Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches
Three mothers who each have adult sons with schizophrenia share their experiences and insights. The hosts—Randye Kaye, Mindy Greiling, and Miriam Feldman—have all written acclaimed books about the condition. They speak candidly to support families, practitioners, and those living with serious mental illness. The show often features guests and aims to help listeners feel less alone and learn practical coping strategies.
Episodes
Who Takes Care of the Caregiver? NAMI’s Family Helpline (Ep. 146)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Available Monday Through Friday, 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM ETYou Are Not Alone. We are here to help.The NAMI Family Caregiver HelpLine is a free, confidential service providing caregiver-led support, tools and strategies, trusted guidance, and connection at every stage of the caregiving journey.Guest: Megan Rochfor
Connected Care: Can Technology Change the Journey Through Schizophrenia? (Ep. 145)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Technology is changing the way we think about mental health care—but what does that mean for families living with schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses? Can technology actually make life easier for the people in the trenches—and how can families separate the genuinely useful tools from the hype?Nic
Financial Planning When Mental Illness Strikes: Why ABLE Accounts Matter (Ep. 144)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Allen Giese, author of When Mental Illness Strikes: Crisis Intervention for the Financial PlanThe episode of "Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches" features a discussion with financial planner Alan Giese, of Modera Wealth Management, about ABLE accounts and financial planning for indivi
Can Deep Brain Stimulation Change the Future of Schizophrenia? (Ep. 143)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!The podcast episode featured a discussion with Dr. Martijn Figee and Dr. Alexander Charney from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai about deep brain stimulation (DBS) as a potential treatment for schizophrenia. The doctors explained that DBS is a neurosurgical procedure involving the implantation of e
Parenting Children with Serious Mental Illness - Navigating Grief, Hope, Advocacy and Joy (Ep. 142)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!OPLM (Other Parents Like Me) interview the 3 Moms! - Mimi Feldman, Mindy Greiling, Randye Kaye - Together, we'll explore how to hold both grief and hope, care for yourself while supporting your child, navigate overwhelming systems, set healthy boundaries, and support your entire family through the chall
Love, Dating, and Serious Mental Illness: Is It Possible? (Ep. 141)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: , Melissa Dalhoe, Social Worker, Asst Professor, University of Minnesota Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioral SciencesFor parents of loved ones with serious mental illness, one question often lingers beneath the surface: Will they ever find love? Will they date, build relationships, or have a partner to
Fortescue: Psychosis, Friendship and the Art of Film (Ep. 116)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Fortescue Filmmaker / Rebeccah LoveAbout Rebeccah Love: This Toronto-based filmmaker, writer, and community organizer debuts her debut feature film, “Fortescue,” a drama exploring the complexities of mental health, female friendships, and societal expectations. “Fortescue” delves into the protagonist’s
The Unthinkable: Schizophrenia and Family Tragedy (Ep. 140)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Vince Granada discussed his book "Everything is Fine," which tells the story of his family's experience with schizophrenia following his sibling's deteriorating mental health condition and tragic outcome. To support the podcasthttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1604296/supporters/newVince explaine
Saving our Youth From the Dangers of Cannabis: Johnny's Ambassadors (ep. 139)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest:Laura Stack, founder and CEO of Johnny's Ambassadors, a non-profit focused on youth THC prevention, discussing the tragic story of her son Johnny who died by suicide at age 19 after experiencing cannabis-induced psychosis.Scroll to the bottom of show notes for a link to join our family of supporter
Schizophrenia Reframed: Is It Time for a New Name? (Ep. 138)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!For families and those living with Schizophrenia, words matter. Today, we look at what’s behind the diagnosis, why experts are rethinking it as a neurodevelopmental syndrome—and whether changing the name could change lives. This podcast episode focused on rethinking and potentially renaming schizophrenia as a
Creating a Mentally Healthy Nation for All: the APA Foundation (Ep. 137)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Creating a Mentally Healthy Nation for All: the APA Foundation (Ep. 137)A discussion with Dr. Vedrana Hodzic, Director of Fellowships and Medical Education for the American Psychiatric Association Foundation, and Dr. Brendan Ross a psychiatry resident at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. The conversati
Gone Before Gone: When Mental Illness Steals Someone You Love (Ep. 136)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: (returning) Jerri Niebaum Clark(Episodes 85 and 32 - Ambiguous Loss and Advocacy)In Gone Before Gone, Clark describes her son’s “death by degrees” during a young adulthood wrecked by severe mental illness.Surviving a parent’s nightmare led to Clark’s memoir of self-help—a toolkit for living with “ambig
No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson (ep. 135)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!We’ve discussed FDA barriers to clozapine and side effects of all antipsychotics. Tonight we’ll zero in on Risperdal its producer, Johnson and Johnson, and the FDA. First, we’d like to say that for those listeners who are benefitting from Risperdal, the best antipsychotic is one that’s working for you. We’ll
KETO & Schizophrenia: Hope, Hype, or Helpful Tool? (Ep. 134)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!KETO has been in the news - with RFK Jr. claiming it can “cure” schizophrenia.We have questions and concerns - so we brought in an expert .Guest:Dr. Matt Bernstein is a highly respected clinical psychiatrist and a leading voice in metabolic psychiatry, with 25 years of experience helping individuals achieve f
