Our Boys are Failing: What is The Young Warrior Project?
I’ve been working with teenagers for nearly twenty years, I started working in treatment centers where teens were sent when they were basically kicked out of society and were deemed to be in need of behavior corrections. As a therapist, I have never been so concerned...
read moreDo Teens Talk About or Attempt Suicide to get Attention?
More and more teens are attempting and committing suicide, not only locally, here in Utah, but suicide rates are increasing on a national level as well. In my professional opinion, we are in the middle of a mental health epidemic. Depression, anxiety and suicide have...
read moreEmotions aren’t a “whack-a-mole” machine
In the last year and especially the last six months, I have been thinking a lot about how to make the biggest difference locally because of the ever increasing rates of teen suicide. If you ask me, there are two things that we must realize and embrace. The first thing...
read moreListen with your heart, not your words
I’ve been working with teenagers for nearly twenty years and I have never felt so concerned about the state of their wellbeing and mental health. As the rates of teen suicide continue to climb, it’s no mystery that we are in the midst of a crisis. Our young people are...
read moreWhy are rates of teen suicide so high in Utah?
Most people already know that Utah has one of the highest rates of teen suicide in the nation. It has climbed about one hundred and forty one percent in recent years. Statistically, someone in Utah will end their life every fourteen hours, the majority of those are...
read moreAre antidepressants helpful? Should you take an antidepressant?
Most people in Utah know that this state has one of the highest, if not the highest, rate of antidepressant usage in both the United States and in the world. This has been going on for awhile too, people have been taking high levels of anti-depressants for quite some...
read moreIs High Conflict Divorce Counseling right for my situation?
Usually when I talk about divorce with a lot of conflict, I’m referring to situations where one of the parent’s is a high conflict individual who is sometimes an individual with a personality disorder. I’ve written a lot of articles on these types of divorces and tips...
read more3 mandatory rules to follow if you’re in a custody battle with a narcissist
Unfortunately, divorce happens. A lot. I’m always happy when I see couples that split and are able to effectively co-parent. Sometimes people set aside their differences to seek a mutual desire to raise happy and healthy children. But when custody battles go badly,...
read moreTeen suicide rates continue to spike in Utah, here are my thoughts about why
I’ve written content about teen suicide in the past but today I saw another article online that reported, again, that suicide in Utah is still on the rise and is now the number one leading cause of death in the state of Utah for kids between the ages of 10 and 17. I’m...
read moreHigh conflict individuals: It’s not what you said, it’s what they think you said
I’m writing this article specifically for people who are in some kind of relationship with a high conflict individual. When I talk about these types of people, high conflict is the bottom line, virtually everything ends in some kind of argument or fight. You may be in...
read moreMy partner was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, what should I expect?
I recently saw someone ask a similar question online. A woman posed the question, ‘I’ve just been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), what does my boyfriend need to know?’ I thought that this was a great question and a good question to write an...
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