Children who are physically, mentally, and emotionally hurt suffer from traumatic stress and suicidal thoughts, especially when the person who hurts them is their family members. As parents, it’s our obligation to be at their side, to trust, support, and love them NOT hurt and abuse them for being who they are.

Dr. Hisla Bates is a psychiatrist, fashion designer, and artist who helps people with medication management and treatment of psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, and disorders associated with chronic medical conditions. She also helps creatives use art to heal themselves through burnout.

In this episode, Dr. Lulu and Dr. Bates talk about the viral video of a black child who has been bullied by his own family and records it to post on social media. They discuss the impact and trauma of a child suffering from this kind of environment. 

Highlights

• The viral video of an abusive and bullied family to a gay child
• What are some of the causes of the high rate of suicide in the queer community
• The suffering of many children goes unnoticed
• Beating and bullying your child can’t change them from being who they truly are; and
• Allow our children to take charge of their journey

Links

Follow Dr. Hisla Bates on Instagram @drhislabatesmd and listen to her podcast Healer Heal Yourself, Reduce Burnout, Discover Your Creativity While You Heal Others

Follow Dr. Lulu on her socials to learn more about queer parenting

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Grab Dr. Lulu’s book: A Teen’s Life: looking at Teen’s Lives Through Their Daily Struggles and visit her website https://www.dr-lulu.com/

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