When You Can’t Save Your Child | Maria Wilkin | American Masterminds E:66
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Show Notes
Maria Wilkin lived every parent’s fear.
Her son Bradley battled addiction for five years before overdosing at 22.
This episode is not about shock. It’s about what happens after the funeral. In Episode 66 of the American Masterminds Podcast, Maria shares the unfiltered reality of loving someone you cannot save — the guilt, the anger at God, the sleepless nights counting spoons and removing bathroom doors, and the slow return to faith after loss.
This is a conversation about surrender. About grace. About choosing gratitude when grief would be easier.
In this episode, we discuss:
• The early warning signs of addiction parents miss
• Why you cannot love addiction out of someone
• Living with guilt after loss
• Anger at God — and finding your way back
• Raising her grandson after her son’s death
• Forgiveness without forgetting
• Developing resilience through surrender
“You can’t save them. But you can love them.”
Resources Mentioned:
The Addict’s Mom (Facebook Support Group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheAddictsMom/
Overdose Awareness & Local Support (Utah – Amber’s Group)
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