A Caregiver’s Perspective Most discussions of caregiving related to a crisis involving serious mental illness (SMI) start with a highly visible event or series of events. That is how it should be. That we should jump to rally around and support families who suffer...
Last week in our Caregiver Support meeting, I recalled a difficult time for our family when we were living in the throes of chaos and crisis. Due to my husband’s job loss in 2008, we had to let our dream home go to foreclosure. The following is from a blog-journal I...
Have you ever missed a standing meeting, and someone later asked if you were there? You realized they didn’t even notice you were gone in the first place. It seems worse than if you had been present. I mean, you really weren’t there, and they didn’t even notice that....
Thanks to so many of you, this will be our 5th year of providing gift cards to more than 14 group homes in our community that serve men and women with serious mental health challenges this Holiday Season! You rock! This year we would like to expand this effort. If you...
Hands down, the most difficult aspect of being a mom is watching my kids suffer. This is especially true of my third son who has battled a serious mental illness for the past 10 years. He fights a continuous onslaught of negative and confusing thoughts. Daily, he must...
Sometimes the pain from battling a serious mental illness can be overwhelming. Whether you have a mental illness or love someone who struggles, it can feel like you are walking in complete darkness at times. Questions and confusion may swirl in your head each...
