by Monica Campbell | Jan 22, 2020 | Parenting, Teens, therapist
Last month I wrote a blog titled 5 Tips for Picking a Therapist for Your Teen. It published 7 days ago, and three days after that, I got a text from a dear friend that went something like this: “…Why is it so ^%$##!!!! hard to find a therapist for my...
by Monica Campbell | Dec 18, 2019 | crisis, Parenting, Teens
Crisis, noun: A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger. Support, verb: To give assistance to; enable to function or act. Here’s a common thread I notice running through our conversations lately: the holidays are are a particularly challenging time of...
by Monica Campbell | Dec 4, 2019 | depression, Family, health, Parenting, suicide
Connection. Closeness. Joy. Laughter. Rest. Abundance. At Restoring Relationships, we’re starting to talk about how we yearn for these things, and how the holidays can be so painful because yearning is NOT the same as experiencing. We’re talking about how,...
by Monica Campbell | Nov 27, 2019 | Family, gratitude, Parenting, vulnerability
Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and it brings to mind a story of gratitude. I remember taking my then sixteen-year-old on an international journey two years ago. Out of my husband and I, I had drawn what was considered by most to be the “long straw” -the chosen...
by Monica Campbell | Nov 20, 2019 | health, Parenting, substance use, Teens, Uncategorized, vaping
A text came in as I was leaving work: “I’m worried about Caleb*. He was caught vaping by a teacher and was suspended. If that wasn’t bad enough, his grades have been slipping and now he can’t play in the next basketball game because...
by Monica Campbell | Nov 13, 2019 | belonging, depression, Parenting, Teens
Your teenager is REALLY resilient. It may be hard to believe, but it’s true! Have you ever wondered why your son or daughter may be inconsolable one minute and ready to bolt out the door the next? I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately in my...
