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Can Brokenhearted Parents Really Celebrate the Holidays?
Holidays are hard for parents in pain – brutal – how can they celebrate? It seems cruel. Too hard. Unkind. This mom says it’s possible, it just looks different. What helped her celebrate in the midst of her pain? Read this blog post to find out. Maybe what she did can help you.
When Parents Are Angry With Their Child
Anger. A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure or irritation; frustration or exasperation toward someone or something you have no control over. Gee, that definition describes...
The TWLOHA Movie is About My Daughter
I am the mother of Renee Yohe. Who is she? She's the troubled young woman whose story became a phenomenon when it birthed a global, non-profit movement called To Write Love on...
Parents Who Can’t Say No
Do you find it hard to say no to your son or daughter? You know you should, but you just can't bring yourself to do it? You give in too many times. I have. You want to be strong....
Parents in Pain Need Hope
Are you a parent who needs hope for your son or daughter? Do they struggle with destructive, dangerous behaviors and choices? Have they been diagnosed with a brain disorder or...
When a Parent is Addicted, Too
When your child is addicted to a substance or behavior, whether it's pornography, gambling, cutting, binging and purging or to another person, it has a huge impact on us as their...
If Your Child is a Cutter
My daughter is a cutter. She hurt herself the first time when she was only twelve-years-old. I wrote this poem for parents who, like me, bear hidden scars in their hearts because...
Love Never Fails
Today's blog is another re-post from the archives. Parents don't like to admit this, but sometimes we don't like the person our son or daughter has become. When they're rude,...
Do You Love Someone Who’s Bipolar?
Ten years ago my daughter was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She was eighteen. I was clueless. A few years ago I attended a lecture on the subject at a local college...
Is Your Child Bipolar?
Has your child been diagnosed with bipolar disorder? My daughter was. Have you struggled to understand? I did. A few years ago I had the privilege of attending a lecture of one...
Does Your Child Self Harm? It isn’t Just Cutting! Part 2
Today's blog is part 2 from Wednesday, January 28th. It was written by Stacy Flury for parents of teens who struggle with self-injury. Her blog is Anchor of Promise. In part 2...
Does Your Child Self Harm? It Isn’t Just Cutting! Part 1
This is an informative, compassionate blog to help parents understand self-harm/self-injury and their children who struggle with it. It's thoughtfully written by Stacy Flury, a...
Three Things That Cause Hurting Parents to Isolate
As I have journeyed down the road of being the mom of a child with addictions, self-injury, mental health issues, sexual trauma and suicide attempts most of the tine I traveled...