You, Me and My (Mental) Illness

Mary Rose Madden
  • 4.8 (16)
  • MENTAL HEALTH
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In this new narrative podcast, veteran reporter and audio producer Mary Rose Madden talks to people from different backgrounds and ages about their experiences with serious mental health issues. Together, they look at the questions: What's it actually like to live with a mental illness and how does it reshape relationships? Produced in partnership with NAMI Maryland

Episodes

  1. 05/13/2025

    Ep. 2: Do You Ever Wish I Didn't Have This Illness?

    Season 1, Episode 2 Act 1: Remy takes the lead, asking her mom questions she's never raised before about her mental illness. Act 2: Remy walks through one of her 3 a.m. paintings and Joy finds God, sort of. Produced by Mary Rose Madden Edited by Deborah George Music by Dave Heumann Produced in partnership with NAMI Maryland/ namimd.org

    23 min

  2. 05/09/2025

    Do You Ever Wish?

    Act 1: Roles switch and Remy takes the mic, asking her mom questions she's never raised before about her mental illness. Joy takes each one and answers as honestly as she can. Act 2: Remy walks through one of her 3 a.m. paintings and Joy finds God, sort of. Produced in partnership with NAMI Maryland/ nami.org

    23 min

  3. 03/27/2025

    Ep. 1: Cold Strangers

    When 17 year old Remy first started experiencing symptoms of a mental illness, she had no idea what was going on. Her mom was confused, too. She noticed changes in Remy's behavior but thought it might be teen angst. She kept trying to figure out why her daughter was so angry. Links: Book Joy mentions: What Happened to You? https://tinyurl.com/mr3nbkm8 Interview Joy mentions: Anderson Cooper and Stephen Colbert https://shorturl.at/zxxdV Email the show: youmemental@gmail.com Podcast sponsored, in part, by NAMI Maryland NAMI Maryland: namimd.org

    29 min

  4. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Trailer for S1

    Season 1: Four episodes looking at the parent/ teenager relationship of Joy and Remy. Episodes drop once a month, starting March 28th

    2 min

Trailer

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In this new narrative podcast, veteran reporter and audio producer Mary Rose Madden talks to people from different backgrounds and ages about their experiences with serious mental health issues. Together, they look at the questions: What's it actually like to live with a mental illness and how does it reshape relationships? Produced in partnership with NAMI Maryland

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