Mothers and Sons: Family, Mental Illness and Love (Ep. 77)
11/06/23 • 46 min
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A Just Us Episode
- Can 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 local sheriff that they were becoming concerned about his deteriorating mental health while he had access to firearms, authorities said Monday.
- The Harris Project (see Episode 53) and the national PSA film, “You Don’t Know the Half of It,”
The film will be shown to policymakers in Washington, DC and has the support of social media influencers. the harris project hopes the film not only raises awareness for co-occurring disorders but also jumpstarts system transformation nationwide.
- A listener asks: What is your relationship like with your son — NOW?
“How was it before he was sick — not how was he - but how were you all as mother and son? How has it changed? How are you mother and son now?
I’d love to hear how you three women have learned to cope specifically with this - not the medicine, the addictions, the system, policies, laws, judicial system, stigmas - but how did you live through this and cope with the loss?”
Mindy and her book: https://mindygreiling.com/
Randye and her book: https://www.randyekaye.com/
Miriam and her book: https://www.miriam-feldman.com/
Want to know more?
Join our facebook page
Our websites:
Randye Kaye
Mindy Greiling
Miriam (Mimi) Feldman
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!
A Just Us Episode
- Can 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 local sheriff that they were becoming concerned about his deteriorating mental health while he had access to firearms, authorities said Monday.
- The Harris Project (see Episode 53) and the national PSA film, “You Don’t Know the Half of It,”
The film will be shown to policymakers in Washington, DC and has the support of social media influencers. the harris project hopes the film not only raises awareness for co-occurring disorders but also jumpstarts system transformation nationwide.
- A listener asks: What is your relationship like with your son — NOW?
“How was it before he was sick — not how was he - but how were you all as mother and son? How has it changed? How are you mother and son now?
I’d love to hear how you three women have learned to cope specifically with this - not the medicine, the addictions, the system, policies, laws, judicial system, stigmas - but how did you live through this and cope with the loss?”
Mindy and her book: https://mindygreiling.com/
Randye and her book: https://www.randyekaye.com/
Miriam and her book: https://www.miriam-feldman.com/
Want to know more?
Join our facebook page
Our websites:
Randye Kaye
Mindy Greiling
Miriam (Mimi) Feldman
Previous Episode
Action, Alliance, and Hope for a Cure. Schizophrenia, A Treatable Brain Disease (Ep. 76)
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Guest: Gordon Lavigne, CEO, Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action Alliance
And Alfonso Guido Jr., JD
The 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 the millions of people living with schizophrenia and psychosis spectrum disorders - and to find a cure.
Sounds good to us!
We ask:
1. When and why was Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action Alliance (S&PAA) formed?
2. Some may recall that the name was originally SARDAA. Why did you rebrand?
3. Why did each of you come to work in mental illness/health advocacy? Are you family members?
4. What are two or three of the most important things S&;PAA does?
5. What kind of research is most needed?
6. How do you work with NAMI? Weren’t they formed for similar reasons as S&PAA?
7. What other mental health organizations do you work with and how?
8. Do you think there are too many groups or that some may someday consolidate?
9. What issues does S&PAA follow and advocate for in Congress?
10. Mimi was at this spring’s Congressional educational event and participated in the Angry Moms
demonstration. Mindy is also a member of the Angry Moms. Will there be more events like this?
11. How can our listeners engage with S&;PAA? Can they join as a member?
12. What one change would each of you most like to see in national mental health policy?
13. What most needs funding?
14. Anything else you would like to add to this conversation?
LINKS:
https://sczaction.org/
https://www.guidelobby.com/
Mindy and her book: https://mindygreiling.com/
Randye and her book: https://www.randyekaye.com/
Miriam and her book: https://www.miriam-feldman.com/
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Our websites:
Randye Kaye
Mindy Greiling
Miriam (Mimi) Feldman
Next Episode
From Breaking into a House to Being Invited...Peer Specialist Kevin Earley (Ep. 78)
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Guest: Kevin “Earleybird” Earley - peer specialist, speaker and artist
His 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 mental health, race, privilege and resilience through adversity. He speaks to inspire and resolve stigma through art. He currently works with youth who live with mental health issues and helps mentor them to recover from their respective challenges.
We Ask about:
Kevin’s Story - from breaking into the house to being invited to the white house
This is My Brave
Hiding in Plain Sight (Documentary)
Kevin’s Art
Kevin’s Music
Pete’s Book - Kevin’s initial reaction and later thoughts
Work as a peer specialist
Healing Power of Sound and Music
LINKS:
https://www.getthatworm.com/music
https://www.getthatworm.com/https://www.pbs.org/show/hiding-plain-sight-youth-mental-illness/
Kevin’s YouTube Music:
https://www.youtube.com/@birdboogie
Hosts:
Who:
Randye Kaye - was a morning Radio Personality bringing humor to CT families when her own son was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Now she is still a Broadcaster, Actress, Voice Talent, Speaker, and Author (Ben Behind his Voices, Happier Made Simple )
Miriam Feldman - is an artist, writer, and the mother of an adult son with schizophrenia. Her book, He Came in With It chronicles her family's story and was released to rave reviews on July 21st, 2020.
Mindy Greiling - Mindy Greiling was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for twenty years. She helped found the nation's first state mental health caucus, which successfully lobbied for a significant increase in Minnesota's mental health funding Her acclaimed memoir is Fix What You Can .
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Our websites:
Randye Kaye
Mindy Greiling
Miriam (Mimi) Feldman
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