Are you a mom or dad who thought you'd lose your mind from fear and worry over your beloved child? You stood by, powerless, while they began to go down the wrong road of drugs,...
What are two things parents of addicts need - or parents of any child that's causing them pain and heartache? I'm one of those parents, so I have a pretty good idea. It does't...
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...
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...
Does your son or daughter have an addiction or are they a habitual party-er? Do they struggle with a mental illness or self-harm? Do they have an eating disorder; anorexia or...
On Thursday I posted the first part of my list of things that help me cope with the stress of being the mother of a deeply troubled daughter. Her substance abuse, cutting, mental...
My daughter is an addict--in recovery. She struggles with self-injury, mainly cutting. She also lives with mental health issues and has been suicidal many times. We're not...
Many parents and grandparents are just like me. They've experienced terrible, earth-shaking events with their children or grandchildren. They were a direct result of bad choices,...
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....
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...
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...
When I heard about the terrible earthquake that hit Nepal and the growing death toll, I moaned. It hurt my heart. It's difficult to imagine that degree of suffering, loss, and...