Stories – Mothers On The Front Line

Stories – Mothers On The Front Line


Latest Episodes

MOTFL 028 JAM 022: Kate, A Mother From Iowa
March 20, 2020

Kate is a mother from Iowa whose children have autism, anxiety, ADHD, sensory processing disorder and prosopagnosia. In this episode, she discusses what it was like when her son was first diagnosed, a

MOTFL 027 JAM 021: Raising a child with ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Anxiety
December 10, 2018

[music] Welcome to Mothers on the Frontline Podcast. Today, as part of our Just Ask Mom Series,we listen to a Mom of a 9 year old diagnosed with ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Anxiety in 2014

MOTFL 026 JAM 020: Fostering Over 100 Children
November 12, 2018

In this episode, a foster and adoptive parent shares her experience of caring for her biological, adoptive and foster children. Voiceover: Welcome to the Mothers on the Frontline Podcast. Today, as pa

MOTFL 025 JAM 19: You are Everybody You’ve Ever Been
October 22, 2018

In this episode, Diana shares her experience mothering a 17 year old daughter with anxiety and depression. Mentioned on this episode: NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness: https://www.nami.org/ T

MOTFL 024 JAM 018: Bipolar in the Teen Years and Beyond in Rural Iowa
October 08, 2018

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
October 06, 2018

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
September 17, 2018

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
May 25, 2018

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
May 23, 2018

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
May 21, 2018

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