I get clean and sober on September 25th, 1988 and began dealing with my severe depression and anxiety.  I was diagnosed and treated intensely for severe PTSD from childhood sexual abuse.   After five incredible years of Mental Health and Twelve Step recovery, I left the oil and gas industry and began studying for a degree in psychology followed by a Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy.

Since 1997 I have been a Family Therapist primarily serving as a Clinical Team... Read More

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HOW I KILLED MY PARENTS, PART ONE: MY DAD

Okay, I realize this title is startling (got your attention, didn't it?), but I've seriously believed I was responsible for my father's death since 1992.

See, my father had been a smoker since 1945, two to three packs a day when he was younger, and two packs a day from the time I could remember.  When I was in first grade, I remember waking up and playing "airplane," flying through the clouds of smoke hanging in the living room.

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Sharing the daily challenges, adjustments and stages in the acceptance process when Schizophrenia is diagnosed in your family.

my blog is at http://nocasserolesforschiz-au thor.blogspot.com/ - feel free to comment!

Family memoir, Ben Behind his Voices: One Family's journey from Chaos to Hope, represented by Claire Gerus Agency.  cgerus@comcast.net. my website www.randyekaye.com  watch for publication news!!

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http://www.latimes.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=f41 491ea-d9fb-4bd6-9b75-3be5df4e7 e7b&src=front

This is about 7 minutes long and will blow you away.  There is an accompanying article, but the video speaks for itself.

And again, thank you Joey for this site, and for the great stuff in Iraq.  The UStream was amazing.

<------------Joey in Iraq!  Can't believe I found this emoticon!

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I can't think of anything more painful or more heart wrenching than that of the day to day life of a parent of a child with a serious mental illness. This is not to diminish the pain of parents of children with medical illnesses or of parents who have lost a child, but it is different. The isolation is palpable. The acceptance and sympathy is not universal. There is still, in this day and age, shame and the perception of failure. Yes, there are wonderful support groups and caring and knowledg... Read More

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