What is healthy detachment? There was a time when I had no clue. My husband and I first learned about detachment at a conference for parents fo addicts. I wasn't sure I had the...
Healthy Detachment for Parents of Addicts
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10 Promises For Depressed Parents
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
10 Things God Wants to do for Your Troubled Child
Over six years ago my granddaughter was born 10 weeks early. Since she was a preemie, she spent the first couple of months of her life in an incubator. It helped sustain her...
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...