Understanding Teen Mental Health - Turning Winds Podcast Series
Many of us can relate to what it’s like to be teens trying to figure themselves out. In the final years toward adulthood we set the course for a lifetime. Its confusing for them and sometimes overwhelming for parents - but we believe in providing the resources to help to create positive change.
Understanding Teen Mental Health - Turning Winds Podcast Series
A Mother Shares: The Decision to Enter Treatment During the Holidays
This is what it sounds like when a mother decides to take action, not when it’s convenient, but when it’s absolutely necessary.
In this powerful episode of the Turning Winds Podcast, host Kevin Zundl speaks with a mental health and addictions therapist who made the courageous decision to place her teenage son in residential treatment the day before Christmas. With decades of professional experience, she opens up about the overwhelming challenges of parenting a child in crisis. Clinical training offered insight, but nothing could fully prepare her for the heartbreak of watching her son lose control.
From failed therapy attempts and escalating behaviors to a desperate search in an ice storm, her story is one of deep love, fear, and hope. She reflects on the moment she realized residential care was the only viable path forward. Turning Winds offered more than structure and treatment. It gave her son a renewed future and gave her family a foundation for healing.
If you are a parent facing tough decisions about your teen’s mental health, this episode provides honest perspective, encouragement, and a sense of what is possible when help is finally within reach.
To learn more about Turning Winds, visit https://www.turningwinds.com or call 800-845-1380.
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To learn more about Turning Winds, visit turningwinds.com or call 800-845-1380.