Repairing the Parent-Child Relationship in Recovery

With Samantha Duggan, PhD

Extended Learning Workshop · Recorded session · Roughly 2 hours of teaching, with private writing reflections along the way

Something went wrong. Most of us know that much before we can name it precisely. Maybe you've spent years trying to name it, or years trying not to. This workshop is a gently reflective space for the questions that often go unspoken: what actually happened, why sincere attempts at repair sometimes leave everyone more discouraged, and what meaningful repair can look like now, especially when children are grown.

Samantha Duggan is a behavioral psychologist, author, and a woman in long-term recovery, and she brings both to this work. Through four teaching sections, she offers an honest map. What a parent-child relationship needs to flourish, and what happens when those conditions aren't there. Why the intention underneath our repair attempts matters as much as the words. How to take real responsibility without collapsing into shame. And why repair, quiet and slow as it usually is, remains genuinely possible.

The image she returns to is kintsugi, the Japanese tradition of repairing broken pottery with gold. The break isn't hidden. It becomes part of the story. That's the spirit of this afternoon: not pretending nothing broke, and not being defined by the break either.

This is a workshop, not therapy. There are private writing exercises you can do at your own pace, with a pen and paper nearby. Nothing is shared, and nothing is required of you. Whether you're approaching this as a parent, as a child, or moving between the two, all of it belongs here.

What's inside

  1. IntroWelcome & Arriving
  2. 01What Actually Went Wrong
  3. 02Why Repair Goes Wrong
  4. 03Responsibility Without Shame
  5. 04What Repair Can Actually Look Like
  6. CloseOne Degree of Change


A glimpse inside the workshop. 


If there's a relationship you've been carrying, and you're ready to look at it honestly and gently, this is a good place to begin.

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Samantha Duggan, PhD.

is a behavioural psychologist, recovery advocate, and author whose work sits at the intersection of psychological science, family healing, and long-term recovery. She works in private practice with parents and families, and brings both clinical precision and hard-won personal experience to her teaching. She is the author of Channels of Peace: How Science and Faith Can Transform Your Family.

This recording is provided for educational and recovery-supportive purposes. It is intended to complement, not replace, professional mental health care, therapy, treatment, or your existing recovery program. Viewing this workshop does not create a therapeutic or clinical relationship with Recovery Reimagined or the presenter.