When your loved one is taking medication regularly, going to counseling, or simply living a peace-filled life, all is well with the world. Conversely, when none of that—or only some of that—is happening you tend to be in the “eye of the hurricane” or you’re waiting on “the other shoe to drop.” If your loved is a minor who lives with you, you have one contact advantage caregivers of adults do not share. You have legal permission to discuss treatment, medication, and other aspects of ta minor’s care. Please don’t take this for granted. Use every avenue you have to talk about your child’s illness and paths to recovery. If you are the caregiver of an adult, you may have that privilege with your loved one’s permission or you may not. Periodically, ask your loved one for his or her permission to share their history. You don’t want to “spy” on them; you simply want to be their partner in recovery.