If you’re feeling helpless because you don’t know how to help your son or daughter who has mental illness or addiction, I understand this can make you feel down or frustrated.  You want to help and you’ve tried a number of things but nothing seems to work.  I hear you!  Nothing seems to work because…

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…

When you hear the word boundaries, do you think of something harsh? Do you feel if you set boundaries with your teen or adult child that you will have to hold back your loving emotions in order to stick to your boundaries? If you answered yes to these questions, let’s work on changing your views…

I am beyond excited that I finished the manuscript for my book I am writing on my journey of the love and loss of my son through his mental illness and addiction and I have officially given it to the editor to begin getting it ready for publishing!  Life does not always give us what…

Sometimes it’s easy to put things off… you may reason with yourself “I can work on this later, time will help resolve this issue, I will figure this out later, I don’t have the resources.”  And before you know it, later has turned into weeks, months, even years where nothing has changed. You are still…

Part of finding peace in your life is accepting your own limitations of not being able to fix your teen or young adult child’s mental illness or addiction. As a parent, you may think you should be able to fix or control what happens with your son or daughter. You may see yourself as responsible…