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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.

Episode 134: Lisa Katona Smith, Mom, Certified Peer Recovery Specialist, and Author

48 mins; March 31, 2026

Episode 133: Dr. Jenn Rapkin, Mom, Author, and Naturopathic Physician

48 mins; March 24, 2026

Episode 132: Meri Viano, Mom and Associate Director, Parent/Professional Advocacy League of Massachusetts

49 mins; March 17, 2026

Episode 131: Dr. Karen Sheffield-Abdullah, Certified Nurse-Midwife, Mindfulness Instructor, and Mother of Four

51 mins; March 10, 2026

Episode 131: Dr. Karen Sheffield Abdulla

51 mins; March 10, 2026

Episode 130: Lisa Sabey and Alison Paine, Moms and Filmmakers

67 hours 15 mins; March 03, 2026

Episode 129: Marcia Earhart, Life/Grief/Trauma/Brain/Mental Health First Responder Coach, Mediator, and HeartSync Minister

64 hours 15 mins; February 24, 2026

Episode 128: Dr. Hector Rodriguez, Integrative Psychiatrist

53 mins; February 17, 2026

Episode 127: Ryan Bevins and JP Claxton, Fight Club

64 hours 1 min; February 10, 2026

Episode 126: Jeanette Yoffe, Therapist, Founder of The Celia Center, Author, and Court-Appointed Reunification Expert

61 hours 21 mins; February 03, 2026

Episode 125: Dr. Michelle Sherman, Licensed Psychologist, Author, and Teacher

47 mins; January 27, 2026

Episode 124: Kati Morton, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

46 mins; January 20, 2026

Episode 123: Matteo Esposito, Lived Experience and Founder of InvisibleChallenge.org

58 mins; January 13, 2026

Episode 122: Holly Swenson BSN, RN, Wellness Blogger, Award Winning Author, and Mom

39 mins; November 18, 2025

Episode 121: Lauren Henry Brehm, Author of The French Court; Essays from One Family’s Legacy of Mental Illness

46 mins; November 11, 2025

Episode 120: Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum, Mom, Physician, and President and Director of the Selective Mutism Anxiety and Related Disorders Treatment Center

57 mins; November 04, 2025

Episode 119: Libby Davis, Mom and Founder of The Cooper Davis Memorial Foundation

57 mins; October 28, 2025

Episode 118: Michael Mackniak, Care Coalition

44 mins; October 21, 2025

Episode 118: Jason Dyke, Dad and Founder of Carson’s Village

41 mins; October 14, 2025

Episode 117: Jacqueline Janssen, Mom, Advocate, and Author

59 mins; October 07, 2025

Episode 116: Adriane Handy, Chair, American Society for Suicide Prevention of Greater Kansas City

51 mins; September 30, 2025

Episode 115: Joanne Martinez Dunn Part 2, Mom and Licensed Professional Counselor

50 mins; September 23, 2025

Episode 114: Joanne Martinez Dunn Part 1, Mom and Licensed Professional Counselor

48 mins; September 16, 2025

Episode 113: Dr. Curt Thompson, Psychiatrist, Author, Speaker, and Founder of The Center for Being Known

59 mins; September 09, 2025

Fall 2025 Preview

4 mins; September 02, 2025

Episode 112: Lynda Gargan, PhD, Executive Director, National Federation of Families

56 mins; July 15, 2025

Episode 111: Iuri Melo, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Author, and Cofounder of SchoolPulse

60 hours 13 mins; July 08, 2025

Episode 110: Cheryl Deas, Mom, Founder and President, Darnell Deas, Jr., Marvelous Light Foundation

52 mins; July 01, 2025

Episode 109: Kelly Jackson, Mom and Executive Director of NAMI Johnson County, Kansas Part 2

