As a parent, you want only the best for your child. Naturally, you never want to see them suffer. Yet at the same time, you know that you can’t protect them from all of the challenges and problems they will eventually face in life.
Perhaps you’re concerned about your child’s mental health. Maybe they haven’t been officially diagnosed with depression, but you recognize some tell-tale signs. Now, you’re wondering what you can do to help them.
Learning how to parent your child after their autism diagnosis will certainly involve a certain level of trial and error as you figure out their unique needs and preferences. But with time, you’ll figure out how to best support your child.
If your child has lived through a traumatic event, you might be wondering how you can move forward as a family. Helping your child process and heal from what happened is a major undertaking.
Perhaps it’s been a long time since you’d your spouse had sex. You miss the intimacy that you once had. But you don’t know how to get it back.
Maybe you’ve found yourself questioning where your passions really lie. You might be working at a job that you like but don’t love. Now, you’re wondering if you could find a career that truly aligns with your sense of purpose — if only you knew what that was!
Perhaps you had been looking forward to retirement for years. You saved carefully, evaluated your portfolio to determine your retirement date, and practically counted down the days on your calendar.
Accepting that your child has a disability can come with heavy grief. It’s not always easy for parents to talk about this form of grief.
Perhaps you feel like your intimate connection with your partner has been suffering recently. Maybe you haven’t been particularly enthusiastic in the bedroom, or maybe your partner seems completely disinterested in sex.
Living with chronic pain or fatigue can make every day feel challenging. For some people, these issues ebb and flow. Sometimes, you’re able to attend social gatherings, keep up with your responsibilities at work, and practice your hobbies. Other days, your symptoms are so severe that you can barely get out of bed.