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The Just A Mom Podcast

My name is Susie. I have three children, the youngest of whom struggles with depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. I never thought this could happen to me, and I missed the signs. Being a parent is really hard, and I"m here to help! I"m talking to parents and experts to help you with the issues your kids may face. I want you to know that you are not alone and there is hope.

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Episode 104: Holly Miles, Executive Director of NAMI...

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2025/04/08

In the final of a three-part series, Holly continues chronicling the unconditional love she and her husband have shown their son. Holly shares that after her son attacked both her and her husband, her son was taken by ambulance to the emergency room. Holly then shares about her injuries from the attack and the permanent problems she has as a result. Holly tells us that while she and her husband did press charges against their son for their own protection and his, she has never given up on

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Episode 103: Holly Miles, Executive Director of NAMI...

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2025/04/01

*Trigger warning: This episode contains conversations about sex and pornography addiction and sexual abuse.This is the second of a three-part series with Holly Miles. In this episode, Holly discusses some of the behaviors her adopted son started exhibiting after she and her husband adopted him. Some of these behaviors included inappropriate sexual behaviors and pornography use, sexual abuse, and physical violence. Holly and her husband worked incredibly hard to find the appropriate

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Episode 102: Holly Miles, Executive Director of NAMI...

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2025/03/25

Don’t miss the first of this three-part series featuring Holly Miles. Holly has quite a story of her own mental health journey, her work as a psychiatric nurse, her journey with the foster care system, and her eventual adoption of her son, Jacob. Holly shares her personal and professional experiences that led her to her present work as the Executive Director of NAMI Greater Kansas City. Holly always wanted to have children but was unable to do so. She and her husband went through the

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47:06

Episode 101: Mary Pruitt, Executive Producer and...

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2025/03/18

Since 2008, Stephen and Mary Pruitt have been making truly independent, Hollywood-quality feature films that both entertain and inspire. This episode of The Just A Mom Podcast highlights their recent film, State of Grace, which, Mary says, is a film about “fentanyl, foster care, and a family of strangers.” This must-see movie chronicles the journey of the main character, Erin, and her struggle with fentanyl, her arrest, and the subsequent loss of her daughter to state custody. Mary

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Episode 100: Susie Gurley, Creator/Host of The Just A...

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2025/03/11

I knew I wanted to do something different and special to celebrate the 100th episode of The Just A Mom Podcast. It seems only fitting to have three of my closest friends interview me. On this episode, Debbie, Jen, Toni and I take a walk down memory lane where they ask me questions about my journey as a parent of a child who struggles with mental illness. We also talk about the inception of The Just A Mom Podcast, lessons learned, and what the future looks like for The Just A Mom Podcast

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Episode 99: Cindy Elkins and Dr. Koo Part 2

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2025/03/04

This is the continuation of the previous episode. Cindy chronicles her daughter, Chase’s, journey with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in 2022. Chase was part of a clinical trial, which accelerated all TMS treatments into a few days, as opposed to the traditional model that spans multiple weeks. Cindy notes how quickly Chase improved and how she became herself again. Chase is now a pre-med junior in college and doing well. Dr. Koo explains the difference between TMS and

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Episode 98: Cindy Elkins and Dr. Martha Koo Part 1

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2025/02/25

Don’t miss the first in a two-part series featuring Cindy Elkins and Dr. Martha Koo. I met Cindy at the 2024 NAMICon (https://events.nami.org/namicon/). Cindy shared some of her daughter’s story with me, which included being part of a clinical trial for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or TMS, and being featured on The Today Show (https://www.today.com/video/how-magnet-therapy-can-help-treat-depression-143573573760). Cindy is not only a business executive and mom, but she also serves on

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Episode 97: Diana Partington, Counselor and Author of...

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2025/02/18

Join this informative and engaging conversation with Diana Partington, licensed professional counselor in Nashville, Tennessee, and author of DBT for Life. Diana shares the philosophy behind Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and how every person can benefit from DBT. DBT was founded in 1993 by Dr. Marsha Linehan and became popular around 2010. Diana shares how DBT is a powerful treatment for suicidal thoughts and ideation, depression, borderline personality disorder, anxiety, bipolar disorder,

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Episode 96: Laura Craciun

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2025/02/11

This episode of The Just A Mom Podcast features a conversation with parent and advocate Laura Craciun. Laura shares her journey as a parent of an adult child who suffers from a serious mental illness and how difficult it is for families of adults to help their loved ones receive the treatment they need. Laura’s son’s journey started right before he turned 18, at which time parents are no longer able to act on behalf of their children. Laura’s son’s journey has included multiple

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53:27

Episode 95: Allies in Recovery...

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2025/02/04

In this powerful episode, I am joined by three amazing guests—Kayla Solomon, licensed clinical social worker, along with Allies in Recovery family members Carolyn and Kenneth. Carolyn and Kenny outline their journey with their son’s addiction, which included a suicide attempt, overdoses, developing an eating disorder, and their discovery of Allies In Recovery. Carolyn and Kenny share how Allies has been a major lifeline for them during their son’s battle and now 14 months of sobriety. Kayla

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Episode 94: Doug and Stacee Goetzinger...