37 mins; June 24, 2025

Episode 108: Kelly Jackson Part 1

33 mins; June 17, 2025

Episode 107: Kim Botto, Author of Boundless Hope for Every Child

61 hours 15 mins; June 10, 2025

Episode 106: Anna McCasland

61 hours 15 mins; June 03, 2025

Episode 105: Debi Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, The OLLIE Foundation

55 mins; April 15, 2025

Episode 104: Holly Miles, Executive Director of NAMI Greater Kansas City and Mom Part 3

54 mins; April 08, 2025

Episode 103: Holly Miles, Executive Director of NAMI Greater Kansas City and Mom Part 2

57 mins; April 01, 2025

Episode 102: Holly Miles, Executive Director of NAMI Greater Kansas City and Mom Part 1

153 hours 37 mins; March 25, 2025

Episode 101: Mary Pruitt, Executive Producer and Co-Author, NEVER2LATE Productions

47 mins; March 18, 2025

Episode 100: Susie Gurley, Creator/Host of The Just A Mom Podcast, interviewed by her friends Debbie, Jen, and Toni

52 mins; March 11, 2025

Episode 99: Cindy Elkins and Dr. Koo Part 2

36 mins; March 04, 2025

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

39 mins; February 25, 2025

Episode 97: Diana Partington, Counselor and Author of DBT for Life

66 hours 27 mins; February 18, 2025

Episode 96: Laura Craciun

46 mins; February 11, 2025

Episode 95: Allies in Recovery (https://alliesinrecovery.net/)

53 mins; February 04, 2025

Episode 94: Doug and Stacee Goetzinger (https://www.speakoutloud.me/) Part 3

41 mins; January 28, 2025

Episode 93: Doug and Stacee Goetzinger (https://www.speakoutloud.me/) Part 2

41 mins; January 21, 2025

Episode 92: Doug and Stacee Goetzinger (https://www.speakoutloud.me/) Part 1

46 mins; January 14, 2025

Episode 91: Lora DeMello

67 hours 38 mins; November 26, 2024

Episode 90: Meredith Shuman, Founder and Trauma Informed Trainer

59 mins; November 19, 2024

Episode 89: Stephanie James Part 2

38 mins; November 12, 2024

Episode 88: Stephanie James Part 1

35 mins; November 05, 2024

Episode 87: Tamicka Monson, Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and Author of Where Daddy Lives

52 mins; October 29, 2024

Episode 86: Casie Fariello, Other Parents Like Me (oplm.com)

55 mins; October 22, 2024

Episode 85: Kristie Morton

63 hours 41 mins; October 15, 2024

Episode 84: Jessica Patay, wearebravetogether.org

62 hours 27 mins; October 08, 2024

Episode 83: Sierra Wright Part 2

39 mins; October 01, 2024

Episode 82: Sierra Wright Part 1

46 mins; September 24, 2024

Episode 81: Tracey Yokas, Author, Bloodlines

64 hours 49 mins; September 17, 2024

Episode 80: Brandon and Debbie Saho

52 mins; September 10, 2024

Episode 79: Kristina Miller, Mom of Former Ohio State University Football Player Harry Miller Part 2 (reair)

35 mins; August 06, 2024

Episode 78: Kristina Miller, Mom of Former Ohio State University Football Player Harry Miller (reair)

41 mins; July 30, 2024

Episode 77: Just Because Someone is Smiling Doesn't Mean They're OK: Kansas State University Assistant Men's Basketball Coach Jareem Dowling Part 2 (reair)

41 mins; July 23, 2024

Episode 76: Just Because Someone is Smiling Doesn’t Mean They’re OK: Kansas State University Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Jareem Dowling (reair)

43 mins; July 16, 2024

Episode 75: Addiction Can Happen To Anyone: Ronda (reair)

64 hours 49 mins; July 09, 2024

Episode 74: Healing and Hope in Sharing My Story: Suzanne (reair)

64 hours 27 mins; July 02, 2024

Episode 73: Just Because Everything Looks OK on the Outside Doesn’t Mean It Is: Trevor (reair)

