When the System Fails, Home Becomes the Healing Ground
In this episode of Get On Their Turf, Dr. Suzanne Simpson sits down with Anne Moss Rogers — TEDx speaker, author of Diary of a Broken Mind and Emotionally Naked Teacher’s Guide to Preventing Suicide, suicide prevention speaker and advocate — to talk about how parents can support their teens’ mental health when formal systems fall short.
Together, they explore the reality many families face: long waitlists, unaffordable care, and overwhelmed parents trying to hold it all together. Anne Moss and Suzanne share deeply practical ways to build a “Plan B at home” — one grounded in compassion, communication, and connection.
They discuss how shame and silence isolate parents, how to set boundaries around social media without guilt, and why modeling imperfection is one of the most powerful parenting tools. You’ll walk away knowing that even when professional help is delayed, you are still your child’s greatest support system.
What You’ll Learn:
- How to build an evidence-based “Plan B” when therapy isn’t available
- Warning signs that show when “normal teen behaviour” becomes concerning
- How to model vulnerability without shame or oversharing
- Ways to rebuild safety, confidence, and trust at home
- How to use everyday moments — walks, meals, shared laughter — to reconnect. This conversation is for every parent who feels powerless watching their child struggle.
- You’ll leave with renewed confidence, grounded tools, and the reminder that you have more influence than you think.
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AnneMoss Rogers is a leading wellness and suicide education expert and one of the top mental health speakers and suicide prevention speakers. Known for her powerful, motivational keynotes, AnneMoss combines her personal story of loss with proven strategies to help organizations build a wellness culture that drives results and saves lives. She speaks at conferences, workplaces, K-12 schools, and universities, delivering impactful presentations that inspire change and promote mental health awareness.
AnneMoss does this work in memory of her son, Charles, who struggled with anxiety, depression, and addiction, and died by suicide at age 20 in 2015.