Category 4 Hurricane Harvey inundated parts of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana last week with strong winds and over 20 trillion gallons of water - enough to fill up Lake...
Hurricane Harvey and Hurting Parents
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Family Makes a Difference in their Child’s Journey to Wellness
“I believe your daughter has bipolar disorder.” My husband and I were shocked to hear the psychiatrist's words. We were ignorant about the world of mental health. We wanted to be...
Interview with Mom of Former Heroin Addict
Welcome to my blog struggling mom, dad, step-parent or grandparent. Today's blog is a true story. It's an interview with a mom whose adult son was a heroin addict. He also...
Interview with the Parents of a Former Prodigal Son
Do you wish you could sit down with a parent who’s further down the road of difficult parenting than you? You'd pepper them with questions and hope to glean something...
Five Things Parents of Addicts Need to Remember
This is a letter from an addict who didn't make it. She was somebody's daughter - their pride and joy . . . a long time ago. She wrote this letter to her sister. The family...
Five Things a Parent Can Do to Point the Way for Their Troubled Child
These comments were shared by Linda Dahl*, the mom of an addict, after her daughter's relapse. Linda vulnerably shared insights she’s gained along the way. Even if your child...
Depression Can Get to Anybody
Today's blog was authored by Richard Larson. It was his response to the suicide death of rock star musician Chris Cornell who struggled with depression most of his life –...
No! I Won’t Take My Medicine!
Thank you to Stacy Flury for today's post. Stacy is a mom who writes from personal experience. There's no better qualification than that. Her message is to parents of...
Six Ways Troubled Parents can Stay Emotionally Healthy
How can you stay emotionally healthy when your child is troubled? My daughter was losing her battle with addiction, mental illness and self-injury. She was an adult. I had done...
A Letter to Hurting Parents in Manchester, England
Concerts and bombs. Music and mayhem. No! They should not go together! Dear parents and grandparents, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles and cousins and friends of...
5 Ways to Endure Painful Parenting Experiences
April 15, 2017—the day before Easter. I had no idea what was about to happen or how my world would be shaken, but that’s how it is in this life. We can’t see what’s in our...
Parents, Why are you Talking When Your Child’s Not Listening?
I discovered two things that really helped me on my parenting journey. When your teen or adult child stops listening to you, stop talking (trying to teach, instruct, etc.) and...