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Unpacking what it means to raise our children- and ourselves- in a world that too often asks too much.
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Weekly Parent Support Group Starts This Sunday (opens the original)
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THANK YOU (opens the original)
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Beginning in September: A Weekly Space for Parents (opens the original)
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I started writing here because I wanted to talk more honestly about the things people go through that often remain hidden: youth mental health and addiction. The longer I work in this field the more I see the need for transparency and compassion.So much gets written about the person in crisis, and rightfully so. They need help, and families need concrete ways to give it.Comparatively little gets written about the parents and families managing these situations. The fear, the exhaustion, the secon
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