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Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesRecovery “In the Middle”: The Challenge of Negative Symptoms (Ep. 122)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!A “Just Us” episode - inspired by listener inputMany listeners have asked us to do an episode about recovery that is “in the middle” - not miraculous, not superstar, but appreciating when “ordinary” is, in itself, a miracle.Along the way we also talk about President Trump’s Executive Order on Homelessness - On July 24, the White House issued an Executive Order, “Ending Crim...
2025-08-1153 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesThose Not So Little Voices: From Adolescent Psychosis to Wellness and Empowerment (Ep. 120)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guests Wyatt Forte, and his mom Denise ForteThose Not So Little Voices offers a unique narrative as it is authored over the course of three and a half years --- from the age of fourteen to almost eighteen --- by a teenager struggling to make sense of psychotic symptoms that he experienced since he was six years old.Wyatt’s journey is an amazing st...
2025-06-2558 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesTardive Dyskinesia (TD) - Managing a Difficult Side Effect (Ep. 119)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guests: Rakesh Jain, MD, and Sherland Peterson, who has experience living with TDMore than 14 million Americans have a serious mental illness, such as bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder or schizophrenia – conditions that can be treated with antipsychotic medicines. Use of these medicines has increased 22% in recent years, particularly within the last 10 years, in turn increasing the risk of a debilitating chronic movement condition called tardive dyskinesia (TD), which can cause un...
2025-06-1147 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesHIPAA and More: Understanding the Laws of Mental Health (Ep. 118)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Laura M . Brancato, Esq. - Elder Law And Vulnerable Client Specialist“As an attorney and an advocate, my mission is to provide specialized legal advice and support to families with vulnerable loved ones. With a focus on mental health, special needs, elder law, substance abuse disorders and related matters, I am dedicated to helping clients navigate complex legal landscapes and achieve the best possible outcomes for their families.”TEXT re H...
2025-06-111h 03
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesWhat About the Kids?: When Your Parent has Schizophrenia (Ep. 117)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guests: Natasha Williams and Liz SjaastadNatasha Williams -The Parts of Him I Kept: The Gifts of My Father's Madness (Natasha’s book) is an intimate account of a daughter’s coming of age in the face of her father’s schizophrenic unraveling. Williams investigates the limits of our medical and cultural understanding of schizophrenia while chronicling the shared burden and benefits of caring for a mentally ill family member.
2025-06-041h 02
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesSchizophrenia in Minoritized Communities (Ep. 115)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Regina Graham, MD (she/her)Medical Director of Early Psychosis Programs,Health Sciences Clinical ProfessorUC Davis School of MedicineAccording to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness ( 52.9 million people in 2020). While People of Color (POC) have rates of mental health disorders...
2025-04-2354 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesBoundaries..or Abandonment? And Other Questions from 3 Moms Fans (Ep. 114)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Letters…we get letters…well, actually emails, comments, and messages. In this episode we do our best to respond with perspective, information and resources.Please know that we are not doctors, cannot prescribe medication - nor do we know all the legalities and resources in each state or country (hello, international listeners!) - but, often, our guests do.Her are some of the episodes we mention for your references:108. Should our...
2025-03-2645 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesLoving Someone with Mental Illness: Skills, Hope, and Strength (Ep. 113)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Actionable strategies for these family members and friends who give so much but whose needs and sacrifices are often unappreciated. Written by clinical psychologist Dr. Michelle Sherman and her mother, DeAnne Sherman, an advocate and educator, the book provides:• Tools to cope with difficult emotions• Strategies to empower loved ones, including how to navigate the mental health system• Communication and limit-setting skills• Approaches to supporting loved ones who have experienced trauma or have...
2025-02-2653 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesCatch it Early: What Doctors and Practitioners Miss About Mental Illness (Ep. 112)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guests: Robert C. Smith, MD and Vinod Srihari, MD, Every day, millions of Americans face untreated mental health challenges—and too often, their first point of contact is a medical doctor unequipped to help. Most physicians - and many others who teach and advise youth - aren’t trained to recognize or treat mental health conditions, yet they’re the ones patients turn to first. This gap in training has devastating consequences, contributing to the menta...
2025-02-051h 05
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesSane and Sober: Everyone Deserves to Recover (Ep. 111) - Guest, Eric J DiasSend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Eric J Dias is no stranger to the struggles people with addiction and severe mental illness experience. He has lived with schizoaffective disorder since he was a teenager. Eric has been a tireless advocate for people with SMI and their families. He writes about the many issues and emotions associated with SMI (Severe Mental Illness) in his novel, I Got Sober For This.In the story, he w...
2025-01-1550 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesShould our Loved One with SMI Live With Us?Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Welcome to this episode, where we explore a deeply personal and often complex topic: the choice to have relatives with severe mental illness live at home with family.Joined by listener guests, we dive into the emotional, practical, and ethical aspects of this decision.Is home the best place for healing and connection, or do the demands overwhelm family dynamics? How do caregivers balance compassion with self-care? And what role...
2024-11-191h 10
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesMeaningful Recovery in SMI: Expanding Access to Treatment that Works (Ep.107)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guests: Robert S Laitman, MD,Mimi Liu, Doro MindAt Doro Mind. the mission is to provide compassionate, accessible, and dynamic care and support for individuals suffering from psychosis and their caregivers.Dr. Robert Laitman is a psychiatric internist dedicated to changing the treatment paradigm for psychosis. He is the author of “Meaningful Recovery from Schizophrenia & Serious Mental Illness wit...
2024-10-231h 09
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesTrauma-Informed Parenting: Help for Support and Healing (Ep. 106)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guests: Suzy DeYoung, Catherine Galda, Trauma Informed Parent When parents are Trauma Informed they are better equipped to help their children heal - and to take care of themselves. Trauma Informed Parent offers information, resources and perspective for parents and caregivers of children, teens and young adults who have experienced trauma or adverse childhood experiences.We Talk About:How did you get into this line of work? What do you hope t...
