This is Part 6 of a series on Mental Illness. These posts are mainly directed at helping parents understand and cope better, but everyone needs more information because one day...
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 five, was...
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, like during a pandemic or coming out of one. Have...
Schizophrenia. Have you wondered if this could be what's wrong with your son or daughter, or have they already been diagnosed? Maybe you weren't surprised, but either way it was...
"I've finished my assessment and I believe your child has Bipolar Disorder. We'll need to get them started on medication right away." Have you been on the receiving end of these...
May is Mental Health Awareness month. Today's post is designed to draw attention to mental illness and offer help to bewldered parents. "You'll get over it." "Snap out of it."...
Yesterday was Palm Sunday. Easter is less than a week away, a day of hope and new beginnings. But before the resurrection came the crucifixion which brought a lot of loss,...
“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...
As parents, we have a special relationship with our children...or we hoped we would. What do we do when we discover they have a problem we can't solve? I've found 4 ways we can...
Are there any promises for parents in pain? Moms and dads whose deeply troubled teen or adult children continuously spiral in and out of chaos want some kind of guaranteed...
I’m the mom of three adult children. When they grew up I had my share of normal challenges with them. We all do, although some of mine were much harder than I had expected: my...
Sometimes parents don't like who their children have become. They're rude, disrespectful, mean, and hateful towards us. We can't believe who they are today. What can make a...