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With Suzanne Alderson
With Suzanne Alderson
Warning: sensitive content - open discussion of suicide.
In this short video Suzanne shares the darkest time of her life when her teenage daughter became suicidal in 2015, how she supported her through her illness and her work to help others in similar situations.
In this short video Suzanne shares the darkest time of her life when her teenage daughter became suicidal in 2015, how she supported her through her illness and her work to help others in similar situations.
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About Suzanne Alderson:
Suzanne Alderson is the founder of Parenting Mental Health, a global community and UK registered charity that supports, skills and empowers over 40,000 parents of young people with poor mental health as they navigate the practical and emotional impacts on themselves, their families and their lives. Suzanne started the community on Facebook in 2016 because she couldn’t find the information, support or connection she was desperate for when her 14 year old daughter was bullied and became depressed, anxious, self-harmed and attempted suicide. She is a fierce advocate of the parent and believes in the powerful role they can play in positively impacting their family’s mental health.
Suzanne’s bestselling book 'Never Let Go - How to Parent Your Child Through Mental Illness' was published by Penguin Random House in 2020 and shares her experience and the approach she devised - ‘Partnering Not Parenting’ - to support her daughter to recovery. The book has helped thousands of parents to make sense of the extraordinary experience through the 3 step ‘Partnering Not Parenting' approach.
Suzanne Alderson is the founder of Parenting Mental Health, a global community and UK registered charity that supports, skills and empowers over 40,000 parents of young people with poor mental health as they navigate the practical and emotional impacts on themselves, their families and their lives. Suzanne started the community on Facebook in 2016 because she couldn’t find the information, support or connection she was desperate for when her 14 year old daughter was bullied and became depressed, anxious, self-harmed and attempted suicide. She is a fierce advocate of the parent and believes in the powerful role they can play in positively impacting their family’s mental health.
Suzanne’s bestselling book 'Never Let Go - How to Parent Your Child Through Mental Illness' was published by Penguin Random House in 2020 and shares her experience and the approach she devised - ‘Partnering Not Parenting’ - to support her daughter to recovery. The book has helped thousands of parents to make sense of the extraordinary experience through the 3 step ‘Partnering Not Parenting' approach.