77 hours 7 mins; June 25, 2024

Episode 72: I’ll Never Not Worry: Kari (reair)

60 hours 12 mins; June 18, 2024

Episode 71: It's A Marathon, Not A Sprint: Kristen (reair)

50 mins; June 11, 2024

Episode 70: Back to the Beginning: Will (reair)

45 mins; June 04, 2024

Episode 69: Kyle Part 2

30 mins; April 16, 2024

Episode 68: Kyle part 1

37 mins; April 09, 2024

Episode 67: Ryan Lefebvre Part 2

43 mins; April 02, 2024

Episode 66: Ryan Lefebvre, Baseball Announcer for the Kansas City Royals part 1

48 mins; March 26, 2024

Episode 65: Carron Montgomery, Licensed Professional Counselor and Author, Part 2

41 mins; March 19, 2024

Episode 64: Carron Montgomery, Licensed Professional Counselor and Author--part 1

33 mins; March 12, 2024

Episode 63: Pat Aussem, The Partnership to End Addiction

57 mins; March 05, 2024

Episode 62: Major General Gregg F. Martin, Part 2

35 mins; February 27, 2024

Episode 61: Major General Gregg F. Martin

36 mins; February 20, 2024

Episode 60: Meggin Part 2

44 mins; February 13, 2024

Episode 59: Meggin Part 1

45 mins; February 06, 2024

Episode 58: Dr. Samantha De Caro, The Renfrew Center

58 mins; January 30, 2024

Episode 57: Will Gurley--an update

54 mins; January 23, 2024

Episode 56: Karen Dickson and Kathleen Harnish McKune, Remarkably Resilient (https://teamtechinc.com/remarkably-resilient/)

64 hours 20 mins; December 12, 2023

Episode 55: Wesley Hamilton, Disabled But Not Really (https://disabledbutnotreally.org/) Part 2

38 mins; December 05, 2023

Episode 54 : Wesley Hamilton, Disabled But Not Really (https://disabledbutnotreally.org/) part 1

31 mins; November 28, 2023

Episode 53: Rennie McKinney, Administrative Director of Behavioral Health Services, AdventHealth Shawnee Mission

39 mins; November 21, 2023

Episode 52: Coach Jareem Dowling, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach, Kansas State University, Part 2

41 mins; November 14, 2023

Episode 51: Coach Jareem Dowling, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach, Kansas State University part 1

42 mins; November 07, 2023

Episode 50: Brenda and Faith Ferber

60 hours 11 mins; October 31, 2023

Episode 49: Beth Part 2

43 mins; October 24, 2023

Episode 48: Beth part 1

50 mins; October 17, 2023

Episode 47: Jason Bohn, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Adolescent Services, Renew Counseling (anxietycenterkc.com)

56 mins; October 10, 2023

Episode 46: Kyle Roberts, What Rhymes With Reason movie (https://www.wrwrfilm.com/)

38 mins; October 05, 2023

Episode 45: Kristina Miller Part 2

35 mins; October 03, 2023

Episode 44: Kristina Miller, mom of former Ohio State Football player Harry Miller

40 mins; September 26, 2023

Episode 43—Phyllis Fagell, author, Middle School Super Powers

37 mins; September 06, 2023

Episode 42: Sonya Parker Goode, Director of Outreach and Partnerships, The Grant Halliburton Foundation (https://www.granthalliburton.org/)

41 mins; August 15, 2023

Episode 41: Jennifer Part 2

38 mins; August 08, 2023

Episode 40: Jennifer

40 mins; August 01, 2023

Episode 39: Stephanie and Dr. Caroline Danda, Licensed Clinical Psychologist (KS LP 1208) Specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Children and Adolescents

62 hours 11 mins; July 25, 2023

Episode 38: Renee VanMeter and Jessica Murphy, Deputy Division Directors in Emergency Services, Johnson County Mental Health

62 hours 24 mins; July 18, 2023

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