Marriages and families are victims of addiction we often overlook. Mom, you got another phone call from the police or an EMT. Dad, the arrests and forced time in mental wards...
The Impact of Addiction on Families
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3 Words For Worried Parents
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 23.5 million persons aged 12 or older needed...
TWLOHA 10 Years – Thank you from Renee’s Mom
To Write Love on Her Arms started 10 years ago today - six days after the rescue. Out of the dark of hopelessness love turned on the lights - in my daughter 's life and in mine....
Easter’s 7 Messages to Parents in Pain
Sometimes the things we go through with our children bring us to a place of so much pain, it feels as though they died. Drugs, alcohol, mental illness, self-injury, eating...
Truths for Parents with Broken Hearts – Part 2
My last blog post covered the first 3 items on my list of truth statements for parents who are in pain. Their pain is the result of the behaviors, choices and struggles of their...
3 Truths for Parents with Broken Hearts – Part 1
Are you a worn out, discouraged parent of a teen or adult child? Your son or daughter may suffer with one of these: mental illness, self-injury, an eating disorder, pornography,...
A Hope-filled Message for Parents in Pain
Today's blog is from my friend and fellow parent on the journey, Sharron Cosby. A previous guest blogger, Sharron is the mom of a recovering addict and a published author. Her...
Are You a Desperate Parent?
Today's blog is from Reach Out Recovery; an Exclusive By Gail Dudley. God’s Message To A Desperate Mom "It doesn’t work that way." As a physician, I have treated many families...
For Parents Who Feel Guilty
Your child's in jail. They have an eating disorder. They cut and slash at their flesh, burn themselves and break bones. They're addicted to porn, sex, drugs or alcohol. They're...
When God Brings Your Troubled Child Home, but Not the Way you Expected
"God has answered prayers and brought our daughter home to us - but she has AIDS!" "My son is back, but he's seriously ill with cirrhosis of the liver. He might need a...
Floods in Parenting
Recently there's been flooding in several states across the country. You may know someone who's been affected. It might even be you. Over the holidays I received a text...
Where Can Hurting Parents Find Help?
*This is a re-post of a blog I wrote a year ago. If you're a hurting parent who's been deeply wounded by your son or daughter's choices, behaviors and troubles you know how...