2024-10-1654 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesThe Never Ending Cycle: Crisis, Coping, Advocacy (Ep. 104)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!The Neverending Cycle: Crisis, Coping, Advocacy (Ep. 104)Guest: Rachel Streiff: Mental Health Advocate, Mentor to SMI Caregivers,NAMI F2F talks about the the emotional stages for families: Crisis, Coping, AdvocacyUnfortunately, like a game of chutes and ladders, you can cycle back at any time. Only thing is - it all becomes more familiar each time. You know where you are.
2024-10-021h 01
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesAmazing Grace: Single Mother, Adult Son with Schizophrenia, Award-Winning Short Film (Ep. 103)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Amazing Grace: Single Mother, Adult Son with Schizophrenia, Award-Winning Short Film (Ep. 103)Guest: Aiden Keltner, FilmmakerBased on the true stories of many families, Amazing Grace tells the story of a single mother caring for her adult son with schizophrenia.Aiden Keltner is the filmmaker, and did some of his research in focus groups gathered by Randye and Mindy, and is a treasured friend of this...
2024-09-0653 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesBeyond Hidden Valley Road for Adult Siblings: What’s In Your Hands? Guest: Lindsay Mary Rauch (Ep. 102)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Lindsay Mary Galvin Rauch, Mental Health Advocate/Speaker“ I draw inspiration from my upbringing with ten older brothers, six of whom bravely fought schizophrenia. Sharing my story and journey can make a positive impact. Let's break the stigma together.”Many years ago, Lindsay Mary and her sister, Margaret Galvin, decided they wanted to share their family story in the hopes it would reduce or eliminate the stig...
2024-08-2859 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesCaregivers, You Are Not Alone - But Are You Liable? - with Ken Duckworth, MD (Ep.101)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Please note: if you write us “Fan mail” (thanks! )- please include some contact info (email is best) if you want a reply.Guest: Ken Duckworth, NAMI Chief Medical OfficerKen Duckworth’s journey into psychiatry started when he was a boy growing up with a dad who experienced severe bipolar disorder. His father was loving, kind and periodically quite ill, hospitalized for months at a time. Ken became a psychia...
2024-08-2154 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesKody Green, Schizophrenic Hippie - From Incarceration and Addiction to Advocacy and Inspiration -Ep. 100Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Kody Green, patient advocateKody lives with schizophrenia and is a motivational speaker/content creator with over a million followers on TikTok alone (@schizophrenichippie). He has also overcome struggles with drug addiction and incarceration, which he shares information about on his platform. To be a better advocate and speaker, Kody has been trained as a peer support specialist, recovery coach and suicide prevention specialist. Kody's podcast is c...
2024-08-0154 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesWhat Will Happen When We’re Gone? Trusts, Pooled Trusts and More-Ep. 99Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!What Will Happen When We’re Gone? Trusts, Pooled Trusts and More-Ep. 99Guest: Megan Brand, Colorado Fund for People with Disabilities Executive DirectorDani Page, JD (her other episodes with us are Episodes 50 and 70)In its simplest form, a Trust is a relationship, in which one person holds title to property, subject to an obligation to keep or use the property for the benefit of another..
2024-07-241h 04
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesPurpose, Belonging, Community: Starting and Opening an International Clubhouse for People with MI -Ep. 98Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Purpose, Belonging, Community: Starting and Opening an International Clubhouse for People with MI -Ep. 98A New International Clubhouse in Minnesota, USA!Guests:Karina Forrest Perkins , Chad Bolstrom, Vail Place Nishi and Margaret, MembersVail Ramsey County Clubhouse in MN, USA had a huge turnout for its Grand Opening event and ribbon cutting ceremony. Vail C...
2024-07-171h 01
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesLab Bench to Bedside: Research and Partnership in Schizophrenia Treatment (Johns Hopkins Schizophrenia Symposium) -Ep. 96Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!“Guest Mom” Laura PoglianoThe Johns Hopkins Schizophrenia Symposium brings together world-renowned experts in psychiatry, mental health, and neuroscience in order to present diverse aspects of the disorder, discuss their findings with colleagues, and be available to answer attendees’ questions. This year, the speakers presented their cutting-edge and multidisciplinary approaches, including those that interfere among molecular pathology, digital science, public outreach, and clinical psychiatry.Families were invited...
2024-06-2752 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesNo One Cares About Crazy People: A Documentary Film-in-Progress -Ep. 95Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!No One Cares About Crazy People is a feature documentary film-in-progress about the tragedy, crisis and chaos of severe mental illness in America – and a burgeoning national crusade to do something about itNO ONE CARES ABOUT CRAZY PEOPLE takes us inside the tragedy, chaos, and crisis of severe mental illness in America. It derives in part from Ron Powers’ acclaimed book of the same name, a hybrid narrative of tragic family memo...
2024-06-1943 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesLiving With Psychosis, Part 3 -Christopher Grant’s Story (told to SZ Society of York) -Ep. 93Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!“Chris had a "tumultuous" time several years ago, dealing with the onset of schizoaffective disorder, but has overcome addiction and homelessness and established stability for himself, while also being an extremely productive artist.His artist name, as well as his social media handle, is xoradmagical.He's done one film for the National Film Board of Canada and is working on another.He's prolific on TikTok, where he...
2024-05-091h 02
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesLiving With Psychosis, Part 2 - Matthew Dickson’s Story (told to SZ Society of York) -Ep. 92Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!This is Part 2 - Matthew’s Story. Here is his bio:“Hi, I'm Matthew Dickson! I'm a Canadian who helps people in developing countries get access to basic mental health care. I've suffered from mental health problems myself (schizophrenia).I bicycled across Canada when I was 20 in the middle of getting an engineering degree. But at 22 I was diagnosed with schizophrenia. It took a...
