crisis, depression, suicide, Teens
It was reported recently that every day, 16 young people die from suicide. I’m turning, again, to writing about suicide, and wishing desperately that I had better news. I want to write about suicide rates going down, or that a new abundant source of money has...
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,...
Parenting, self injury, suicide, Teens
Self injury or self harm takes on many forms, and is a common form of emotional expression among adolescents. The following are considered to be self harming acts, which is any intentional harming of body tissue: Cutting Picking Burning Scraping of the skin Pulling of...
Parenting, suicide, Teens
“I’m broken.” “I didn’t tell you because I thought you would be mad at me.” “I am so sick of feeling this bad. I want it to stop.” “I thought I could handle this on my own, and now I’m scared.” Parents...
Family, Parenting, suicide, Teens
September was National Suicide Prevention Month. It was also the month that my small, tight-knit school community lost a beautiful and loved young man to suicide. We’ve been talking and crying and comforting each other like this: that although there are many...
