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I Can Fix This

And Other Lies I Told Myself While Parenting My Struggling Child

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I Can Fix This

By: Kristina Kuzmic, Shefali Tsabary Ph.D.
Narrated by: Kristina Kuzmic, Soneela Nankani, Luka Kuzmic
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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.

©2024 Kristina Kuzmic (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Addiction & Recovery Conflict Resolution Parenting & Families Relationships Teenagers Inspiring Health Mental Health

Critic reviews

"By offering us an in-depth account of her most vulnerable and maddening moments as a mother of a child in anguish, Kristina Kuzmič gives us a story as close to an emotional road map as possible."—Dr. Shefali Tsabary, New York Times bestselling author of The Parenting Map

"This book is so honest, reminding us that we are not alone in our parenthood journey, and that what our mind tells us is not always true. It is the perfect example of how showing up day after day, week after week, year after year is all the true love that our child needs. It won't be easy, and it will be far from perfect, but it will be real. Kristina and this book could not set a better example."—Dr. Neela Sethi, general pediatrics and adolescent medicine, teen mental health advocate

"The heart-wrenching and ultimately hope-filled journey of parenting a beloved child struggling with mental health and substance abuse. As a clinician and a mom, I so appreciated Kuzmič's extreme candor, humility, and empathy tackling a topic that is all too often kept in the shadows, leaving parents to suffer in silence. I encourage every parent, but especially those with kids who are struggling, to read I Can Fix This. You will find solace, understanding, and perspective that will not only help your family survive, but hopefully thrive as a result."—Dr. Laura Berman, New York Times bestselling author of Real Sex for Real Women and Talking to Your Kids About Sex

Raw Honesty • Emotional Storytelling • Raw Emotional Narration • Relatable Parenting Journey • Practical Parenting Insights
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You will never know how much this means to me in this moment in my life. I’m internally grateful thank you

speechless

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If you have struggled with raising a child who has struggled this is your book. Beautiful and heartfelt, simply one of the best things I have every read. Thank you Kristina!

This is a Must!

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Thank you Kristina and Luca for sharing your story. You have helped me in the darkest season of motherhood feel less alone. One of the biggest lies we believe is that we are the only people fighting these struggles. Thank you for reminding me that is a lie.

Not the only one!

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She is honest vulnerable and knowledgeable. This is what so families are struggling with - children with mental health struggles and thoughts of suicide.

Truth

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Me he visto reflejada completamente en la historia con mi hijo mayor. El amor de mi vida, mi mayor maestro.

Gracias

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This book is honest, poignant and tremendously helpful. It isn’t a happy soapy story. It is real, brutal and very relatable.
I will listen to it over and over again. It has given me strength and extra depth of understanding mental health struggles from my child’s point of view.

A Load of my shoulders

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I thought this book was going to parenting tips. I shortly felt like this was life nagivagtion tool and reassurance guide for a mother with a child struggling. Our circumstances are Extreme ADHD and ODD. It was good to hear someone else saying my almost exact in thoughts and struggles out loud! Thank you to Author for sharing your most intimate parts of your life. I don't feel as alone in this.

How helpful this book relates across the bored for Mother's with a child child struggling!

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This book is captivating. I couldn’t stop listening. I admire the bravery and humility it took to write about such difficult, heart-wrenching experiences.

Wow. Just wow.

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I couldn’t stop listening. Raw, authentic, healing, and a manual for parents with kids who struggle

Fantastic - must read for parents with teens struggling

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Beautifully Done, thank you for sharing. A wonderful reminder of hope and that healing does not occur in a straight line

Courage

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