2024-05-0926 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesLiving With Psychosis, Part 1 - Randye’s Story (told to SZ Society of York) -Ep. 91Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Ever wonder what psychosis feels like. From someone who has experienced it and now has the insight so many of our loved ones do not have?We’re lucky to have permission instead to repost this recording from The Schizophrenia Society of York University in Canada. SSY is the first and only schizophrenia awareness club organization at York University. It raises awareness and humanizes individuals diagnosed with s...
2024-05-0829 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesAsk the Moms - Listeners are the Guests (Ep. 90)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!In this episode, listeners tell us what's on their minds and we answer as best we can. We talk about anosognosia, incarceration, psychotic delusions, what we would have done differently if we'd known then what we know now, and lots more.We open with a poem by a listener who is diagnosed with SZ:Dale Walsh Poem - “I am a recovered reaching out help lessen the challenges encountered by family caregivers”
2024-05-0158 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesAwakenings: Stories of Recovery and Emergence from Schizophrenia (Ep. 89)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!A new book, Awakenings, has just been released. It describes the journeys of 28 remarkable people who are now thriving despite being diagnosed with SZ. The authors and contributors hope to show that with newer treatments, and also social support and therapy, recovery is possible.Guests: Bethany Yeiser, President of CURESZ Foundation (https://curesz.org/) and co-author of the book. The CURESZ Foundation offers advocacy, information, advice, a...
2024-04-241h 32
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesPreventing Crisis: Mental Health Literacy and Why It’s Essential (Ep. 88)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Annie Slease, Co-Founder of the Mental Health Literacy CollaborativeDo you have a loved one with Serious Mental Illness?Do you wonder why it took so long for someone to recognize the symptoms?Mental Health Literacy would have helped prevent the crises we have dealt with.The mission of the MHLC is to make evidence-based mental health l...
2024-04-1751 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesAmbiguous Loss - Living with grief caused by SMI (guest: Jerri Clark) (Ep. 85)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!We’re delighted to welcome a return guest, Jerri Clark.Jerri first joined us on Episode 32, “Channeling Grief and Anger into Advocacy and Acceptance”, and is now working with TAC (Treatment Advocacy Center-, see Episode 71 with Kathy Day. Episode 31 with Lisa Dailey, Episode 35 with Sabah Muhammad ), ) as Family Resource and Advocacy Manager. She has a fellowship as TAC’s DJ Jaffe Advocate this year. Jerri is a family member whose son with SMI died from suici...
2024-02-2849 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesWhat Do I Do Now?: THE Handbook for SZ Caregivers: guest, Nicole Drapeau Gillen (Ep. 83)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Schizophrenia, a complex and harrowing illness, presents an ongoing challenge for caregivers. In this groundbreaking book, discover the missing links that empowers you to navigate the labyrinth of decisions and actions required to provide the best care for your loved one.Nicole Drapeau Gillen is a mother who recognized that caregivers like herself often find themselves thrust into this challenging, complex and stressful situation with little clear guidance on how to help a loved...
2024-01-311h 00
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesEnding the Criminalization of Mental Illness: Judge Steve Leifman (Ep. 82)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Ending the Criminalization of Mental Illness: Guest Judge Steve Leifman(Ep. 82)It is estimated that more than two million arrests in the United States each year involve people with Serious Mental Illnesses (SMI) – half of which are homeless at the time of their arrest.Jails have become places where a disproportionate number of people with SMI spend significant amounts of time; their ties to...
2024-01-241h 09
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesHope for Troubled Minds -Tributes to Courage and Love . Guest: Tony Roberts (Ep. 80)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Tony is a man with an unquiet mind who delights in the One who delights in him. He is diagnosed with rapid cycling bipolar disorder with psychotic features. With a lot of professional and spiritual help, he has published three books — Delight in Disorder: Ministry, Madness, Mission; When Despair Meets Delight: Stories to Cultivate Hope for Those with Mental Illness. And, Hope for Troubled Minds: Tributes to Those with Brain Illnesses and Their Loved Ones....
2023-12-0650 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesFaith, God, and Serious Mental Illness: But Deliver Me From Crazy - Guest: Katie R Dale (Ep. 79)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Katie R. Dale is no stranger to the storms of Serious Mental Illness. Blindsided by an intense episode of bipolar disorder at 16, she has come a long way. Katie has written a memoir on her psych hospitalizations and how God helped her heal. Dale has conquered many losses including her sanity and firstborn child. Despite these challenges, she has been an award-winning author and advocate, working toward equity for those with Serious Mental Illnesses through her
2023-11-3043 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesFrom Breaking into a House to Being Invited...Peer Specialist Kevin Earley (Ep. 78)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Kevin “Earleybird” Earley - peer specialist, speaker and artistHis challenges with mental health are documented in his father, Pete Earley's 2007 best selling book, "Crazy - A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness", which chronicles his 2002 incident where Kevin broke into a stranger's house and took a bubble bath before being apprehended by the police. His work deals with menta...
2023-11-1645 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesMothers and Sons: Family, Mental Illness and Love (Ep. 77)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!A Just Us EpisodeCan Families Help Prevent Tragedy? “The family of the gunman who killed 18 people last week in Maine contacted police with concerns about his mental health and access to guns more than five months before the massacre, according to their local sheriff.”Listen to families!!!!TIME magazine:Five months before the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history, the gunman’s family alerted the loca...
2023-11-0646 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesAction, Alliance, and Hope for a Cure. Schizophrenia, A Treatable Brain Disease (Ep. 76)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Gordon Lavigne, CEO, Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action AllianceAnd Alfonso Guido Jr., JDThe vision of S&PAA (The Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action Alliance is this: to see schizophrenia and psychosis spectrum disorders universally recognized and treated as neurobiological brain illnesses.Its mission?:to create a movement for systemic change to improve care, support, and equity for th...