Ask the Therapist: Conversations About Psychosis and Hope (Ep. 133)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest:Deb Bushong, MS, LPC-S - a licensed therapist for over 20 years."Conversations Therapy is focused on the therapeutic work that helps develop youth and young adults who are in the early parts of their journey of living with Psychosis. I offer supports of various kinds for the clients but also sup
Integrated Behavioral Health Care: What’s Ahead for a Better System? (Ep. 132)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Dr. Theresa Miskimen Rivera, APA president 2025-2026In this episode, we’re joined by the current president of the American Psychiatric Association for a timely conversation on what’s broken—and what’s possible—in mental healthcare. We explore the promise of integrated behavioral healthcare, why treatin
Collateral Damage: Mental Health Crisis Wake-Up Call (ep.131)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!What happens when mental illness collides with broken systems—and no one is prepared to respond?In Collateral Damage, criminologist and former law enforcement officer Jesse Treviño exposes the catastrophic cost of ignoring mental illness in America’s public systems. Drawing on his own journey through trauma,
ALL IN: Mental Health Support for the Family (Ep. 130)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!The "ALL IN FAMILY" website says: “When one member of the family is struggling with mental health challenges and/or addiction (dual diagnosis), it impacts every member of the family. At All IN Family, we are here to support you.”What does that mean? Charlotte Armstrong and Kirsten Drybrough are the
Antipsychotics and Weight Gain: It Doesn’t Have to Happen (Ep. 129)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Weight gain is one of the most common—and distressing—side effects of antipsychotic medications. For many people, it affects self-esteem, physical health, and even the willingness to stay on treatment. In this episode of Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches, we talk about why these medications cause weig
The Reiner Family Tragedy: A Fear Too Many Live With (Ep. 128)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Two days after the tragic murders of Rob and Michele Reiner, allegedly at the hands of their middle son, Nick, we three moms comment on the system, the families who try everything to help someone they love, the fears many of us live with. We also vent about system failures, and the unforgivable response from
ECT and Schizophrenia: Can it Help? (Ep. 127)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Today on Schizophrenia: 3 Moms in the Trenches, we’re joined by Dr. Steve Olson—psychiatrist, longtime advocate for clozapine, and a clinician experienced in using Electroconvulsive Therapy when it can truly help. ECT is often misunderstood, especially in the context of schizophrenia, so today we’re digging i
New Challenges, New Hopes, Some Advice: Season Six Peek - (Ep. 126)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Moms kick off Season Six, with a sneak peek back at the past few months, and a look ahead.Coming up: ECT, new research, microdosing?What would you like us to cover?Contact us on our facebook page, or via any of our websites. https://www.randyekaye.com/schizophrenia-three-moms-in-the-trenchesor write randye@ra
Lives Reimagined: Changing the Course of Psychotic Illness (Ep. 125)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Lives Reimagined: Changing the Course of Psychotic Illness (Ep. 125)Guests: authors of the new book (same name) - Katharine Dougherty PhD, and Lisa Mann, PhD , and Dr. Rocco Marotta-a psychiatrist known for his successful treatment of "hopeless" cases-and practiced with remarkable success by the t
Living With and Loving a Partner With a Serious Mental Illness (Ep. 124)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!When the loved one with SMI is your peer, your partner, there are some challenges that differ from parenting someone with serious mental illness. Support, Education and new mindsets can help.Guests: Jeff Zuckerman, author of Unglued: A Bipolar Love Story - https://www.jeffzuckerman.com/ and Annie Jaeger, wel
Other Parents Like Me: Hope, Help and Healing (Ep. 123)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Casie Fariello from Other Parents Like MEOPLM is an online platform and virtual community, designed to create a safe space with the access and support parents need as they move from crisis to healing.Links: https://oplm.com/Here are the social media links for Other Parents Like Me:Facebook: https://www
Recovery “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 - O
SMI and AI: Communication Coach in Your Back Pocket? (Ep. 121)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guests: Stephanie Greer (DoroMind), Xavier Amador(LEAP)Ever wish you had a communication coach in your back pocket to guide you through a conversation with your LO (loved One) with SMI (Serious Mental Illness)?DoroMind and the LEAP Institute are working on it - want to try it out?“At Doro Mind and the LEAP In
Those 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 yea
Tardive 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 increase
HIPAA 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 matt
What 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
Schizophrenia 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
Boundaries..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, intern
Loving 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• Strateg
Catch 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
Sane and Sober: Everyone Deserves to Recover (Ep. 111) - Guest, Eric J Dias
Send 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
NYC’s Involuntary Commitment Plan: How’s it working? (Ep. 110)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Returning Guest: Brian Stettin. NYC City Hall’s senior advisor on severe mental illness.In Episode 61, we interviewed Brian Stettin, senior advisor to the Mayor Eric Adams administration on severe mental illness.Brian drafted the legislation that became Kendra's Law when he was an assistant attorney gene
Straight Talk About Living with a Severe Mental Illness (Ep. 109)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!GUEST: Darrell E. HerrmannWANT THE TRANSCRIPT? CLICK HEREMillions of Americans are affected by psychosis, a condition that includes schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression.One man, Darrell Herrmann, is sharing his story in an effort to help others who may be diagnosed with similar conditions.Herrmann,
“Into the Light - Meaningful Recovery From Psychosis”, The Film -Ep. 94
