In this episode, Heather Hester interviews Diane Becker. She is a nationally certified juvenile treatment specialist, a licensed clinical social worker, licensed continuing education provider for social workers and professional counselors, and has been connecting with families and professionals for over 30 years. Diane and Heather have been friends for more than 15 years.
The main topic of this two-part interview is the subject of boundaries - what are they? how do you set them? what do they look like in different environments? Diane emphasizes the importance of connectedness, health and safety, and family.
Below is a list of the resources Diane mentions in the interview:
National Crisis Hotlines
International Association for Prevention of Suicide: https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Domestic Violence: https://www.thehotline.org/
Find a health care provider:
GLMA: health professionals advancing equality: www.glma.org
Connections:
Parents: PFLAG www.pflag.org
Youth to 25y: Trevor Project: www.thetrevorproject.org
Information:
American Academy of Pediatrics: www.heatlhychildren.org
Strong Family Alliance: www.strongfamilyalliance.org
It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org
NAMI: National Alliance For Mental Illness: www.nami.org
Connect with Heather:
Solutions listed on her website: https://chrysalismama.com
For the Language of LGBTQIA+ E-book, visit: https://learnwith.chrysalismama.com/book
Digital Coming Out Course for Parents - Text Ally to 55444 to get Heather's "My kid just came out and I'm freaking out!" Toolkit!
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