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Nature: Relief for Weary Parents to Destress and Restore
Guest blogger Kirsten Panachyda, is an author and mom of a son with mental health challenges. We all carry a lot of stress as parents in pain. Kirsten has had a lot of experience with stress, particularly in her role as a parent. Out of her storehouse of wisdom, she offers us some great suggestions for how we can battle stress and find restoration for our souls by spending time in nature. “Even a little can be beneficial.”
Dear Depressed Parent, God Will Carry You
Another middle of the night phone call delivered news of yet another hospital stay in the psych ward for my daughter. Cutting herself severly and suffering with an alcohol...
A Goal for Parents in Pain
Parents in pain struggle to make sense of their suffering like anyone else. “We’ve bought the lie that suffering is a mistake,” wrote Kara Tippetts,--a young mom with terminal...
Did You Win the “Parent Fail” Award?
Welcome today's guest blogger Val Bush, one of our Hope for Hurting Parents teammates. I recently watched an interview with comedian Chris Rock. When asked who he is at home, he...
Encouragement for Hurting Parents
Today’s blog post is a collection of quotes from my book, You Are Not Alone: Hope for Hurting Parents of Troubled Kids. I've been a hurting parent in great need of encouragement....
A Hurting Parent’s Freedom Song
Today is the 4th of July. Thinking about what this holiday means caused me to ask myseslf: How can parents whose children are in bondage to drug or alcohol abuse, self-injury of...
Mental Illness Part 7 – What Parents Need to Know About Major Depression
This is part 7 in a series on mental illness. If your son or daughter has been diagnosed with depression, this is for you. It's one of the most common mental health issues,...
Mental Illness Part 6 – What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
This is Part 6 of a series on Mental Illness. These posts are mainly directed at helping parents understand and cope better, but everyone needs more information because one day...
Mental Illness Part 5 – Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder
This is part 5 in a series on mental illness, also called brain disorders. As a parent who once knew nothing about mental illness before my daughter, now thirty five, was...
Mental Illness Part 4 – Panic Disorder
Today's post is part 4 in a series on mental illness. Being a parent today is tough. But sometimes parenting can be super-tough, like during a pandemic or coming out of one. Have...
Mental Illness Part 3 – Has Your Child Been Diagnosed with Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia. Have you wondered if this could be what's wrong with your son or daughter, or have they already been diagnosed? Maybe you weren't surprised, but either way it was...
Mental Illness Part 2 – When Your Child has Bipolar Disorder
"I've finished my assessment and I believe your child has Bipolar Disorder. We'll need to get them started on medication right away." Have you been on the receiving end of these...
A Good Goal and A Practical Tip When Your Child Has a Mental Illness
May is Mental Health Awareness month. Today's post is designed to draw attention to mental illness and offer help to bewldered parents. "You'll get over it." "Snap out of it."...