If “We need to talk,” doesn’t send shivers up your spine, you might be in the wrong place.
We show you how to get through difficult and awkward conversations so that you can stop stressing about what you wish you would have said.
And also so that you can create a life and relationships you love.
We cover topics like how to talk about division of household and family-related tasks and differing sex drives with your spouse, boundaries with your in-laws, your feelings (with anyone), and even suicidal thoughts with your teen.
You know, just all the convos most of us don’t know how to touch with a 10-foot pole. If “We need to talk,” doesn’t send shivers up your spine, you might be in the wrong place.
Experts and listeners join Therapist & Relationship Coach, Mika Ross, in shedding light on the usually behind-closed-door conversations we all need to know how to do well.
Episodes
How to Talk to Teens About Suicide with 988’s Dr. Tia Dole
If you are a parent, this episode is a MUST LISTEN.
In the United States, rates of suicide are on the rise and more than 20% of all teens have seriously considered suicide. That means in a room of 100 teens, 20 of them have been dangerously close to taking their own life.
Today, Dr. Dole will tell us that it’s important to consider demographics when we talk about statistics and she shares some staggering ones regarding minority populations, but suicide is on the rise in all groups.
According to the CDC 30% of all teenage girls have seriously considered suicide (13% make an attempt). More than fifty percent of adolescents with ADHD have suicidal thoughts.
The statistics are staggering. Over the last few years, because I have teens…and likely because my clientele has more teens, friends, and clients are coming to me, usually unable to breathe, and telling me their kids have told them they have suicidal thoughts or are actively suicidal. Unfortunately, the statistics and my experience tell me this is an eventuality, we as parents, need to be prepared for.
Show LInks:
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
- One Sec: Distracting apps made less appealing
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