What's Wrong with My Teen?

Susan Raphael

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Life to Paper Publishing
10 October 2024

Coping with drug & alcohol abuse; Advice on parenting; Teenagers: advice for parents

Most parenting guides stop at the toddler years, but What's Wrong with My Teen? is the essential resource for caregivers navigating the tough teenage years, especially when addiction and mental health crises hit.

If you're feeling disconnected from your teen and alarmed by their behavior, you're not alone. The teen you love is in crisis, and you may not know how to help. Susan Raphael, with decades of experience counseling families and teens, offers a lifeline in this comprehensive guide.

What's Wrong with My Teen? provides a proven method to rebuild your relationship with your teenager, fostering openness, honesty, and mutual respect. It equips you with the tools needed to face these challenges head-on, set healthy limits, and communicate in a way that encourages genuine growth and healing.

Inside, you'll find life-changing insights for:

Navigating addiction, mental health, and the often misunderstood behaviors of teenagers

Listening without judgment to create open, trusting communication

Understanding the vulnerability of the adolescent brain to addiction

Recognizing when mental health and addiction issues coexist

Setting healthy boundaries and allowing natural consequences

Using compassionate language to make your teen feel heard and understood

Creating a supportive environment that encourages positive change

Prioritizing your own well-being in the process

Mastering communication tools, including scripts and sample letters for difficult conversations

This guide offers the hope and direction you've been searching for. It's time to reclaim your influence, motivate your teen toward resilience, and embrace a future filled with growth and healing. What's Wrong with My Teen? is more than just a crisis manual-it's your guide to fostering a healthier, more hopeful relationship with your teen for years to come.

By: Susan Raphael
Imprint: Life to Paper Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 327g
ISBN: 9781990700477
ISBN 10: 1990700470
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 10 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Addiction and mental health clinician Susan Raphael, ICADC, is the founder and principal of Sustainable Recovery Counselling Services in Toronto. Susan specializes in addiction and recovery. Areas of expertise include treating individuals and families with a special focus on teenagers, young adults and parents.She is a referral clinician in the National Basketball Association, NBA/NBPA Clinicians' Network and is Internationally Certified by the Canadian Addiction Counselors Certification Federation (CACCF), the gold standard of addiction counsellors in Canada and Internationally. Susan holds an honours degree from York University, and attended the University of Toronto for graduate studies. Her lived experience with addiction and long-term sustainable recovery add to her expertise.

Reviews for What's Wrong with My Teen?

""A profound gift to anyone wrestling with the heartbreaking conundrum of teen addiction, Susan Raphael's book is written in plain speak. Refreshingly straightforward, thoughtful, and profound, it guides the reader through some of life's most difficult challenges. Like Raphael herself, it pulls no punches-a master class in setting boundaries and embracing beneficial change."" -Ann Dowsett Johnston, psychotherapist and bestselling author of Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol ""What's Wrong with My Teen? offers not just a lifeline but a compassionate road map for parents navigating the turbulent waters of teenage addiction and mental health challenges. Drawing from both personal struggles and professional expertise, the book provides practical, evidence-based strategies to foster sustainable recovery for the entire family. This book is much needed."" -Dr. Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD, MSc, FCFP, specialist in addiction medicine ""Susan Raphael is a wise, compassionate guide for parents and their children. Having worked with her on a number of cases over many years, I have come to respect, trust, and rely on her counsel on the cases we have shared. I am so thrilled that her guidance will now be available to all through this book. It is sure to be a go-to for professionals and their clients as they navigate their healing journeys together."" -Brad M. Reedy, PhD, author of The Journey of the Heroic Parent: Your Child's Struggle & the Road Home