Stories – Mothers On The Front Line

Stories – Mothers On The Front Line


Latest Episodes

MOTFL 014 ATA 001: Fidelia’s Journey to Advocacy: From Incarceration to Family Advocate
May 09, 2018

In this episode, we listen to Fidelia from Northern California. Fidelia has three children: two sons with behavioral challenges and a 11 year old daughter with anxiety. She shares her journey of menta

MOTFL 013 JAM 013: Insurance Coverage and Invisible Disabilities
May 07, 2018

Today we speak to Bree Jackson, a mother and autism advocate from middle Georgia who has a parent support chapter called Puzzle Pieces of Love. (music) Narrator: Welcome to the Just Ask Mom Podcast wh

MOTFL 012 JAM 012: Kaytra – Mother and Family Peer Supporter
May 04, 2018

In this episode we listen to Kaytra MacDonald, a mother from Delaware and Family Peer Supporter from Champions of Children with Mental Health. (music) Narrator: Mothers on the Frontline is a non-profi

MOTFL 011 JAM 011: Finding Services – a mother’s journey
May 02, 2018

In this episode, we listen to a mother of three children with mental health diagnoses who works as a Family Partner with North Carolina Families United. She discusses the barriers families face when t

MOTFL 010 JAM 010: Rebuilding the “map” of a child’s brain after trauma
October 01, 2017

In this episode, Nate tells us about his journey adopting his young son from the foster system and how the trauma of his son’s early life has left a complicated matrix of diagnoses.   Transcription Vo

MOTFL 009 JAM 009: Asperger’s, Bullying, and Unsolicited Advice
October 01, 2017

In this episode, a mother shares her experience of the recent diagnosis of her son with Asperger’s Syndrome. She discusses the journey to the diagnosis and how well-meaning, but often misguided advice

MOTFL 008 JAM 008: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder and what a good day looks like
October 01, 2017

In this episode, we speak with a mother of three. Her eldest son has Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD). She discusses how the condition affects the family dynamic and what a good day looks

MOTFL 007 JAM 007: Filling up your cup, so it can run over for others
September 30, 2017

In this episode, Alissa shares her journey as a single mother raising 5 children, both biological and adopted through the foster system, and having a wide range of special needs, including physical, i

MOTFL 006 JAM 006: When they see your child as ‘different’ and turn away
September 30, 2017

In this episode, a mother and grandmother from Iowa talk about the difficult journey of changing diagnoses, medications, and symptoms during the early childhood of their son and grandson who has Toure

MOTFL 005 JAM 005: Raising her grandson after he experienced abuse
September 29, 2017

In this episode, a Grandmother tells us about raising her grandson who experienced trauma and suffered from several conditions, including ADHD, anxiety, bipolar, and learning disabilities. Please note