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Mental Illness Part 4 – Panic Disorder; Help for Parents
Has your child or other loved one been acting distressed and panicked at times that don’t make sense to you? Are you confused about what’s going on? Have you wondered if they have a more serious problem they need help with? If so, then this blog will give you helpful information that might be what you need to determine whether or not a mental health professional’s assistance is required. But it will also give you hope because this mental illness is highly treatable.
Disappointed Parents: You Never Know What God Might be Up To
Life is full of surprises and disappointments. We never know what we're going get, like Forrest Gump’s momma said about a box of chocolates. Some surprises are good. We’re...
The Why Question: Finding Purpose for Pain
Why did this happen to me? Why didn’t God protect my daughter from developing an addiction or mental health problems? Why weren’t my prayers answered? When will this end? What...
Former Porn Addict, Now Mom, Shares How She Overcame Her Addiction, Part 2
Welcome Christy Adams as a guest blogger for me again this week. She offers hard-earned wisdom from personal experience on a difficult topic, pornography. When I was a young...
Former Porn Addict, Now Mom, Shares 6 Ways to Protect Your Child, Part 1
Today's post is a real life account about an issue that has become an epidemic among youth and young adults today—pornography. Adults of all ages also struggle with porn. This is...
4 Ways Parents Can Live With An Unsolved Problem
As parents we have a special relationship with our children...or we hoped we would. We have a deep emotional connection with them along with a strong sense of responsibility for...
For the Parent Who is Too Afraid to Let Go
I can't do it! I'm so scared! Isn't there anything I can do? How can I possibly let go when I don't know what might happen if I do? Help! Parents of a son or daughter who...
Parents of Prodigals Look for Purpose
These are highlights from one of our support group meetings. At the time, we were going through the book, Parents with Broken Hearts by Bill Coleman (on the book list on our...
Help For The Enabling Parent
“When Renee leaves our program she won’t be the same person. Even if she relapses, she’ll never be like she was before coming here. She’s going to learn everything she needs to...
My Favorite Resources for Brokenhearted Parents of Troubled Kids
When my husband and I began our difficult journey with one of our children we had no idea who to turn to or where to find the resources we needed. Clueless, we isolated....
Too Many Suicides: What Can Parents Do?
photo cred. Myles Tan Turning on the television to unwind after dinner I heard, “We’re saddened to report the suicide of a 17 year old female student from Marjorie...
Dad, Mom, I’ve Been Watching Porn by Barb Winters
Welcome today's guest blogger, Barb Winters. Barb and I met at a writer's conference this fall (I also met my last guest blogger there!). Writer's conferences are great places to...
5 Practical Steps to Restoration from Anxiety by Caris Snider
Please welcome today’s guest blogger, fellow author, Caris Snider. We met and became friends at a writer’s conference. I asked Caris to write a blog for me because she has...