“When my daughter was depressed it felt like I was dragging her not raising her” In the episode, Autumn Acosta shares her journey with guiding her suicidal and self harming teen from crisis to safety. She discovered the real cause of teen depression and had to learn how to get buy in from her daughter because trying to control her was NOT working. Listen to find out how!
Connect with Autumn: TMHsupport.com
SIDE NOTES:
10 things you can do to support your kid
Practice non-judgement
Believe them when they say or show you something is wrong
Learn to look for signs of depression or distress
No phones in bedroom
Track screen time
Notice if you a state of denial
Notice if in state of fear - need to control
Engage child in things they love
Connection - open questions
Do you think that technology and SM is helping or hurting you
How much depression are you seeing amongst your friends
What are your favorite books
Have you heard of TT brain rot app - What do you think?
Know anyone who’s depressed or cutting? Watch reaction
How to know if your kid is harming themselves?
Signs of depression
Checking out
Self isolating
Distant or Lost look on their faces
Loss of interest in activities
Sleeping more
Change in weight or eating behavior
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