A Psychiatrist and Her Son's Quest for Compassionate Mental Health Care with Ellen Bassuk
Send us a text We continue to share stories that speak to our listeners especially those who are navigating motherhood and their children’s mental health. Our guest, Ellen Bassuk — psychiatrist, researcher, and clinician — brings a deeply personal perspective as she navigates psychiatry, advocacy, and motherhood through her son Daniel Schoonover’s lifelong struggle with serious mental illness, particularly schizophrenia. In this episode, Ellen walks us through her memoir as she traces Daniel’...
We continue to share stories that speak to our listeners especially those who are navigating motherhood and their children’s mental health.
Our guest, Ellen Bassuk — psychiatrist, researcher, and clinician — brings a deeply personal perspective as she navigates psychiatry, advocacy, and motherhood through her son Daniel Schoonover’s lifelong struggle with serious mental illness, particularly schizophrenia.
In this episode, Ellen walks us through her memoir as she traces Daniel’s journey through a fractured health care system, an unprepared education system, and the relentless challenges of parenting while fighting for support, dignity, and care.
This story shines as both a beacon of hope and a call to action for families, caregivers, and advocates who refuse to give up.
If you seek a conversation that honors courage, love, and persistence — you’ll want to listen to this episode.
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