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LEADERSHIP STARTS HERE:
LEADERSHIP STARTS HERE: GUIDING TEENS AND EMPOWERING
FAMILIES THROUGH CRISIS
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❄️✨ CNN Debut & Library Access for Your Guide 🎄☃️
Exciting Updates: CNN Debut & Library Access for "What's Wrong with My Teen?" Posted by Susan B. Raphael, 1 Real Conversations, Real Solutions I’m thrilled to share two exciting updates with you! First, I made my CNN debut with Audie Cornish, discussing the realities families face when addiction enters their lives—even in the context of fame, fortune, and access to resources. Addiction does not discriminate, and neither does the heartbreak and complexity of trying to help
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Turning Talk Into Action
I’m excited ✨💜 to invite you to an upcoming live 📖💬 webinar. Addiction affects the whole family—not just the individual. On Wed Nov 13th at 12-1pm et , Join Colette Currin, VP of EHN Guardians, and myself, for a powerful webinar on understanding teen and family recovery. I will share practical, compassionate strategies for families navigating addiction and mental health challenges. Learn how to spot warning signs, communicate effectively, and foster healing for the entire
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Recovery Bookshelf
My favourite recovery book hands down is, “The Language of Letting Go”, by Melody Beattie. When I bought this book in 1999, it was in the...
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Are Parents Underestimating the Emotional Support Their Teens Need?
Are Parents Underestimating the Emotional Support Their Teens Need?
Teens lacking support are more likely to have mental health issues etc.
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25 Years of Recovery: Key Lessons Learned
25 Years of Recovery: Key Lessons Learned
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Parents are not ready for the new reality of teen cannabis use
By Caitlin Gibson for The Washington Post The voice mail was waiting on Amy’s phone one morning in February 2019, a missed call from her...
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Is the "Zoom Boom" Affecting Your Self-Esteem?
Check out my interview with the talented Tania Semper. We discuss self-esteem in the wake of a global pandemic and coping in the virtual...
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How to fight the 5 mental states that hold us back in life....
(Source, cnbc.com, Shi Heng Yi, Shaolin kung fu master) These teachings are derived from the Shaolin martial arts culture and philosophy,...
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The New York Times Canada Letter: The lingering questions of legal cannabis
Reflecting on the legalization of cannabis...one year later. What have we learned? Where are we at? Where are we going?
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A Young Woman’s Journey to Recovery
Gwen is first tentative as she approaches conversation. The young woman, now 22, was betrayed and hurt by those she treasured the most, and
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