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March 2012
- Mar 8, 2012 The Latest Drug Trends and Paraphernalia - Officer Mark Mar 8, 2012
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February 2012
- Feb 23, 2012 Path of Destruction — Conrad Santamaria Feb 23, 2012
- Feb 9, 2012 The Call for Transformation in Adolescence and Young Adults — Mary Flora Feb 9, 2012
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January 2012
- Jan 12, 2012 Breaking the Silence on Sexual Addiction — Mitzi Walters and Georgia Nickles Jan 12, 2012
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December 2011
- Dec 8, 2011 Panel of Former Prodigals Dec 8, 2011
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September 2011
- Sep 22, 2011 Barry and Linda Wheeler Sep 22, 2011
- Sep 8, 2011 Jesse Quam Sep 8, 2011