For the entire month of May, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Joanna is bringing you a special parent series, where she interviews parents whose children have overcome a variety of mental health challenges. Today’s Success is Subjective episode is a conversation between Joanna and Jennifer Taylor. With a unique perspective as both a mom of a young adult with ADHD and Autism, and as a professional working in the therapeutic world, Jennifer brings great wisdom and insight to parents with children and teens who are struggling. She discusses her son’s journey, explaining that by 9th grade, when he was asked to leave his school, she had a crucial decision to make. Without delay in obtaining the resources her son needed in order to be successful, Jennifer and her now 23 year old son are able to enjoy the fruit of their labor after many years of turmoil. In closing, she encourages parents to befriend their grief and to practice self compassion, while remembering that progression is often incremental and sometimes it’s backward and forward.

Disclaimer: Please note that this special parent series is the parent perspective of their child’s mental health and/or substance abuse crisis. This is merely one perspective of a single story, and it’s important to know that names have been changed for the protection of the parents and the children. These episodes may include details surrounding suicide, self-harm, substance abuse including overdose, hospitalizations, psychotic episodes, and other traumatic experiences which include parts of the treatment journey. All that to say, listener discretion is advised!

Jennifer’s Resources:

JET ED Consulting

Willows in the Wind Parent Support Group

Upcoming release on Substack: “What do we do now?: Shitstorms in Parenting”

Connect with Joanna Lilley

Therapeutic Consulting Association

Lilley Consulting Website

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Email joanna@lilleyconsulting.com

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For the entire month of May, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Joanna is bringing you a special parent series, where she interviews parents whose children have overcome a variety of mental health challenges. Having grown up as an only child, Dawn didn’t know fully what she was in for when she and her husband brought two boys into the world. When her boys were teenagers, they began experimenting with drugs and alcohol. Dawn initially thought that maybe this was just “boys being boys” or “typical teen stuff.” By his sophomore year, one of Dawn’s sons was experimenting with harder drugs and an undeniable pattern emerged: a few weeks of sobriety, followed by a bender of a similar length in time with life threatening outcomes. Dawn shares vulnerably with listeners the journey that she and her family have been on and also discusses her book, Chasing Carson, that details the family’s fight for Carson’s sobriety.

Disclaimer: Please note that this special parent series is the parent perspective of their child’s mental health and/or substance abuse crisis. This is merely one perspective of a single story, and it’s important to know that names have been changed for the protection of the parents and the children. These episodes may include details surrounding suicide, self-harm, substance abuse including overdose, hospitalizations, psychotic episodes, and other traumatic experiences which include parts of the treatment journey. All that to say, listener discretion is advised!


Dawn’s Resources and Contact Info:

Dawn’s email: dmmcord2@ecommunity.com

Chasing Carson: A Family’s Journey Through Adolescence, Addiction and Recovery (book)

Community Fairbanks Recovery Center

Emerald Arrow at Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness

One Oak Consulting

Balance House

Evoke Therapy

Open Sky Wilderness

Plumfund

Sky’s The Limit Fund

The Parallel Process: Growing Alongside Your Adolescent or Young Adult Child in Treatment (book)

Connect with Joanna Lilley

Therapeutic Consulting Association

Lilley Consulting Website

Lilley Consulting on Facebook

Lilley Consulting on YouTube
Email joanna@lilleyconsulting.com

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For the entire month of May, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Joanna is bringing you a special parent series, where she interviews parents whose children have overcome a variety of mental health challenges. Today’s Success is Subjective guest is a parent who had not just one, but two of her children attend a therapeutic program. Helen shares the earliest signs of trouble that her son exhibited, and how self-medicating anxiety and depression escalated matters even further. After being dismissed from his boarding school, Helen took the advice of a therapeutic consultant and decided to enroll her son in a wilderness therapy program. Upon completion of the program, Helen’s daughter noticed a substantial difference in her brother and requested that she have the same therapeutic experience as he did. Tune in to hear more about this family's healing journey and why Helen feels that working with a therapeutic consultant was essential.

Disclaimer: Please note that this special series by parents is the parent perspective sharing mental health and substance abuse crisis with their adolescent or young adult children. These episodes may include content or topics around suicide, overdosing, and other traumatic experiences. Listener discretion is advised!