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guests: Angela and Michael Brisbin(plus 3 Moms updates and we read some Fan mail!)INTO THE LIGHT Meaningful Recovery From Psychosis, a 60 minute documentary discusses how to achieve Meaningful Recovery from Serious Mental Illness with education, medication and advocacy. A message of hope and real help, the
Should 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 co
Meaningful 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
Trauma-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 adu
But Where Can They Live? : Housing for Those with SMI (Ep. 105)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!But Where Can They Live? : Housing for Those with SMI (Ep. 105)Guests: Lynda Kaufmann, Psynergy ProgramsEllie Skelton, Touchstone Mental HealthHousing: Access to affordable and supportive housing remains limited.Individuals with mental illnesses are significantly more vulnerable to housing instability and h
The 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 -
Amazing 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
Beyond 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,
Caregivers, 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
Kody Green, Schizophrenic Hippie - From Incarceration and Addiction to Advocacy and Inspiration -Ep. 100
Send 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
What Will Happen When We’re Gone? Trusts, Pooled Trusts and More-Ep. 99
Send 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
Purpose, Belonging, Community: Starting and Opening an International Clubhouse for People with MI -Ep. 98
Send 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
Cannabis and Mental Illness - Is Marijuana to Blame for Psychosis?-Ep. 97
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guests : Laura Balboni Craciun, Policy Director National Shattering Silence Coalition, MA, and Arundati (Arun) Nagendra, Ph.D.At the recent S&PAA conference (Mindy ) and at the Johns Hopkins schizophrenia symposium (Mimi and Randye) , as well as on our Facebook page, many families tell us their stories
Lab Bench to Bedside: Research and Partnership in Schizophrenia Treatment (Johns Hopkins Schizophrenia Symposium) -Ep. 96
Send 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
No One Cares About Crazy People: A Documentary Film-in-Progress -Ep. 95
Send 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
Living With Psychosis, Part 3 -Christopher Grant’s Story (told to SZ Society of York) -Ep. 93
Send 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 xoradmagica
Living With Psychosis, Part 2 - Matthew Dickson’s Story (told to SZ Society of York) -Ep. 92
Send 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 ge
Living With Psychosis, Part 1 - Randye’s Story (told to SZ Society of York) -Ep. 91
Send 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 awarene
Ask 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:Dal
Awakenings: 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, Presid
Preventing 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 ma
SMI and the Challenge of Dental Care: Let’s Talk Teeth (Ep. 87)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Lauren Yasuda Rainey , DDSWe ask about getting people with schizophrenia to care for their teeth, if/how medications affect teeth, the effect of Medicaid only paying for annual cleanings and check ups, compared to private insurance that pays for twice a year. Many of our listeners have asked for a show
The Other S-Word: Let’s Talk About Suicide (Ep.86)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guests are: Karlyn Nelson and Michelle PostKarlyn NelsonSurvivor of Suicide Loss | Breast Cancer Warrior | RealtorMichelle Post, M.A., is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFC 40198) with nearly 20 years of experience providing counseling and psychotherapy to clients in the greater Los Angeles areaAcc
Ambiguous 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 F
From Bedlam to the Business of Helping Others: Returning Guest, Eric W. T. Smith, (Ep. 84)
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, Eric W.T. Smith. He was also interviewed in Season 1 of 3 Moms (episodes 15 and 16, an AOT Success Story)In Eric’s words:“There are peers and supports in large numbers for depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and a host of other diagnoses, but nothing much availa
What 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
Ending 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 dispropo
Turning the Tables: Young Journalists Ask the Moms about Mental Illness Issues (Ep. 81)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Youthcast Media Group (formerly Urban Health Media Project) trains high school students from under-resourced communities to report, write, and broadcast stories about health and social issues that affect their neighborhoods and cities. The goal is to help students better understand and communicate about healt
Hope 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
Faith, 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 chi
From 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 Kev
Mothers 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
Action, 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 mis
Friendship ,Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions (Ep. 75)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Jonathan Rosen, author The Best Minds is Jonathan Rosen's brilliant and heartbreaking account of an American tragedy. It is a story about the bonds of family, friendship, and community; the promise of intellectual achievement; and the lure of utopian solutions.“Brave and nuanced…an act of tremendo
Insane: America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness (Ep.74)
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Guest: Alisa Roth,author :Alisa Roth is a print and radio journalist who has reported extensively on the criminal justice system. Her first book, Insane: America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness, investigated the mental health crisis in our courts, jails, and prisons. The New Yorker called it an “essent
What 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 peri
Listeners 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, incar
Help 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 the
Help! 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—fo
Schizophrenia, 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
#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 Schizo
Angry 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
