Living an hour from the beaches in Florida, I sometimes hear news reports of drownings on one of the area beaches caused by rip currents. Parents of troubled teen or adult...
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Four Steps to Emotional Freedom for Brokenhearted Parents
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jul 1, 2024 | Mental Illness
Thursday is the 4th of July when we celebrate our freedom as Americans. However, some of us still live in bondage ... emotional bondage. Brokenhearted parents are among them....
Mental Illness Part 5 – Helping Parents Understand Borderline Personality Disorder
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jun 17, 2024 | Mental Illness
This is part 5 in a series on mental illness, also called brain disorders. As a parent who once knew nothing about mental illness before my daughter, now thirty seven, was...
Mental Illness Part 4 – Panic Disorder; Help for Parents
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jun 10, 2024 | Mental Illness
Today's post is part 4 in a series on mental illness. Being a parent today is tough. But sometimes parenting can be super-tough. Have you observed unreasonable fears or...
Prayer Can Make the Difference for Struggling Parents
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jun 2, 2024 | prayer
In my life prayer has made all the difference. My prayers are to the God of the Bible, the all-powerful creator of heaven and earth who raised Jesus from the dead. I have an...
A Good Goal and A Practical Tip When Your Child Has a Mental Illness
by Tom and Dena Yohe | May 20, 2024 | Mental Illness
May is Mental Health Awareness month. Today's post is designed to draw attention to mental illness and offer help to bewldered parents. Brain disorders are not the result of...
5 Activites to Help Weary Parents
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Apr 26, 2024 | what you can do
I have a deep faith in God and a close walk with him for over 55 years, but my husband's cancer has depleted my reserves. Because Christ lives in me, I consider myself able to...
What I Don’t Regret: From the Parent of a Prodigal
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Apr 10, 2024 | what you can do
“I’m so sorry. I never meant to hurt you. I didn’t know what to do and I didn’t understand what you were going through. Please forgive me.” I’ve spoken these apologetic words to...
4 Suggestions for Parents Who Feel Hopeless at Easter
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Mar 30, 2024 | what you can do
Easter is tomorrow, a day of hope and new beginnings. But before the resurrection came the crucifixion which brought a lot of loss, betrayal, confusion and unanswered questions....
7 Tips for Parents When Waiting is Hard
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Mar 6, 2024 | what you can do
Life is full of waiting. Let’s be honest, waiting is hard--especially when you are the parent of a troubled teen or adult. It’s hard because there’s a problem they’re powerless...
A Brokenhearted Parent’s Story: 4 Revelations
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jan 22, 2024 | who you can be
I hope you find encouragement from this brokenhearted parent's story and the 4 revelations that helped change her life. Our stories may be different but our pain is the same....
Three Strategies to Help Hurting Parents
by Tom and Dena Yohe | Jan 8, 2024 | what you can do
Hurting parents feel helpless. We wonder what we can do to survive the pain and trauma we've experienced with our teen or adult children. How do we live our lives again. Are we...