Lighting the Way: A Parent's Guide to Walking With Teens and Young Adults Through Substance Use and Mental Health Challenges

When a teen or young adult struggles with substance use or mental health challenges, parents often feel overwhelmed, frightened, and unsure of what to do next. Communication breaks down. Trust becomes fragile. Every decision feels high-stakes. Lighting the Way offers a grounded, compassionate framework for navigating this difficult chapter with clarity and confidence. Drawing from years of clinical experience and rooted in family-systems thinking and clinical parent coaching, Ben Mushlin, L...