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Scenario

When adolescent shame about illness becomes life-threatening

My teenage daughter hides her insulin pump under baggy clothes and skips doses at school and I understand wanting to be normal but I am terrified she will die for it.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The developmental need for social acceptance conflicts with survival requirements in ways that multiply parental anxiety.

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Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Parenting a child with chronic illness?”

Peri

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