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When a parent and teen can't bridge the gap around self-harm

My teenage daughter has started cutting herself and when I try to talk to her about it, she shuts down completely. I can see she's in pain but I don't know how to reach her without making her feel invaded, and we're both getting more isolated in our worry about each other.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Love that feels like invasion creates the very distance it seeks to heal.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Vulnerability and the Courage to Open?”

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