Stories – Mothers On The Front Line

Latest Episodes
MOTFL 024 JAM 018: Bipolar in the Teen Years and Beyond in Rural Iowa
Jill discusses caring for her son whose bipolar disorder surfaced during the teen years. She describes the lack of resources in rural Iowa, the criminalization of mental illness and how that affected
MOTFL 022 JAM 016: Miss Diva on Raising a Child with Schizoaffective Disorder
In this episode, we listen to Miss Diva from the USA. She speaks about raising a son with schizoaffective disorder, bipolar, ADHD, PTSD, and Seizures in the African-American Community. Please be advis
MOTFL 023 JAM 017: It Doesn’t Have to be This Way
In this episode, we listen to Melissa, a mother from rural Iowa, share her story about raising a son with severe depression. Please be advised that this interview discusses suicide and may be triggeri
MOTFL 021 ATA 006: Tank Mentality
In this episode, we hear from John “Tank” Miller of Delaware. A Family Advocate and father of a 19 year old with mental health challenges, John discusses his mental health advocacy through social med
MOTFL 020 ATA 005: Advocating for Foster Kids
In this episode, we listen to Andre Minett, a father of two, husband, and social worker. He discusses his experience advocating for foster children and his own experience as a father with a child wit
MOTFL 019 JAM 015: Getting People to Listen
In this episode, we listen to Cheryl who overcame and found the new Cheryl. This mother of three shares her powerful story of overcoming trauma and serious illness to advocate for her children with s
MOTFL 018 JAM 014: The difficulty of Getting the Right Diagnosis and Juggling Work and Care Giving
In this episode, we listen to Suzette Southfox, a Southern California parent of a 19 year-old son with depression, anxiety and Autism Spectrum Disorder. She tells us about her over ten-year journey wi
MOTFL 017 ATA 004: Shanta, Mother, Clinician, and Advocate Shares her Story
In this episode, we listen to Shanta, a mother of three, clinician, advocate and proponent of self-care. She discusses raising a daughter who struggles mood disorder and suicidal ideation. Transcripti
MOTFL 016 ATA 003: Raising Children with Both Visible and Invisible Disabilities
In this episode, we listen to an advocate with MomBiz Boss and a mother of children who experience developmental and mental health challenges. She speaks about being a mother of color and the experien
MOTFL 015 ATA 002: Tiwanna Bailey, founder and CEO of HYPED4U shares her advocacy journey
Tiwanna Bailey, the founder and CEO of HYPED4U, a mentor and advocate for mental health and other disabilities speaks about her advocacy journey.