Today’s guest blogger is my friend Allison Bottke, author of the Boundaries Books. When we make the decision to release our adult children to fend for themselves, it can be both...
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A Little Encouragement for Parents with Broken Hearts
I remember how it felt when things kept going from bad to worse with my daughter. Drinking too much, abusing drugs, refusing treatment for bipolar and repeatedly punishing...
Help for Parents of Drug and Alcohol Addicted Children
"I can't think straight." "I don't know which way to go." "I haven't got a clue where to find help." "I feel so lost." Have you said any of these things due to the choices and...
10 Insights for Parents From a Former Lesbian
“Mom, dad, there’s something I’ve wanted to tell you for a long time”, you shudder with dread over what you’re about to hear, “but, I didn’t know how. I was afraid of how you...
When Hurting Parents Feel Crazy
Today's blog is a re-post, updated, from September 2013. If you're a parent who's hurting due to the self-destructive choices your child has made, or if your child suffers from a...
A Difficult Father’s Day
Tomorrow is Father's Day. Are you a dad with a broken heart? Are you heavy-burdened, full of pain and worry, fear and rejection? Father's Day can be a really hard day for you....
Help for Hurting Parents
I'm the mom of a daughter who is has struggled with mental health issues, addiction (alcohol and drugs), self-injury (cutting), suicidal thoughts and more. If your child deals...
Two Suggestions to reduce the Stigma of Mental Illness
When someone you love is diagnosed with a mental illness (major depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD) something very ugly tends to rear its head. I call it the...
6 Tips When Mother’s Day Hurts
If your son or daughter struggles with addiction, mental illness, self-injury, an eating disorder, suicidal thoughts, is incarcerated or has other issues, then Mother's Day is...
Recovery Quotes to Help Parents of Addicts Find Peace, Part 2
This is part 2 from Sunday, March 29th's blog post. This is the second installment of a collection of quotes to help parents whose children struggle with an addiction from Kathy...
Recovery Quotes to Help Parents of Addicts find Peace
This is Part 1 of a blog written by Kathy Taughinbaugh, a coach for parents of addicts. These are some amazing quotes, so let’s begin. “My recovery from addiction to my addict...
Mom Writes Book for Hurting Parents
I'm a hurting parent. If you're reading this, you probably are, too. My daughter has struggled with addictions, mental illness, self-injury and more for over ten years. It's been...