Tragedies occur every day. Drug overdoses and addiction. Self-harm and suicide attempts. They're both at an all-time high. Mental health diagnoses are rampant, with the majority...
10 Promises For Depressed Parents
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Change in the New Year
My guest blogger today is Val Bush, our teammate at Hope for Hurting Parents. Be sure to read more about her and see her pretty smile at the end of the blog. Change? Are you...
My God Box – Help for Parents Dealing with Difficult Emotions
Tomorrow is Christmas, a hard day for many people, especially parents who are hurting over the destructive choices and behaviors of their teen to adult children. In my last...
A Hurting Parent’s Christmas Wish List
As the mother of a daughter who has wrestled with addictions, self-injury, mental illness, and suicidal tendencies my wants during the holidays are few. If I could be a child...
Can Parents in Pain Celebrate the Holidays?
Can you remember when a special event was ruined because of something bad that happened? Maybe it was your birthday or maybe it was Christmas. For me, it was Thanksgiving Day...
Four Golden Nuggets for Parents in Pain, Part 2
My wife and I were clueless when we began our journey of parenting a rebellious teen. We found an endless amount of information on how to raise a great kid, but little help when...
Four Golden Nuggets for Parents in Pain, Part 1
When we began our journey of parenting a troubled teen, my wife and I were clueless. An...
Halloween: 5 Tips to Help Parents of Teens
Halloween. The day was fun when my children were small, but not when they were older. Maybe you enjoyed the day when your kids were young, too, but now ... everything's...
Lessons for Hurting Parents from the Las Vegas Mass Shooting
A few weeks ago we were shocked by the mass shooting that took place in Las Vegas. Dozens were killed and hundreds were injured, in need of immediate medical attention. Hospitals...
Five Things I Learned from Parenting a Challenging Child
My husband, Dave, and I were struggling with a boundary that needed to be set with our 19 year old daughter. Torn between the possibility of losing her or losing our other kids,...
What Parents Need to Know About Suicide, Part 3
I'll never forget the day I discovered my daughter was suicidal. Paralyzed, in shock, and overwhelmed with fear, I was at a loss to know what to do. I didn't think there was...
What Parents Need to Know About Suicide
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. I'm doing a series on the subject over the next four weeks and will post more frequently. Today's post is for parents whose sons...