2023-10-2747 min
YOUR Health Vibes with ElanaEmbrace The Muck with Guest, Rob FeldmanStruggle is a part of life. In this video, I'm going to share with you how I've learned to embrace the muck and turn it into something beautiful. If you're like me, you've been through your fair share of struggles. It seems like nothing ever goes our way and we just can't catch a break. But what if I told you that those struggles are actually a blessing in disguise? That's right, in today's show we're going to show you how to to embrace the muck because it can be a powerful tool for growth. Today's show sponsored by Mimi...
2023-09-2046 min
YOUR Health Vibes with ElanaTradition - 1 Generation to Another! Honoring our Grandmothers with Guest & Dad, Rob FeldmanTradition - 1 Generation to Another! Honoring our Grandmothers with Guest & Dad, Rob Feldman. This is going to be a very special show as we talk about traditions which have been established over the years with our loving Grandmothers, Mimi, Sylvia and Addie plus how you can create transitions of your own. Sometimes we just need to shake things up! Join us as we have some fun, share some stories and create new memories. WGSN-DB Going Solo Network 24/7 Live Streaming Radio, TV & Podcasts - #1 Internet Singles Talk Network (www.goingsolomedia.com) for a Complete Singles Connection (www.goingsolonetwork.com) & Going Solo...
2023-09-1943 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesWhat to Do If Your Loved One Goes Missing (Ep. 73)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Charla CollinsCharla’s daughter Kylee lives with severe mental illness. After suffering a traumatic brain injury in her teens she eventually turned to drugs, and with little resources available to get her the long term mental health care she needs, she often disappears into the streets, going long periods without contact. During a particular instance in 2021, Charla went out to look for her.Here, she shares the knowledge and wisdom sh...
2023-08-251h 07
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesListeners in the Spotlight, Act 2: Tell Us Your Story (Ep. 72)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!The last time we invited our listeners to share their stories, the response was incredible - so we are doing it again!Here are stories from families dealing with SMI (serious mental illness), including one gentleman who lives with the diagnosis himself.You are not alone.You’ll hear about early symptoms, incarcerations, fear, finances, the roller coaster of diagnoses, medications, and relapses…second hits, good peri...
2023-08-0258 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesHelp and Tips for Families in Mental Illness Crisis: Treatment Advocacy Center (Ep. 71)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Kathy Day, Senior Family Resource and Advocacy Manager,Treatment advocacy centerIn her role as the senior family resources and advocacy manager at Treatment Advocacy Center*, Kathy Day helps families across the country find resources and strategies to work within the system of mental healthcare for their loved ones who have severe mental illnesses. She supports, coaches, strategizes, and listens to people whose loved ones live with SMI. She helps families help their...
2023-07-1251 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesHelp! Navigating SSI/SSDI Applications and More (ep. 70)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Dani Page § SOAR (SSI/SSDI, Outreach, Access and Recovery) certified Retired attorney. Instructor on implicit bias in the space of disability§ Juris Doctorate§ Certified Family to Family facilitator for National Alliance on Mental Illness§ SOAR (SSI/SSDI, Outreach, Access and Recovery) certified—for individuals with behavioral health challenges who are homeless or at risk§ Presenter and facilitator on implicit bias in the space of disability We learn:SSI/SSDI/SSA - review...
2023-06-301h 09
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesSchizophrenia, Malady of the Mind: The Path to Prevention (Ep. 69)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Jeffrey Lieberman,M.D., author of Malady of the MindDr. Jeffrey Lieberman draws on his four-decade career to illuminate the past, present, and future of schizophrenia.Of the many myths and misconceptions that obscure our understanding of schizophrenia, the most pernicious is that there is no effective treatment or cure. Though that may have been true in the past, the current reality couldn’t be more different: to...
2023-06-1459 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches#EndtheClozapineREMS: Activists and Survivors of Psychosis Speak to Lawmakers (ep.68)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Thanks to the Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action Alliance for choosing us to be the first to share this important event.On May 24th, 2023, The Angry Moms joined the Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action Alliance and other advocacy groups for A Day of Action at the U.S. Capitol, in recognition of World Schizophrenia Awareness Day.In a briefing dedicated to discussing barriers to clozapine treatment, two courageous...
2023-06-1045 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesAngry Moms go to Washington: guest, Sue Maida (ep. 67)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!First, updates:Dr. Jeff Lieberman book event, Malady of the Mind ( episode 68 June 13)(and can we talk about teeth?)Mindy: NAMI convention- update, , Joel Corcoran, CEO of Clubhouse International. Mimi: Angry Moms, and introduce GUEST Sue Maida!Links:https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/features/schizophrenia-fda-hindering-clozapine?fbclid=IwAR2__DmXdnmuHqOqgc-myG4szJOfMfMyZt62uxeRHXyHKkmygQakkggw2X8Te...
2023-06-071h 00
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesFrom Partner to Stranger - Mental Illness and Your Spouse: guest, Patrick Dylan (ep 66)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!We interview the author of Safe, Wanted and Loved - (Patrick Dylan)Winner of seven awards, including a National Indie Excellence Award and Best Indie Book Award."Anyone out there struggling to navigate mental illness should read this thoughtful book."—Former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, founder of the Kennedy Forum "Pat, we need to kill the dog." A chill ran dow...
2023-05-1748 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesMental Health Case Management and Care: Helping Those in Crisis (ep. 65) -guest, Kat ThompsonSend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Social worker by heart, therapist by trade, Kat Thompson earned her MSW in 2022. She’s a mental health professional specializing in helping those in crisis. She also is a founder of Cascadia Cares ,”:building a world where it’s normal to help others.” 1. Tell us what a case manager's scope of work and responsibilities are.2. What made you want to pursue this line of work?3. What do you be...
