My daughter has been actively trying to end her life for over two years now & due to her ASD & OCD has been a life long struggle.
I can honestly say without the PMH support group and now this book I would still be floundering in the dark and at rock bottom. This journey is one that we should never as parents have to face, neither should our children who should be out there enjoying the best years of their life as opposed to suffering the most debilitating Journeys of their lives, however if you do find yourself in this heartbreaking position then please reach out to Suzanne, buy the book & join our wonderful not so little family, it will not only give you the strength, grit & sheer determination you need to survive this nightmare, but also the insight, understanding and the ability to be able to understand and support both you and your child (which is so much more complex than it sounds) as well as offering solid advice & strength that you desperately need to survive it - if you yourself are facing this can I be the first to send a massive hug 🤗 to you 🥰❤️
Also a must have for any friends and family members, to be able to understand and support your nearest and dearest (Again much, much harder than you might think & they need you now more than ever) until this nightmare becomes your reality it is impossible to understand the feelings of guilt, headache, fear & confusion this journey will bring. It can be one if the loneliest paths you will ever travel in you try to face it alone.
Suzanne has the ability to explain and simplify everything from low mood, depression, anxiety, eating disorder, self harm and suicidal ideation in a way that truly resonates and makes sense, this book is now my bible and the group my life line.
Thank you Suzanne for everything you have done & continue to do for myself and our community ❤️
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Never Let Go: How to Parent Your Child Through Mental Illness Paperback – 1 October 2020
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Based on a unique method, 'partnering, not parenting', this book provides much-needed support for all parents looking after a child with a mental illness.
How to help your child with mental illness through partnering, not parenting.
Never Let Go is a supportive and practical guide for parents looking after a child with a mental illness. Suzanne Alderson understands the agonising struggle of bringing a child back from the brink of suicide, having spent three years supporting her own daughter through recovery. Her method of 'partnering, not parenting' has now helped thousands of other parents through her charity, Parenting Mental Health.
Combining Suzanne's honest personal experience with expert input from psychologists, this book provides parents with the methods and knowledge they need to support, shield and strengthen their child as they progress towards recovery. Chapters include a background to the mental health epidemic, why a new method of parenting is crucial, how to change your thinking about mental health and practical advice on solutions to daily problems including accepting the new normal, dealing with others, and looking after yourself as well as your child.
How to help your child with mental illness through partnering, not parenting.
Never Let Go is a supportive and practical guide for parents looking after a child with a mental illness. Suzanne Alderson understands the agonising struggle of bringing a child back from the brink of suicide, having spent three years supporting her own daughter through recovery. Her method of 'partnering, not parenting' has now helped thousands of other parents through her charity, Parenting Mental Health.
Combining Suzanne's honest personal experience with expert input from psychologists, this book provides parents with the methods and knowledge they need to support, shield and strengthen their child as they progress towards recovery. Chapters include a background to the mental health epidemic, why a new method of parenting is crucial, how to change your thinking about mental health and practical advice on solutions to daily problems including accepting the new normal, dealing with others, and looking after yourself as well as your child.
- Print length320 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherVERMILION - MASS MARKET
- Publication date1 October 2020
- Dimensions13.34 x 2.54 x 21.59 cm
- ISBN-101785043315
- ISBN-13978-1785043314
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Based on a unique method, 'partnering, not parenting', this book provides much-needed support for all parents looking after a child with a mental illness.
About the Author
Suzanne Alderson founded the charity group Parenting Mental Health following the attempted suicide of her daughter Issy. Parenting Mental Health is an online community for parents of children and teenagers suffering from acute mental illness. It supports over 20,000 parents through its Facebook group, in-person events and online mentoring and training programme. In 2018, Suzanne was recognised by Facebook for her fight to end generational mental illness. Suzanne is a trained mental health first aider, an ambassador of the mental health charity Kaleidoscope Plus Group and a regular speaker on mental health.
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- Publisher : VERMILION - MASS MARKET (1 October 2020)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1785043315
- ISBN-13 : 978-1785043314
- Dimensions : 13.34 x 2.54 x 21.59 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 163,906 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 150 in Children's Studies Social Science (Books)
- 511 in Self-Help for Anger Management
- 4,269 in Parenting (Books)
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M O’Connor
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A must have for both you & your child to make it out the other side from this crippling journey.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 October 2020Verified Purchase
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Vej
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Inspirational and supportive
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 October 2020Verified Purchase
Wow. I'd heard the buzz around this book from another friend.
Its a incredibly well written account of a parent's journey, thought process and ultimately survival of a child with mental health struggles.
Its a mix of the authors story and almost an instruction manual.
Its not all fluffy like some books can be around this subject.
This is a different approach. Its like the author was talking to me. I felt like she knew what I would be feeling and when, and helped me gain some rationalisation.
Thank you to the author for being brave enough to write this book
Its a incredibly well written account of a parent's journey, thought process and ultimately survival of a child with mental health struggles.
Its a mix of the authors story and almost an instruction manual.
Its not all fluffy like some books can be around this subject.
This is a different approach. Its like the author was talking to me. I felt like she knew what I would be feeling and when, and helped me gain some rationalisation.
Thank you to the author for being brave enough to write this book
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Vic G
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If your child has MH problems, buy this book!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 October 2020Verified Purchase
Help is out there for parents of children with mental health problems.
The partnering method has been developed as a way to connect with and empower children with mental health problems so you can work together towards recovery.
This is an inspirational, honest story of Suzannes journey with her daughter back to good mental health. She offers advice, help and support to other parents who have mental health problems within their families. This amazing lady has also set up a facebook community to support other parents and children with mental health problems.
The partnering method has been developed as a way to connect with and empower children with mental health problems so you can work together towards recovery.
This is an inspirational, honest story of Suzannes journey with her daughter back to good mental health. She offers advice, help and support to other parents who have mental health problems within their families. This amazing lady has also set up a facebook community to support other parents and children with mental health problems.
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Ms. Hetty Eades
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Help and support is out there for parents of children with mental ill health.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2020Verified Purchase
This book is life changing, when your child has extreme depression or any other debilitating, sometimes hidden mental illness you feel so isolated, knowing you are not alone, as this book and indeed online community prove, is priceless. Helpful approach offered in a kind, non judgemental manner from an amazing woman who has lived through this, gently guides us to calming down, understanding and starting to heal our beautiful warriors fighting this awful illness, and ourselves, and the rest of our family. I cannot recommend it enough.
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Donz
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Reassuring
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 October 2021Verified Purchase
Although my son was 23, not a child, when he tried to take his life, this book has still been an extremely helpful, reassuring read as I partnered him through his year long recovery which is still ongoing. It has helped so much to understand how best to deal with certain situations and to know my thoughts and fears are normal. I feel certain he will get through this and that we will all be stronger for it. Highly recommended read for anyone in a similar situation themselves or to better understand what someone close to them may be going through whilst trying to support a child with a mental health illness.
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