by Monica Campbell | Jan 15, 2020 | 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...
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 | Oct 23, 2019 | 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...