2023-05-1048 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesPsychosis and Mental Health Recovery: A Workbook of Activities, and Hope (Ep. 64)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Psychosis is a huge part of many serious mental illnesses, including schizophrenia. Jennifer Gerlach, LCSW, is a clinician with a mission: to spread a message of hope and recovery to encourage young adults living with serious mental illness. She says, “Your Story Matters AND You Are More Than Your Story”Her story will inspire you as well. Recently, she completed a workbook geared...
2023-04-2751 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesMore of What Families Want Therapists to Know About Schizophrenia (Part 2 with Leah Brennan, LMFT, CADC) -Episode 63Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Leah Brennan. a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor, joined us with her own questions in Episode 55 so as to improve therapist-family communication. Her Episode had such a great response that listeners asked for more - so here it is!Leah got connected to 3 Moms In the Trenches through her clients. Over the past five years, she has had four di...
2023-04-1948 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesHope is Hard Work: Schizophrenia and Resilience- Hakeem Inspires (ep 62)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Hakeem Al-Zayyidi is an Islamic motivational and inspirational speaker. Hakeem is a graduate of Royal Roads University in Victoria, BC.It took Hakeem ten years to obtain his four-year undergraduate degree in Business and Sustainability.His heroes and those who have motivated him to succeed include Malcolm X, LeBron James, Mohammed Ali, and Elyn Saks.Hakeem has been dealing with schizophrenia since his early 20s.
2023-03-2244 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesCompassionate Interventions for the Homeless: The NYC Plan (ep 61)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Brian Stettin, senior advisor to NYC Mayor Eric Adams administration on severe mental illness.Brian drafted the legislation that became Kendra's Law when he was an assistant attorney general in 1999, after a young journalist, Kendra Webdale, was shoved into an oncoming train by a young man from Queens with a long history of mental illness.The Adams administration's new push is to have more severely mentally ill people brought to h...
2023-03-0945 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesA Sister’s Love and SMI: Grieving the “Perfect Other” (ep.60) with Kyleigh LeddySend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Kyleigh Leddy, author of “The Perfect Other: A Memoir of my Sister”“I wish my sister gets better” - that became part of our guest's yearly birthday wishes, and more often too.Our daughters have probably made that same wish - or at least they used to.In 2019, Kyleigh won the New York Times Modern Love college essay contest for an essay she wrote about grieving...
2023-02-0845 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesSchizophrenic NYC: Define Normal, Defy Stigma and Homelessness (ep 59)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Michelle Hammer Michelle Hammer is a Schizophrenia Activist and spends her time passionately fighting stigma.Michelle was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 22 after a misdiagnosis of bipolar at age 18. At 27, Michelle decided to use her artistic talents and fearless personality to do something that could benefit the mental health community. She founded Schizophrenic.NYC - a clothing brand with the mission of reducing stigma by s...
2023-01-2648 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesListeners in the Spotlight: Tell Us Your Story! (Ep. 58)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Seven listeners share their stories of SMI (Serious Mental Illness) in a loved one - and, in one case, in themselves.This episode grew out of a facebook post. We had so many volunteers to share their powerful stories that we may do more episodes like this, if you find it valuable and moving. I know we did.Show notes:Judith Smith's Support group info: judithrsmith@difficultmothering.comLook Again p...
2023-01-1355 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesNot-So-Happy Holidays? How to Manage with SMI in the FamilySend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!What if, for families coping with SMI (serious mental illness) in a loved one, the holiday season is "the most difficult time of the year"?The 3 Moms Discuss - Holidays past, in joy, crisis or grief - and how we currently celebrate what is...the best we can.Some tips we share:Lower Holiday expectations and Marketing Myths (e.g., perfect holidays)Plan Ahead - even for possible disasterHave a Plan B - and...
2022-12-1738 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesWhat Families Want Therapists to Know About Schizophrenia (Ep. 55)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Leah Brennan, Leah Brennan, LMFT, CADC Leah Brennan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor. Leah got connected to 3 Moms In the Trenches through her clients. Over the past five years, she has had four different parents on her caseload who were all confronting the reality that their sons met the criteria for a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Leah...
2022-10-271h 04
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesTell Me I’m Here: SZ Memoir Becomes a Heart-Rending Play (ep. 54)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!In 2022, the memoir Tell Me I’m Here, went from page to stage at the Belvoir Theatre in Sydney, Australia - to universal acclaim - like “a bold work, tackling difficult subject matter with empathy and insight”- and we have the playwright here with us today, with her own story to tell. We are also thrilled that the theatre company used our podcast as part of their research. Please welcome...
2022-10-2244 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesA Plan of Action for COD (co-occurring disorders): The Harris Project (Episode 53)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!A Plan of Action for COD (co-occurring disorders*): The Harris Project*mental health challenges plus and substance misuse or addictionWhat comes first: substance use or mental health challenges? It can happen either way.Adolescence is a time of change and challenge. It is also during this time that most mental health disorders arise. In fact, 22% of teens 13-18 have a diagnosable mental health and/or a...
2022-09-2954 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesNavigating Psychosis & Behavioral Health Systems: Against All Odds: Dr. Gary Tsai (ep. 52)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!As a psychiatrist and system administrator who grew up with a mother with schizophrenia, Dr. Gary Tsai offers an insider’s perspective on the process of seeking care for serious mental illnesses, informed by both firsthand personal and expert professional experiences.Dr. Tsai is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker and author, physician who is board certified in psychiatry and addiction medicine, and the director of the largest substance use system in the nation....
2022-09-1542 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesNever Truly Out of the Woods - “Long-Haul” Schizophrenia and the Family (Ep. 51)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Living with schizophrenia or other SMI (Serious Mental Illness) in yourself or in your family is like a game of “chutes and ladders” - you’re never really out of the woods, but there are wins (progress, good moments and memories) and hopes along the way. Mimi, Mindy and Randye catch up on the latest family journeys with SZ - life-threatening crises, changes in treatment, finding hope and joy, and resilience - in this opening...
