We conducted a research project to examine how the relationships between pregnant and/or parenting Aboriginal women with substance misuse problems, drug treatment counsellors, and child welfare workers can be improved. For this project, we used group techniques such as storytelling circles and focus group discussions to gather data about the experiences of mothers experiences of mothers with drug and alcohol problems and with child welfare involvement, substance misuse treatment counsellors and child protection workers. We spoke with 38 mothers who self-identified as Aboriginal (i.e., First Nations, Inuit, or Métis) and having had in the last five years involvement with a child protection agency and an addiction treatment facility in Toronto. As well, we spoke with 11 drug and alcohol counsellors and 12 child welfare workers who had worked with an Aboriginal pregnant or parenting woman in Toronto in the last five years. To understand the stories we were told, we were guided by the Seven Sacred Teachings of Wisdom, Love, Respect, Humility, Bravery, Honesty, and Truth to examine and explain factors (e.g., personal, interpersonal, and institutional) that influence how mothers, counsellors, and workers understand and interact with each other. (Authors)