I Can Fix This

Informationen zum Autor Kristina Kuzmic Klappentext A look into radically honest conversations between a mother and son on mental health, substance abuse, and the road to family unity, from the author of Hold On, but Don't Hold Still Parents have all heard the saying, tiny people--tiny problems. Big people--bigger problems. But when Kristina Kuzmic started to see signs that her otherwise sunny, resilient teenage son was struggling, she felt sure that a few simple fixes would right the ship. Over the following months, the issues her family faced were more nuanced, complicated, and pervasive than she could've predicted. Not only that, the obligations, ideas, and unrealistic standards she'd unintentionally aborbed from parenting culture and social media made it impossible to ask for help, or even put into action the tools she'd been sure she'd deploy in a crisis. In this revealing and useful memoir Kristina debunks ten "parenting truths" to show what actually helped for her family. While Kristina and and her son stand on the other side now stronger than ever, the story of their journey calls to parents who have felt the instinct to say I can fix this in situations where love and compassion for their child far exceed their means to help them through the pain, addiction, and mental health strugggles. With an affirming and urgent foreword by renowned and New York Times bestselling clinician Dr. Shefali Tsabary, I Can Fix This is the relatable, quick read we need to seeing the parenting advice we rely on in action. Zusammenfassung A look into radically honest conversations between a mother and son on mental health, substance abuse, and the road to family unity, from the author of Hold On, but Don't Hold Still Parents have all heard the saying, tiny people--tiny problems. Big people--bigger problems. But when Kristina Kuzmic started to see signs that her otherwise sunny, resilient teenage son was struggling, she felt sure that a few simple fixes would right the ship. Over the following months, the issues her family faced were more nuanced, complicated, and pervasive than she could've predicted. Not only that, the obligations, ideas, and unrealistic standards she'd unintentionally aborbed from parenting culture and social media made it impossible to ask for help, or even put into action the tools she'd been sure she'd deploy in a crisis. In this revealing and useful memoir Kristina debunks ten "parenting truths" to show what actually helped for her family. While Kristina and and her son stand on the other side now stronger than ever, the story of their journey calls to parents who have felt the instinct to say I can fix this in situations where love and compassion for their child far exceed their means to help them through the pain, addiction, and mental health strugggles. With an affirming and urgent foreword by renowned and New York Times bestselling clinician Dr. Shefali Tsabary, I Can Fix This is the relatable, quick read we need to seeing the parenting advice we rely on in action....

Auteur

Kristina Kuzmic was born in Croatia and is a world-renowned speaker known for her unique insight and humor on family-related topics. She currently lives with her husband in Southern California, where her most important, rewarding, and exhausting careers include being a sanitation engineer, chef, chauffeur, and conflict-resolution guru for her three (mostly satisfied) clients—her children.

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From the author of Hold On, But Don’t Hold Still, the emotionally charged and eye-opening account of a mother who navigates the cacophony of best practices and urgent advice from parenting authorities in search of a way to support her teen as he maps his own path to mental health.

When Kristina Kuzmič started to see signs that her otherwise sunny, resilient teenage son was struggling, she was sure a few simple fixes could right the ship. But over the following months, the issues her family faced became more nuanced, complicated, and pervasive than she could've predicted—and what began as a clear to do list spiraled into an emotionally fraught and seemingly endless push and pull between signs of progress and overwhelming fear.

Despite her best efforts, Kuzmič had internalized a set of obligations, ideas, and unrealistic standards from parenting culture and social media that left her unprepared to guide her child when he needed her most. Featuring an urgent and affirming foreword by renowned and New York Times bestselling clinician Dr. Shefali Tsabary—Kuzmič's new book debunks ten "parenting truths” that kept her in crisis, and delves into her insecurities and the mistakes she made to reveal invaluable lessons and transformative approaches that worked.

While her family stands on the other side now stronger than ever, Kuzmič's journey calls to parents who have felt the instinct to say “I can fix this” in situations where good intentions far exceed our abilities to enact change.