2022-09-0846 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesHelp! I Don’t Understand SSI/SSDI - Ep 50, guest: Dani Page, JDSend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!SZ 3 moms Ep 50: Help! I Don’t Understand SSI/SSDIGuest: Dani Page § SOAR (SSI/SSDI, Outreach, Access and Recovery) certified Retired attorney. Instructor on implicit bias in the space of disability.§ Juris Doctorate§ Certified Family to Family facilitator for National Alliance on Mental Illness§ SOAR (SSI/SSDI, Outreach, Access and Recovery) certified—f...
2022-07-211h 00
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesPete Earley: A Father’s (and son’s) Search Through America’s Mental Health MadnessSend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Pete Earley is a storyteller whose books include four New York Times bestsellers, likeThe Hot House and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness.His years as an investigative journalist include six years at The Washington Post. Pete is a tireless advocate for mental health system reform.Many listeners ask...
2022-07-1652 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches“Our Son Died with His Civil Liberties Intact” - and What We Did NextSend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks! Episode 48: “Our Son Died with His Civil Liberties Intact” - and What We Did Next One Story of Bedlam - and Activism - in America’s Mental Health CrisisGuests: Norm Ornstein and Judy HarrisYou are about to meet a couple - Norm Ornstein and Judy Harris - who tragically lost their son Matthew in 2015. Matthew had struggled with mental illness for over a decade, and , as...
2022-07-0147 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesYou Are Not Alone: On Grief, Guilt, Tough Choices…and Hope (Ep. 47)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Just the Moms, addressing Q’s and giving updatesWe talk about:Our recent advocacy (legislation and keynote speeches)SEARCH: what families need (Support, Education, Acceptance, Respect, Communication Skills, Hope)Updates …and address e-mails and facebook comments likeWill I ever feel "normal" again? The grief and anger still take my breath away some days. I'm sorry to vent...
2022-06-2444 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesAn Emotional Response to the Hearing Voices Network: Anti-Medication ? (ep 46)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest:Freddie de BoerOn May 17th, the NY Times Magazine published an article by Daniel Bergner, based on his book The Mind and the Moon. The article reports on psychosis , from the point of view of Caroline, who is beset by the hallucinations of psychosis. Daniel Bergner explores how to seek a deeper engagement with ourselves and one another—and how to f...
2022-05-3041 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesMental Health Crisis on Campus: Steps to Student Support (Episode 45)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!According to NAMI, there is an undeniable and growing mental health crisis that demands both attention and action. Covid-19 has only made things worse.Nearly 2 in 5 adults struggled with mental health issues in 2020, compared to about 1 in 5 adults before the pandemic. Among adults with mental illness, only 46% received treatment in 2020, a number that is far lower among Black A...
2022-05-2441 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesMental Illness and Faith - How Can Clergy and Congregations Help? (Episode 44)Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!When Mental Illness happens, it happens to the whole family. Do families turn to their houses of faith for help ? And if they do, what happens?We explore this in Episode 44- with 3 moms, one Rabbi and one Pastor. It doesn’t cover all faiths, of course, but it’s a start.Guests: Rabbi Evan Schultz, Congregation B’Nai Israel, ConnecticutRev...
2022-05-1350 min
The Voice4Chefs PodcastPart I The Canterbury Baking School with Victoria FeldmanSend us a text**Introduction:**In this episode, we're joined by Victoria Feldman, the passionate chef and owner of Canterbury Baking School. Victoria shares insights into Canterbury's top attractions and the inspiration behind her journey in founding a healthy baking school. From her origins as a teacher to her love for healthy, plant-based cooking, Victoria opens up about her culinary evolution.**Exploring Canterbury:**Victoria describes Canterbury as a picturesque Cathedral city with historical richness. From the awe-inspiring Canterbury Cathedral to the remains of its walled city and nearby...
2022-05-0727 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesFamily Support Services - Where Can We Find Help?Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!We all agree (and letters and comments confirm) - the family feels lost. Doesn’t know what to do, where to turn, to get help with:Finding options and servicesSorting through themPlace to vent and share/run through ideasOur guest today provides that kind of help, and she is here today to share some tips with us.
2022-04-2948 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesGrowing Up Too Fast: When Your Parent has Serious Mental IllnessSend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guests: Karen Comba, author of The Snipers We Couldn't See: A Memoir of Growing Up with My Mother's SchizophreniaAnd Christina Lord, mental health advocate (Canada) daughter of a dad with SZ, First, your stories.How has the experience impacted you (Karen writes about life “with footprints on her back”)How did writing or sharing about it help? Or did it?
2022-04-1559 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesHomelessness and SMI: Transforming the American mental health system through radical hospitality.Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Problem: Getting our Homeless off the Streets and into HousingMany of our seriously mentally ill wind up in jail, dead, or homeless.It doesn’t have to be that way - and solutions in places like Trieste, Italy can show us the way, Heart Forward.Meet Kerry Morrison, and discover a cost-effective, empathetic solution that lives up to “The human right to a sense of purpo...
2022-03-2451 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesAsk the Moms: We Answer Listener Questions in Our First Live Episode!Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!We invited listeners to come on board for this episode, for some Q and A, and wow did they come through!This is one of our most powerful shows ever, thanks to you. Yes, if you want, we will do this again.We discuss:how we wrote our booksHow to help the Treatment team include us - even if they are reluctant (HIPAA, confidentiality, etc.)Planning for when we are no...
