February 2026

When Your Teenager Stops Talking to You

A note for parents who feel they're losing them

Most parents reach a point where their teenager stops talking. Doors close. Conversations shorten. The questions you used to ask now produce shrugs. This is about what's usually going on, what tends to help, and when to consider bringing in someone outside the family.

Grief That Has No Funeral

On the losses that don't get a card

Some losses are formal — the death of someone we loved, the end of a relationship that everyone could see. Others go unmarked. They have no ceremony, no acknowledgement, no language available for them. They are no less real for that.