What can you do if a loved one needs help but won't go to therapy?
Decades of research have shown that when we use a therapeutic practice called motivational interviewing, people are much more open to making these positive changes. But in that moment, I couldn’t use any of those skills because I didn’t have access to the person at the center of everyone’s concern. I only had access to his father.
But most young people are not truly alone; almost all my patients live with a supportive friend or family member who interacts with them throughout the day. These folks – typically family members, often parents – do the real heavy lifting of encouraging their loved ones to eat healthy foods, take walks, get regular sleep, and engage in other activities that will make recovery possible.
I found that parents from diverse backgrounds whose adolescent and young adult children struggled with everything from college applications to
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