2022-03-181h 05
The Lyme 360 Podcast: Heal+EP 95: The Power of Detoxing with Spencer Feldman, Founder of RemedylinkOn this podcast, we are going to be talking about a new way to detox for Lyme. We all know how important detoxing is when you have Lyme. It has been instrumental in my healing. Spencer Feldman is the founder and CEO of Remedylink. Spencer is a multiple patent holder and has been designing and manufacturing detoxification products for over 20 years. His groundbreaking work creating detox suppositories spawned an entire industry in the alternative health world. I urge you to listen to this episode and learn more about detoxing from an expert like Spencer.Tune in to...
2022-03-1547 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesAdvocating for the Best Available SMI Care: guest, Rachel StreiffSend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Rachel Streiff: Mental Health Advocate, Mentor to SMI Caregivers, Data analyst for Team Daniel Running for Recovery from mental illness, (Dr. Robert Laitman’s organization), chemical and biomedical engineer with a legacy six sigma black belt certification - Mother of our guest in episode 22, who is currently a full-time college student.If you enjoyed her son's story in Episode 22, hear his Mom's side of the advocacy and how she insisted on the best avai...
2022-02-1855 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesDifficult: Mothering Challenging Adult Children Through Conflict and ChangeSend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!“Does anybody have a map?...” - a lyric from the show Dear Evan Hansen, sung by the parents of the show’s adolescent children.If you are a “Mom in the Trenches” of serious mental illness in your child, you also know the feeling - all too well .Judith R. Smith, (mother, psychotherapist, professor, researcher on women’s issues as they age) noticed that the topic of...
2022-02-1054 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesFocus on BIPOC Mental Health Challenges and Outreach - guest, Sabah MuhammadSend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks! Focus on BIPOC Mental Health Challenges and Outreach - guest, Sabah Muhammad, DJ Jaffe AdvocateSabah has a brother with mental illness, and is an advocate for him, and more: she is legislative and policy counsel with Treatment Advocacy Center (see episode 31).SMI is challenging enough, but what does racial inequality add to the picture? Sabah references one of her favorite quotes: "Racism isn't the shark in the water, it is the wa...
2022-01-2555 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesThe Deep Dark Road: Living With Schizophrenia and Coming Back. Ryan’s Story.Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks! An Acid Trip in college led to “never feeling the same again” - to actions to feed drug habits, to inner thoughts of suicide and harm, a diagnosis of schizophrenia, treatment - and now, a Master's Degree and full-time work.The 3 Moms ask Ryan the questions our sons aren’t ready to answer.What does psychosis feel like?What is the effect of weed on your symptoms?Do you...
2022-01-2154 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesFellowship Place, One Supportive Community Fostering Mental Health - Ep.33Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!“Housing…employment…daytime structure. There needs to be something for people in between all those medical appointments in order to really have a positive meaningful life.” - Guest Mary Guerrera, Exec. director After hospitalization - what? Many people with mental health issues, and their families, struggle to find answers to that question.What would true support and community look like? What is possible?Fellowship Place in New Haven...
2022-01-1345 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesChanneling Grief and Anger into Advocacy and Acceptance - guest Jerri ClarkSend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!What if: the mental health system would pay more attention, take more steps to help , before tragedy, violence, or crime finally calls attention to symptoms of SMI (serious mental illness)?What if Darrell Brooks (charged with murder after plowing his mother’s car into a parade in Wisconsin) had been helped, and treated, instead of ignored or imprisoned? His mother, Dawn Woods, wrote a letter to the media. She, too, is a “mom in the...
2021-12-1750 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesEliminating Barriers to Mental Illness Treatment - Treatment Advocacy CenterSend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Lack of involuntary treatment, hospital bed shortages, anosognosia, criminalization of mental illness, public service costs…Where do we turn when we need to change the system of mental illness treatment? How to break open the barriers? How do we advocate for change?The Treatment Advocacy Center is a national 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating legal and other barriers to the timely and effective treatment of severe me...
2021-12-0951 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesPurpose and Community on Recovery Road - Clubhouse Int’l - Episode 30Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest Joel Corcoran, Executive Director of Clubhouse InternationalWE are registered on Podchaser: 1JYHu8EZSiGN2dxr1Oz7Clubhouse International:A Clubhouse is an evidence-based-practice founded on the belief that even the most disabled can sufficiently recover and improve their lives with the help of a supportive community. The Clubhouse model provides pathways to meaningful social inclusion, work and wellbeing. First developed in New York in 1948 by a small...
2021-11-1854 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesDual Diagnosis: Double the Challenge - Episode 29Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Getting personal on this episode about the effects of addiction (drugs or alcohol) on the family - and the double challenge when it co-occurs with SMI (Serios Mental Illness) - in our sons’ cases: schizophrenia.Are we ever really out of the woods? Are our loved ones?What can we do? What must we let go of?The 3 moms get personal here. Solutions? We wish we ha...
2021-11-1342 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesNot Like the Others: Katie's Story of Mental Illness and RecoverySend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Katie Sanford , blogger, "Not Like the Others"“You raise expectations, and raised expectations are what people need.” - MindyFrom Katie's blog:"Throughout the course of my life with schizoaffective disorder, I have always been considered high functioning. But high functioning doesn’t mean my life is normal or even symptom-free. "Katie Sanford is a blogger and advocate living with schizoaffective disord...
2021-10-2945 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesI Am Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help! How to Help Someone Accept TreatmentSend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!If you care for someone with a diagnosed serious mental illness (SMI) , you know that it isn’t easy to help them begin, or continue, treatment.You hear “I’m not sick! I don’t need help!”That phrase inspired our guest to find a way, write a book, and create a movement.Dr. Xavier Amador is a world-renowned clinical psychologist & forensic expert, and a Family caregiver...
