Dena Yohe
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Former Addict: Here’s What My Parents Did Right and What They Could’ve Done Better
Does your daughter, son or grandchild struggle with an addiction? Are you weary, losing hope for their future? Would it help to hear from a former addict who has overcome and been in recovery for three years? If your answer is yes, you came to the right place. Today’s blog is an anonymous interview with …
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Soul-Stirring Ways to Reduce the Stigma and Shame of Mental Illness
When someone you love is diagnosed with a mental illness (major depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, PTSD, OCD), something ugly tends to rear its head, the two-headed monster of stigma and shame. This monster gets its life from those who don’t understand. They’re either uninformed or misinformed. Has that been your child’s teachers? Their …
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Why You Shouldn’t Lose Hope When Dealing With Mental Illness
If your child or loved one has been diagnosed with a mental illness, you’ve probably experienced a host of negative situations related to their struggle. And you’re not alone. According to statistics from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), in January of 2016, one out of every 18, the percentage is even higher at …
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Hope-Filled Help From the Mother of an Addict, Part 2
Today’s post is Part 2 of my interview with the mother of an addict. It’s a continuation of Part 1. I believe there are many things she shared that will be of great value to you, no matter what challenges your teen-to-adult child may have. How did the experience of your son’s heroin addiction affect …
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Hope-Filled Help From the Mother of an Addict, Part 1
Today’s post is from the archives is Part 1 of an interview with the mother of an addict. It is our hope and prayer that something she shares will help you on the journey with your child, even if you’re not dealing with addiction. (Watch for Part 2 later this week.) What signs of trouble …
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Why You Should Never Give Up on Your Child
I’m a hurting parent whose daughter struggles with addiction and mental-health issues. Some days I need a reminder to not give up but keep perspective. One spring, God gave me what I needed. At the end of winter, much of nature looks dead, even in Florida where I live. Leaves turn brown, dry up and …
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Life-Giving Resources for When Your Child Breaks Your Heart
Parents with broken hearts have children who struggle with a wide variety of issues: addiction (drugs, alcohol, pornography and sex, gambling, video games and so on); mental health problems (depression, suicide attempts, PTSD, bipolar, anxiety, schizophrenia and more.); self-harm (cutting or burning, eating disorders and so on); incarcerations; and gender identity/same-sex attraction (SSA) are most …
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5 Things You Can Do—With God’s Supernatural Help—Since You Can’t Change Your Child
In my struggle to accept the fact that I couldn’t change my daughter, I realized I had to learn how to live with an unsolved problem. There wasn’t anything I could do about her addiction, depression, self-harm and other issues. There was no way I could fix her. Impossible. However, over the years, I discovered there are …
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Surprising Scriptural Encouragement for Parents Saddled With Guilt
Your child is in jail. They have an eating disorder. They cut and slash their flesh, burn themselves and break bones. They’re addicted to porn, sex, drugs or alcohol. They’re in a relationship with the same sex. They suffer from depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, PTSD or an anxiety disorder. They’ve attempted suicide. You can’t understand how …
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5 Faith-Filled Factors to Help When Your Child Disappoints You
The Winter Olympics are over, and in a way, I’m glad. Too many late nights watching figure skaters, snowboarders, downhill skiers and bobsledders are wearing me out. Hurting parents of troubled children are worn out from countless late nights, too. I think we have a lot in common with Olympic athletes. See if you agree. …
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How You Can Find Supernatural Hope in the Wake of the Parkland School Shootings
My husband and I want to express our deepest sympathies to the families who lost a child (or were impacted in some way) by the Parkland school shooting. Our hearts are heavy for you, along with thousands or millions across the nation. We ache for your loss. Your beloved children died, murdered, at school—a place …
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What Every Parent of an Addict Needs to Know About Healthy Detachment
What is healthy detachment? There was a time when I had no clue. My husband and I first learned about detachment at a conference for parents of addicts. I wasn’t sure I had the strength or courage to let go of Renée. I was too nice, too scared and too weak. Besides, it felt cruel, unloving. I’ve talked …
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10 Precious Promises for Parents of Prodigals
Drug overdoses and addiction. Self-harm and suicide attempts. They’re both at an all-time high. Mental health diagnoses are rampant, with the majority of individuals refusing treatment. Jails and prisons are full. The list of issues is long. Teens and adults of all ages struggle with hopelessness and despair. Just hearing about these things is depressing. …
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5 Faulty Expectations That Can Crush Your Parenting Dreams
Today’s content is based on a message by Ben Markham, our church’s youth minister. His wisdom and insights can help hurting parents whose children (teens or adults) make dangerous choices; who face troubling situations of all kinds. My journey as a mom hasn’t turned out as I expected. Has yours? In John 1:29- 4, John …
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How Perseverance in Prayer Brought These Parents From Pain to Praise
If you’re a parent in pain due to the behaviors and choices of your son or daughter, New Year’s might not be a good time for you, so I have something special for you. It’s the true story of God’s faithfulness in His pursuit of a wayward son. A former prodigal and his mom got …
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