You Are Not Alone

I would like to promote Dena Yohe’s book, “You Are Not Alone” which will be released on July 19th, 2016.    Dena and her husband have been blogging friends that I have come to know and respect for the last several years.  We have often shared our posts with each other so that we could…

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The Pro-Anorexia Websites That Are Killing Your Teen

It is hard to believe that there are actually websites that encourage anorexia and bulimia.  Sadly, it is true.  The dangers of these websites influence these eating disorders by chat rooms, support groups, and resources on how to stay ultra thin.  To learn more about this issue, click on the post.

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Round #89

Exhausted. Weary. Stressed. How much more does this have to go on? How many more rounds does it take before my kid can finally be set free from this madness? You’ve evaluated your options. You have done your research. You might even have great counsel. But in the end, there is still a battle within…

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Self Harm: It Isn’t Just Cutting!

There is a show called, “Strange Addictions” that covers a huge gamut of self-prescribed addictive behaviors from licking the fur off of a cat and eating it, stinging yourself with bees or even sniffing/snorting moth balls. Although there were many other strange and peculiar self-harming addictions, some common factors stood out. Many found their addiction…

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Pride Goeth Before the Fall of Your Children

Today, many parents rather be prideful, choose denial or keep secrets than consider first the welfare of their teens. I’m not talking about those who would normally feel embarrassed or feel shame about their family’s situation or too scared to talk about it. But I am talking about those who had been offered help from…

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Listen!

Suicide is preventable.  Listen, really listen to your teens.  They want you to listen.  They need you to listen.  Don’t wait until it is too late.

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A Teen’s Life Story of Depression, Anxiety and Self-Harm

Telling her own personal story as a teen and what her mom was faced with, Adria shares what it was like being faced with the fact that her depression and anxiety as well as self-harm was leading her to a road of destruction.  Her mom was left with little alternatives other than to put Adria…

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1000 Ways

Why and how this program ended up on television is surprising, but unbelievably it became one of the deterrents regarding suicide for my teen after watching it. I wouldn’t promote it for anything or encourage your teenager to watch it but 1,000 Ways to Die became the show to see several years ago. It graphically…

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Do you shave your legs?

“Do you shave your legs?” he asked. “No.” she replied. “Then you need to because you’re looking like a hairy monkey!” he responded. That one comment started her journey into negative body imaging and low self-esteem for the next 5 years. She was only 10 when that comment was made. Little did she know that…

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Is Cutting Becoming the New Anorexia of Today?

  Cutting.  It is one of the fastest  growing self-harm issues of today among teens.  Many parents assume that it only happens among girls which is true to an extent, but as you look at the alarming statistics, boys also self-harm and are not too far behind. Studies show that cutting can start as young…

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