2021-10-2243 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesSchizophrenia and the Family: Is There Hope Beyond Hidden Valley Road?Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!To end our first season with episode 25, we present the interview that started it all: Mimi and Randye interview Bob Kolker, and are joined by fellow activist/mom Laura Pogliano.A conversation about #Schizophrenia and the Family: Is There Hope Beyond #HiddenValleyRoad? with Robert Kolker, Miriam Feldman, Randye Kaye, and Laura Pogliano. Kolker is a journalist and nonfiction author whose first book Lost Girls was a New York Times best-seller and was recently adapted for a N...
2021-09-2052 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesEpisode 23- You Are not Alone - Stories of Family emotional Journey with SZSend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Are you dealing with SZ in a loved one? Feeling confused? Scared? Angry? Overwhelmed?You are not alone. We've been there...and how.There are stages in the emotional journeys of families dealing with Schizophrenia in a loved one. Mimi, Mindy and Randye are now often at the "advocacy/Acceptance" stage - but not always.In excerpts from our books, and quotes from listeners, we talk about the events and feelings in the earlier...
2021-08-1248 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesFrom Schizophrenia / Addiction, through Treatment, to Success: Carson's StorySend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Episode 22- From Schizophrenia and Pot Addiction, through Treatment, to Success: Carson's StoryToday we talk with Carson S. , who has an inspiring story to tell, from schizophrenia/addiction to sobriety/recovery success. We talk about his life….what it used to be like, what his challenges have been (addiction/intrusive thoughts/SMI) , and how he is doing now…..and what advice he might give to others who need to have hope.
2021-08-0547 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesTools of Hope: Family Empowerment and Care Coordination in Mental IllnessSend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Today is about solutions -( we’ve done a lot of episodes about problems) - and at the end we’ll share some free resources to help you if someone in your family has schizophrenia - Guest: Michael Mackniak, JDFree resources:https://myfenow.com/3moms/ https://myfenow.com/tools-of-hope/Other Links:
2021-07-1455 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesWhat Schizophrenia Steals - Emotions Deeper in the TrenchesSend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!A “Just Us 3 Moms, Digging Deeper” Episode.Tonight we just talk about our boys - and what we’ve lost, what they have lost.Feeling even more alone than ever? Not only is your family member diagnosed with schizophrenia, but you have your own reactions and emotions to deal with - what is “normal”? What do other families feel? What are the stages of these reactions? What can be done?
2021-05-1352 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesStopping the Revolving Door - Eric's Powerful AOT Success StorySend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest : Eric Smith is a nationally recognized mental health advocate, public speaker, and consultant on matters of severe mental illness (SMI). He is also a graduate of assisted outpatient treatment (AOT). His story has been told in the documentary Stopping the Revolving Door – A Civil Approach to Treating Severe Mental Illness. He has been written about inBedlam, authored by Peabody Award-winning Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, MD....
2021-05-0458 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesNAMI’s Family to Family Program - Mental Illness Education, Support, Strategies and MoreSend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Have you ever wished there were a way to learn about your loved one’s mental illness, so that you can stop grasping at straws, making things worse, being always in the dark about what to do and how to cope?This DOES exist - and it’s free. It’s called Family-to-Family, offered by NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental Illness) - and they have tons of other resources as well.
2021-04-1539 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesRebuilding Life When you Have Schizophrenia: Rebecca’s Story, Part 2Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Rebecca’s Story, Part 2What do the intrusive thoughts (aka to some, “voices”) say to you?Rebuilding your life, and giving to others - how does that help?Psychiatrists - the good, the bad, the changes, and why it mattersRelationships - How were they affected? Whether to disclose your illness? When? How?The ups and downs of recovery. how do you know when you are sta...
2021-03-1136 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesRebuilding Life When you Have Schizophrenia: Rebecca’s StorySend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Rebecca Lyn PhillipsRebecca Lyn Phillips, 43, is a published author, speaker, and mental health advocate. She regularly shares her story of trial and recovery to help others who need hope. She wants to shine a light on a dark subject and show that life can happen again.Episode 9: Rebecca Lyn Phillips, Part One3 Mom Updates: When SMI peer community can be...
2021-03-1132 min
Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesConservatorship for Schizophrenia: Who Needs it? Why? and How?Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!In the news: Britney Spears and conservatorshipBrief Sons’ Recovery updates, “good and bad” - and The Miracle of OrdinaryWhat is Conservatorship? - varies from state to stateHow we did - or didn’t - get to be our sons’ conservator/guardianMindy and Mimi - Managing without conservatorshipRandye and Ben’s 's Journey to Conservators...
2021-02-1634 minSchizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesLet's talk about the voices - What the heck is schizophrenia ?Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!What is schizophrenia? - definitions we use/hear - what it is notWhat do you think happens in your son’s head when symptomatic? What does it look like to you and your family? What do you observe?What changes when treatment is effective? What doesn’t change?Positive and Negative Symptoms of SchizophreniaHow can we empathize?What effect do street drugs have on treatment?Qu...
2021-01-2729 minSchizophrenia: Three Moms in the TrenchesWho we are, what we know, how to copeSend a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Why this podcast? - a place to tell the truth about SZ in the family Our stories, sons, our books (and why we wrote them)Who were our sons ….before?Where are our sons today?What has been the hardest thing about this so far?PEOPLE ARE ASKING...What we wish we’d known earlier Each close with message:Mimi - Joy is still possible Mi...
2021-01-1443 min
Heart Forward Conversations from the HeartHe Came in with It: A Portrait of Motherhood and Madness. A conversation with the author -- and my former neighbor -- Miriam FeldmanSend us a textMiriam Feldman – one of the strongest women I know -- recounts her journey as the mother of a son struggling with schizophrenia. She points out that as a mother, you tend to worry about child abduction or car accidents. Nothing prepares you for serious mental illness. From her book: “This is the story of how mental illness unspools an entire family…it exposes the shortfalls of our mental health system, the destructive impact of stigma, shame and isolation, and, finally, the falsity of the notion of a perfect family.” Mimi lived across the st...
2020-11-2852 min