As we were reminded, the biggest challenge can be the time after our children leave inpatient care but this also applies to families who have children trying to recover through other routes too.
Since I have written so many emails to professionals trying to find help for our son, I thought it might be useful to hear most of the story from an email I sent last August 2022. Dear Clinical Psychologist, A friend has forwarded me your details and I wonder if you can help. Given the…….
Jenny Langley, a parent of a son who suffered with an Eating Disorder and is now fully well and recovered, provides highly insightful and compassionate workshops to support parents and carers in the same boat. She works in alliance with The Maudsley Trust and also the Charlie Waller Foundation. www.newmaudsleycarers-kent.co.uk
Jane Evans, trauma parenting expert especially experienced with parents of challenging children, gives retreats at Bowood House in the UK as well as various programmes and approaches to support parents. www.thejaneevans.com/parenting-retreats
For many parents and carers, finding time for yourself can be a challenge as you juggle family and relationships with your home and work life. See our advice here. www.annafreud.org
40 Minute Evening Yoga practice with Sacha Kent, fully qualified yoga teacher with further training in yoga therapy for anxiety, addiction, trauma, rewiring the nervous system.
Neurodiversity, Reading/Literature
Kevin Roberts: Movers, Dreamers and Risk-Takers – Unlocking the Power of ADHD
In Movers, Dreamers, and Risk Takers, Kevin Roberts, author of Cyber Junkie, takes a fresh approach to this much-written-about topic to help those with ADHD – their parents, teachers, and friends – to tap the hidden strengths and actual advantages inherent in the ADHD personality. https://a.co/d/5j7HSZl
Lucinda Miller MH MRNI MGNI – A Naturopath Iridologist & Herbalist specialising in Functional Medicine, Lucinda uses lab testing & gentle, natural solutions. www.naturedoc.com