Adolescents
Addiction And Adolescence
Adolescence is perhaps the most difficult time in a young person’s life. Teens are the most vulnerable to peer pressure, often experimenting with drug or alcohol use without awareness of the potentially devastating damage that can occur with prolonged use. Because the brain is not fully developed during adolescence, changes in the brain from drug or alcohol use occur quickly, making teens even more susceptible to addiction.
Let’s explore more about adolescence with the articles below.
Articles About Adolescents
Ornamental Children (written with the help of Maks Ezrin)
When Sam called last week, she was scared and frightened. Her beautiful 24-year-old daughter, Harriet, was raging once again, letting her know, in no uncertain terms, that she was a no good, very bad mother. Harriet said she was scared to leave her home, a beautifully...
Treatment Without Walls
Over the past year, I have been blessed to be able to work with many different behavioral health centers: Seasons Malibu, Milestones Malibu, Pointe Malibu, JFlowers Health Institute, A Mission for Michael, Cirque Lodge, Sabino Recovery, Futures, Balance, Life Sync,...
How Families Cope After Suicide
When I was 7, my father died by suicide. To say I was traumatized to learn that he hung himself with a tie would be an understatement. My mother, also experiencing this trauma, had no place where she could share her loss and the feelings of guilt and shame and anger...
September Is National Suicide Prevention Month
Funny how we delegate days and months to certain causes. The truth is that every day should be a suicide prevention day. Sadly, death by suicide is among the leading causes of death overall in the United States. There are, on average, 123 suicides each day. It is the...
Back to School During National Recovery Month
September is officially here, and with it comes the welcome return to school for many students. The pandemic drags on, but there is hope for a return to normalcy in the coming months ahead. Still, living in the time of Covid comes with several stressors and concerns...
Decision Fatigue: Young Adults And Covid 19
Many of us have been experiencing decision fatigue over the past year, but our young adults seem to be hit the hardest. Here’s what it is and how to help.
What Is Your Role In Your Family?
Knowing which roles were assigned to you in the past can be beneficial in healing as you move forward. What is your role in your family?
Are You Walking On Eggshells? Working with Substance Abuse and Borderline Personality Disorder
Feel as though you are always walking on eggshells around your loved one, not knowing whether you will be greeted by a two-headed monster or their sweet side? Tips to navigate personality disorders.
Were the Holidays Bad for You? Start the New Year Off with The Gift of Treatment
Families so often want to wait till after the holidays to have their loved ones go to treatment. Through the years I have often wondered what the wisdom is in that. Truth is most folks who have a loved one with a substance use disorder, process disorder or chronic...
Additional Resources For Adolescents
Raising Happiness
Christine Carter PhD
Raising Lions
Joe Newman
Bradshaw On the Family
John Bradshaw
The Journey of The Heroic Parent
Brad M. Reedy PHD
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4787.Top_10_Parenting_Books_
http://www.parenting.com/blogs/mom-congress/melissa-taylor/10-best-books-thinking-parents
Straight Talk
Claudia Black
Everything You Need to Know about Chemical Dependence
Vernon E. Johnson
My dad Loves Me, My Dad Has a Disease
Claudia Black
The Brown Bottle
Penny Jones
It Will Never Happen to Me (children/teens)
Claudia Black
Setting Rules And Limits Pamphlet
The Real Life Parenting Skills Program