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2025/01/28

In this final episode of the three-part series with Doug and Stacee, Stacee continues sharing about her in-patient eating disorder treatment. She emphasizes how important it was for her to make the choice to stay when many in the program left, and how she didn’t want to leave a legacy of not fighting. Stacee talks about the importance of moment-by-moment surrender. Doug and Stacee also reveal that when Stacee was at Laureate (https://www.saintfrancis.com/laureate), she was diagnosed with

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Episode 93: Doug and Stacee Goetzinger...

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2025/01/21

Doug and Stacee continue sharing more about Stacee’s suicide attempt and subsequent hospitalization. They also talk about their family and how Stacee’s struggle impacted their daughters. Stacee says she couldn’t be the mom she wanted to be and had journals full of self-hatred writing in them. Stacee’s eating disorder returned, which resulted in the church where Doug was a pastor asking them to leave. Stacee emphasized how important it is that when people need help they are not dismissed

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Episode 92: Doug and Stacee Goetzinger...

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2025/01/14

This is the first in a series of three episodes with Doug and Stacee Goetzinger. Don’t miss this incredibly raw, honest conversation with my high school classmate, Doug, and his wife, Stacee, about Stacee’s lifelong battle with mental illness. In this episode, Stacee shares about her childhood that was full of family dysfunction. Stacee talks about her disordered eating in college at Dallas Baptist University and how she worked so hard to have a “new life”. Stacee and Doug met in college,

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Episode 91: Lora DeMello

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2024/11/26

You don’t want to miss the last episode of this fall with Lora DeMello, mom, writer, educator and President of We Are Brave Together (https://www.wearebravetogether.org/). I knew immediately when I read Lora’s story in the book Becoming Brave Together (https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Brave-Together-Extraordinary-Caregiving-ebook/dp/B0D123VCRS) I wanted to share her story on The Just A Mom podcast. Lora shares so much in this episode and has so many nuggets for parents. Her daughter, Zaria,

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Episode 90: Meredith Shuman, Founder and Trauma...

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2024/11/19

Meredith is the mom of five kids, four of whom are adopted, and three of these are biological sisters. Additionally, Meredith is the founder of James Trail, an organization that seeks to come alongside families and organizations impacted by trauma. Meredith talks about the different types of trauma and the services James Trail provides, including social media posts, blogs, a podcast, and newsletters. James Trail wants the content to spur conversations between people so that people are

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Episode 89: Stephanie James Part 2

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2024/11/12

This episode is a continuation of my conversation with Stephanie. Stephanie’s daughter struggles with ARFID (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder), anxiety, and obsessive compulsive disorder. In this episode, Stephanie shares about her daughter’s six-month residential stay at the Eating Recovery Center in Dallas (https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/recovery-centers/dallas) followed by two months of partial hospitalization treatment there. Stephanie discusses how their family managed

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Episode 88: Stephanie James Part 1

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2024/11/05

This is the first of two episodes with Stephanie James. Stephanie’s daughter battles an eating disorder, anxiety, and obsessive compulsive disorder. Stephanie shares candidly how her daughter’s illness started her freshman year when she started skipping lunch and was losing weight. Stephanie took her to their family physician, who said she needed to be hospitalized immediately because of her weight and low blood pressure. Stephanie talks about how overwhelming it was to have her daughter

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Episode 87: Tamicka Monson, Licensed Professional...

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2024/10/29

I was drawn to share Tamicka’s story after we met at the Mental Health KC Conference last spring. After studying computer engineering in college, Tamicka realized she wanted to work with families and individuals to heal, grow, and become the best version of themselves. Because of her own story and experiences, Tamicka wrote the book Where Daddy Lives (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWPPQ3B9?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_XVTTF66NZM3GNW3XW3VA). Tamicka’s father went to jail and then prison when she was

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55:29

Episode 86: Casie Fariello, Other Parents Like Me...

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2024/10/22

Don’t miss this episode with Casie Fariello, a mom with three kids with different mental health issues—anxiety, substance abuse, depression, and self-harm. Her knowledge range is vast, including intensive outpatient treatment, partial hospitalization, wilderness therapy, and a therapeutic boarding school. Casie knows all about managing the complexities of navigating the system as well as regulating yourself when you have a child or children struggling. Casie also knows what it’s like to be

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Episode 85: Kristie Morton

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2024/10/15

Sometimes things don’t work out the way we want or the way they should. Kristie Morton knows that personally. She lost her 14-year-old son, Hunter, to suicide on February 12, 2022. Kristie shares very candidly about her journey as a mother who has lost a child to suicide. Kristie emphasizes that parents who have lost children still want to talk about their child, and how important it is to check on the siblings and the dads as well as the moms. Kristie shares how she knew that she had to do

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