Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches

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  Who Takes Care of the Caregiver? NAMI’s Family Helpline (Ep. 146) 09.09.2026 48min

  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 ET You 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 Rochford, an SMI mom, and executive director of the national NAMI HelpLine. A...
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  Connected Care: Can Technology Change the Journey Through Schizophrenia? (Ep. 145) 22.08.2026 53min

  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? Nicole Gillen knows what it means to be a mom navigating the complicated world of serious me...
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  Financial Planning When Mental Illness Strikes: Why ABLE Accounts Matter (Ep. 144) 23.07.2026 53min

  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 Plan The 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 individuals with severe mental illness. Randye, Mindy, and Miriam, share personal updates about ...
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  Can Deep Brain Stimulation Change the Future of Schizophrenia? (Ep. 143) 15.07.2026 46min

  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 electrodes to target specific brain circuits, offering a durable treatment option for sever...
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  Parenting Children with Serious Mental Illness - Navigating Grief, Hope, Advocacy and Joy (Ep. 142) 07.07.2026 1t 14min

  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 challenges. Most importantly, we want you to know that you are not alone—there is connection, u...
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  Love, Dating, and Serious Mental Illness: Is It Possible? (Ep. 141) 01.07.2026 45min

  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 Sciences For 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 share life with? Dating and Mental Illness Discussion The podcast team welcomed Melissa Dalhoe...
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  Fortescue: Psychosis, Friendship and the Art of Film (Ep. 116) 28.06.2026 50min

  Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks! Guest: Fortescue Filmmaker / Rebeccah Love About 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 struggle with psychosis, a condition Love herself has navigated, offering a raw ...
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  The Unthinkable: Schizophrenia and Family Tragedy (Ep. 140) 24.06.2026 52min

  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 podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1604296/supporters/new Vince explained that he wrote the book not to instill fear but to help others understand how such terrible situations ca...
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  Saving our Youth From the Dangers of Cannabis: Johnny's Ambassadors (ep. 139) 13.05.2026 54min

  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 supporters! The discussion covered: the significant differences between today's high-potency THC...
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  Schizophrenia Reframed: Is It Time for a New Name? (Ep. 138) 06.05.2026 40min

  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 neurodevelopmental syndrome. Dr. Matcheri Keshavan (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical C...
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  ​Creating a Mentally Healthy Nation for All: the APA Foundation (Ep. 137) 29.04.2026 48min

  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 conversation focused on: the APA Foundation's mission to create a mentally healt...
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  Gone Before Gone: When Mental Illness Steals Someone You Love (Ep. 136) 22.04.2026 53min

  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 “ambiguous loss,” a term coined by Pauline Boss, PhD, an academic, author, and long-time family the...
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  No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson (ep. 135) 18.03.2026 54min

  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 be talking about people for whom it’s not working so well. Our guest for this discussion i...
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  KETO & Schizophrenia: Hope, Hype, or Helpful Tool? (Ep. 134) 12.03.2026 50min

  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 full mental health and functional recovery. He also serves as chief medical officer at Ellenho...
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  Ask the Therapist: Conversations About Psychosis and Hope (Ep. 133) 18.02.2026 57min

  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 support and psychoeducation for the parents, family members, and support systems. The go...
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  Integrated Behavioral Health Care: What’s Ahead for a Better System? (Ep. 132) 03.02.2026 51min

  Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks! Guest: Dr. Theresa Miskimen Rivera, APA president 2025-2026 In 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 treating the whole person matters, and how earlier diagnosis can change lives. Just as important, w...
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  Collateral Damage: Mental Health Crisis Wake-Up Call (ep.131) 28.01.2026 46min

  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, PTSD, and crisis work, Treviño delivers an unflinching look at how law enforcement, healthcare,...
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  ALL IN: Mental Health Support for the Family (Ep. 130) 21.01.2026 49min

  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 co-founders of All In Family, to fill a need: support for the family of those with serious me...
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  Antipsychotics and Weight Gain: It Doesn’t Have to Happen (Ep. 129) 06.01.2026 42min

  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 weight gain, whether it can be treated or prevented, and what families should understand about metab...
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  The Reiner Family Tragedy: A Fear Too Many Live With (Ep. 128) 17.12.2025 36min

  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 Donald Trump. Support the show Please share and support the podcast so we can reach more peop...