Connect with Joanna Lilley

Therapeutic Consulting Association

Lilley Consulting Website

Lilley Consulting on Facebook

Lilley Consulting on YouTube
Email joanna@lilleyconsulting.com

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For the entire month of May, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Joanna is bringing you a special parent series, where she interviews parents whose children have overcome a variety of mental health challenges. Today’s episode of Success is Subjective is a conversation between Joanna and Missy, a mom of four. While Missy’s oldest three children experienced life in a way that didn’t provoke red flags, her youngest’s mental health was worrisome from an early age. “Diagnostically complicated,” determining the cause of and remedy for his challenges was anything but easy. After trying a multitude of approaches, medications and doctors, Missy’s son found acceptance and help at a residential treatment center that caters to kids with ADHD and executive functioning issues. In closing, Missy leaves parents with three powerful realizations that she wishes she had known at the start of her son’s journey.

Disclaimer: Please note that this special series by parents is the parent perspective sharing mental health and substance abuse crisis with their adolescent or young adult children. These episodes may include content or topics around suicide, overdosing, and other traumatic experiences. Listener discretion is advised!

Missy’s Resources:

Summit Achievement

JET ED Consulting

Middlebridge School

University of Denver - Learning Effectiveness Program

Connect with Joanna Lilley

Therapeutic Consulting Association

Lilley Consulting Website

Lilley Consulting on Facebook

Lilley Consulting on YouTube
Email joanna@lilleyconsulting.com

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For the entire month of May, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Joanna is bringing you a special parent series, where she interviews parents whose children have overcome a variety of mental health challenges. Today’s episode of Success is Subjective features a conversation between Joanna and Michelle. Michelle shares how her once happy-go-lucky, easy-going son became riddled with anxiety by fourth grade, seemingly overnight. From then on, her son’s struggles escalated with marijuana usage, getting in trouble at school and stealing from his parents. When safety became the greatest concern, Michelle knew it was time for her son to receive a higher level of care. After paying a pretty penny for top medical professionals who couldn’t provide the answers or solutions her son needed, Michelle found answers through an alternative source.

Disclaimer: Please note that this special series by parents is the parent perspective sharing mental health and substance abuse crisis with their adolescent or young adult children. These episodes may include content or topics around suicide, overdosing, and other traumatic experiences. Listener discretion is advised!

Michelle’s Resources:

Telos Boarding School

Connect with Joanna Lilley

Therapeutic Consulting Association

Lilley Consulting Website

Lilley Consulting on Facebook

Lilley Consulting on YouTube
Email joanna@lilleyconsulting.com

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In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Joanna is bringing you a special parent series, where she interviews parents whose children have overcome a variety of mental health challenges. To kick off the series, Joanna sits down with "Deane," whose tumultuous journey began with his son's frequent and severe migraines, which caused him to miss a lot of school. From there, his son’s quality of life started rapidly going downhill with an excessive video game habit. By the time he was a freshman in college, everything came to a breaking point. "Deane" shares what that pivotal moment looked like for their family, and how an unexpected recommendation by a therapist was the beginning of transformation.

Disclaimer: Please note that this special series by parents is the parent perspective sharing mental health and substance abuse crisis with their adolescent or young adult children. These episodes may include content or topics around suicide, overdosing, and other traumatic experiences. Listener discretion is advised!

Dean’s Resources

An Unchanged Mind: The Problem of Immaturity in Adolescence (book)

The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance (book)

Cornerstones of Maine (Transitional Living Program for Young Adults)

Connect with Joanna Lilley

Therapeutic Consulting Association

Lilley Consulting Website

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Email joanna@lilleyconsulting.com

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On this week's episode of Success is Subjective, host Joanna Lilley has Lea Anne Paskvalich on the show to discuss her journey to success within the neurodivergent community. Lea Anne is the founder of Next Step Consulting and a neurodivergent consultant based out of Superior, Colorado. Lea Anne has spent the last 24 years connecting neurodivergent individuals and families with education, employment, resources, and relationships they need in order to thrive as they become adults. She has extensive experience and understanding based on her journey with an autistic child herself and uses that to focus on the challenges the neurodivergent community faces. Listen as she shares her journey and steps to success.

Connect with Lea Anne Paskvalich

Next Steps Consulting

Next Steps Resource Fair

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Therapeutic Consulting Association

Lilley Consulting Website

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Email: joanna@lilleyconsulting.com

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On this week's episode of Success is Subjective, host Joanna Lilley has Molly Powrie on the show. Molly started in therapeutic programming in 2013 while working with young adults struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders. She has made it her career to specialize in the personal and academic needs of young adults who encounter social and psychological struggles that deter them from success. She is currently the Director of Admissions and Business Development at Skyline Recovery Center in Bend, OR where she focuses on connecting families, clients, and referring professionals, by offering support and exploring what Skyline can offer based on individual needs.

Connect with Molly Powrie

Skyline Recovery

Email: molly@skylinerecoverybend.com

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Therapeutic Consulting Association

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