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Becoming You with Shirlee Williams

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Steve Snyder

Ernest Dempsey

Garrett Sutton

Deena Pierott

Jesse Cole

Nathan Fox

Richard Cohen

Jeff Henderson

LeVar Burton

Matt Jones

Barbara Oakley

James Breakwell

John Costello

John Maxwell

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Surrender: A Love Letter to My Daughter chronicles Crystal and her five-year journey with heroin told through the eyes of her mother, Lou Alpert. Two stints in detox, two trips to rehab, two babies, and homelessness are just broken fragments of this engaging story. As Crystal’s disease progressed, so did her mother’s. Stalking her daughter’s addiction and isolating herself to cope with the chaos of loving and trying to fix an addict, she lost herself in darkness until a CNN story exploded and forced her to look at her life and walk back into the light to face her own demons of co-dependency.

A Love Letter to My Daughter, by author Lou Alpert

On December 1, 2017, Lou Apert along with the rest of the nation watched a video of her very pregnant daughter shooting up heroin in an Albuquerque alley. The video was recorded by a policeman who offered to adopt the baby. Lou gives us the raw unfiltered truth of what it is like to be the mother of an addict and how complex the opioid epidemic is. 

On December 1, 2017, Lou Apert along with the rest of the nation watched a video of her very pregnant daughter shooting up heroin in an Albuquerque alley. The video was recorded by a policeman who offered to adopt the baby. Lou gives us the raw unfiltered truth of what it is like to be the mother of an addict and how complex the opioid epidemic is.

196: Lou Alpert: Mothering an Addict: What Happened After This Mom Saw Her Daughter Shooting Heroin on CNN

Lou Alpert is the author of "Surrender: A Love Letter to My Daughter." (2019).  Surrender (2019) is Lou's memoir. It tracks her response to her daughter’s rampant drug abuse, delinquency, and rejection of her family. It is a testament to Lou’s faith in the face of a disease that continues to ravage the lives of millions of Americans while serving as a guide for addict’s loved ones who want to protect and support them without pushing them away. Crystal Champ’s infamous story is one of hope and redemption. In 2017, Crystal made headlines as she first surrendered her baby to a police officer as a homeless heroin addict, then radically changed her life by committing to sobriety. CNN broke the story on Dec. 1st, 2017 and it went viral, while the police officer was honored in the State of the Union address.  Lou Alpert is a native Texan who graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Over the last forty-five years, she has been a co-owner of a women’s art gallery, founder of a children’s book publishing house, founder of The Lakewood Service League and a residential realtor. First and foremost, she is a mom and advocate of children. Lou is a mother to six children, a stepdaughter, and Crystal, who came to live with her at age sixteen.   Powerful show today! Thanks for listening! Connect with Lou: https://loualpertbooks.com/ mailto:hello@loualpertbooks.com https://www.instagram.com/loualpertauthor/ https://www.facebook.com/loualpertauthor Length - 43:49

Lou Alpert is the author of "Surrender: A Love Letter to My Daughter." (2019).  Surrender (2019) is Lou's memoir. It tracks her response to her daughter’s rampant drug abuse, delinquency, and rejection of her family. It is a testament to Lou’s faith in the face of a disease that continues to ravage the lives of millions of Americans while serving as a guide for addict’s loved ones who want to protect and support them without pushing them away. Crystal Champ’s infamous story is one of hope and redemption. In 2017, Crystal made headlines as she first surrendered her baby to a police officer as a homeless heroin addict, then radically changed her life by committing to sobriety. CNN broke the story on Dec. 1st, 2017 and it went viral, while the police officer was honored in the State of the Union address. Lou Alpert is a native Texan who graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Over the last forty-five years, she has been a co-owner of a women’s art gallery, founder of a children’s book publishing house, founder of The Lakewood Service League and a residential realtor. First and foremost, she is a mom and advocate of children. Lou is a mother to six children, a stepdaughter, and Crystal, who came to live with her at age sixteen. Powerful show today! Thanks for listening! Connect with Lou: <a href="https://loualpertbooks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://loualpertbooks.com/</a> <a href="mailto:hello@loualpertbooks.com">mailto:hello@loualpertbooks.com</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loualpertauthor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/loualpertauthor/</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/loualpertauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/loualpertauthor</a> Length - 43:49

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