Conversations with Cumberland Heights

Conversations with Cumberland Heights


Parenting Teens in Recovery: How One Mother Turned Her Family’s Journey Into a Lifeline for Others

July 21, 2025

In Episode 41 of Conversations with Cumberland Heights, host Dr. Nick Hayes is joined by Marti Roveda, a parent coach, recovery advocate, and mother of an ARCH Academy alum. Together, they explore the emotional, practical, and often isolating experience of parenting teens in recovery.


Since 2021, Marti has dedicated her life to supporting parents of youth facing substance misuse, mental health disorders, and neurodivergence. In 2023, she founded the parent support program at ARCH Academy in Nashville, TN — a transformative step that helped her turn her passion into purpose. Marti shares how her personal experience with her son's recovery journey inspired her to leave her corporate career and devote herself full-time to coaching other parents on a similar path.


This episode offers powerful insights, emotional authenticity, and hope for any family navigating adolescent recovery.


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About Our Guest – Marti Roveda


Marti Roveda is a parent coach, advocate, and founder of Equanimity Parent Coaching and the parent support program at ARCH Academy. Since 2021, she has dedicated herself to coaching parents of adolescents grappling with substance misuse, co-occurring disorders, and neurodivergence. In 2023, inspired by the success of the ARCH program and the support of her own family and community, Marti made the bold decision to leave her corporate career to focus full-time on helping parents find clarity, resilience, and healing. Her story is one of transformation — from a mother navigating her son’s recovery to a trusted guide for others on the same path.


Further reading and resources:

Cumberland Heights Blog: https://www.cumberlandheights.org/blog/

Cumberland Heights Admissions Team: 615-492-8649

Cumberland Heights Website: https://www.cumberlandheights.org


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