Archive for September 2022

You may have a pattern for how you relate to your teen or adult child.  A pattern may be triggered based on certain things your child does or says. That pattern may become a habit, coming out subconsciously without you even thinking about it. This pattern may shape the relationship and communication with your child. If…

Do you find that your teen or adult child ignores you when you try to communicate, tuning you out or not fully listening and just nodding? The thing is, communication cannot just be about the problems or issues.  It cannot just be about their illness, medications, doctors, or addiction.  When every interaction is about taking…

If you want to take a step towards a more loving relationship with your teen/adult child, begin with thinking of all the things you love about them. And if right now you are having some difficulties with conflict, communication, or whatever it is, I do understand this could be difficult at first. But think back…

Are you stuck in grieving the loss of the way life used to be prior to your child’s mental illness or addiction? If so, I hear you, as I have been there too.  I remember when all the childhood memories came flooding back to me, the happy easy joyful times where life felt more normal.…

When you focus on what you don’t want to happen, you begin living as if that thing you don’t want is already happening. For example, if you are up all night worrying that your teen or adult child will stop their medication and go into a psychotic state, you are living your life as if…