82. A Mom’s Lived Experience of Her Son’s Return Home After Treatment and Doing Her Own Work - Part 2 [Parent Interview]

Parenting Post-Wilderness: Parenting a Struggling Teen Before, During and After Treatment

How can you prepare for your teen to come home after treatment?

Last week’s guest mom of a teen struggling with his mental health, suicidal ideation, and self-harm is back and we dive deeper into the journey after treatment, and the lessons she learned (and is learning) in order to come to her own way of being so she can be the best parent she can be.

“Letting him figure his life out has been imperative” - Today’s guest mom

What challenges did her son’s return home after treatment bring with it? And what was the most important work this mom had to do for herself in order to make his return work? We also dive deeper into the trauma of being away from home for so long, and the impact of the whole situation on the siblings.

“It’s been really helpful to know that if he’s flopping around, doing things I don’t approve of, not following my plans, that’s okay. It’s okay. It’s his life” - Today’s guest mom

I’m immensely grateful for this mom to share her story. It’s truly inspiring to me, and I hope it will be the same for you. Let’s dive in!

In this episode on a mom’s lived experience of her son’s return home after treatment & doing her own work, we discuss:

• The challenges that come with this mom’s son being back home after having been away in treatment for 1 year and 9 months;
• How can you manage your own emotions so that you’re not projecting them out onto your relationship with your teen?;
• What things did this mom specifically work on that helped prepare her home for her son to come home?
• The trauma of separation after being in treatment and away from home;
• Her son’s plans for the future;
• The impact this situation has had on the siblings;
• Keeping the family unit together when one member is away;
• What advice would this mom give her old self from 2 years ago?
• What was it like when her son came home? What’s something she wishes she had done but also something she’s glad she did?
• And more!

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