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Here we will get real in our conversations about Mental Illness and Caregiving, and the messy reality of keeping it all balanced. No sugar-coating, no clinical jargon—just real talk about the hospitalizations, the medication battles, and the toll it takes on a home. This is for the parents, siblings, and partners who are doing the impossible every single day. Holding It Together is a home for the overthinkers, the multitaskers, and anyone who feels like they’re one spilled coffee away from a meltdown.
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- 4 days ago49 min
Allan Houston and Tamara Houston: What Does Radical Acceptance Look Like At Home
Send us Fan Mail A hospital discharge can look like “problem solved” on paper while a family is still staring at the real question: where does our loved one safely go next? We sit down with Allan and Tamara Houston for a candid, grounded conversation about opening their home to Tamara’s sister Jill during a crisis, while raising seven kids and trying to keep their household steady. What unfolds is a rare look at family caregiving that is both tender and practical. We talk about the moment th...
- 6 days ago3 min
#5 Companion If You Say Calm Down, We Fight
Send us Fan Mail Your nervous system can’t “just calm down” if it’s still scanning for danger. We do a midweek unpack of our conversation with Danielle Worthen Cullenberg, and it’s one of those talks that puts words to what so many neurodivergent and sensory-sensitive people feel every day: the body stays on high alert long after the immediate threat has passed. We dig into “neurospicy” brains, sensory overload, trauma, and the invisible weight of caregiving pressure, then connect the ...
- 1 weeks ago58 min
Annette: A Mother Learns That Survival Is Not The Same As Living
Send us Fan Mail Severe mental illness can turn a household into a command center overnight. One day you’re parenting, working, and planning for the future. The next day you’re tracking symptoms, bracing for outbursts, negotiating with hospitals, and trying to protect the people you love while you quietly disappear inside the role of “crisis manager.” We talk with Annette, a mother who lived that reality for years as her son’s behavior escalated from early warning signs to frightening instab...
- 1 weeks ago4 min
#4 Companion: Youth Mental Health Without The Fixes
Send us Fan Mail Most adults want to help kids who are stressed, anxious, or shutting down, but we often reach for the fastest fix: another app, another framework, another lecture delivered with good intentions. This midweek unpack slows that impulse down. I’m looking back at our conversation with five young people (ages 13 to 23) who spoke plainly about mental health, school pressure, performance expectations, and what it feels like to live under the constant mirror of social media. What st...
- 2 weeks ago57 min
Reclaim Calm in the Chaos: Time Mastery with Walt Hampton
Send us Fan Mail What if “busy” is the shield that keeps you from what you most need? We sat down with Walt Hampton—executive coach, author of The Power Principles of Time Mastery, and long-distance runner—to rethink time, energy, and the stories we tell ourselves about balance. This is a lifeline for caregivers, creators, and leaders who feel stretched thin and want a sustainable way to show up for others without burning out. We unpack the 80/20 principle and why a tiny set of actions creat...
- 2 weeks ago5 min
# 3 Episode Companion Memory Is Not A Care Plan When Stress Hits
Send us Fan Mail Caregiving can feel like being the only person holding the whole system in your head and it’s exhausting for reasons most people never see. We unpack what happens when you’re expected to remember every detail, translate a loved one to rushed medical teams, and keep your cool while anxiety is doing laps in your body. If you’ve ever left an appointment and thought, “I should have said that,” you’ll recognize yourself here. We walk through a practical companion to “This Is What...
- 3 weeks ago46 min
Kala Allen Omeiza: I Got Bullied In An Autism Lab
Send us Fan Mail Watching someone succeed can fool us into thinking they’re fine. Then Kala Allen Omeiza says something that stops us cold: she worked in top autism research spaces and still didn’t learn she was autistic until 24, after a painful rupture, a mental health crisis, and therapy that finally connected the dots. We talk about what late autism diagnosis can look like when you’re a high achiever: sensory overload that gets dismissed, social communication gaps that get mislabeled, an...
- 3 weeks ago5 min
Episode 2 Care Companion: You Can Love Them And Still Feel Worn Out
Send us Fan Mail Loving someone who is still alive but no longer feels like the person you knew can mess with your head in ways most people never see. On this midweek unpack of Holding It Together Kinda, I slow things down and revisit one of the most tender topics we have talked about: caregiver grief and ambiguous loss, the quiet, unacknowledged pain that shows up when memory, personality, and family roles change right in front of you. I reflect on my conversation with Dr. Joanne Schaeffer ...
About Holding It Together (Kinda)
Here we will get real in our conversations about Mental Illness and Caregiving, and the messy reality of keeping it all balanced. No sugar-coating, no clinical jargon—just real talk about the hospitalizations, the medication battles, and the toll it takes on a home. This is for the parents, siblings, and partners who are doing the impossible every single day. Holding It Together is a home for the overthinkers, the multitaskers, and anyone who feels like they’re one spilled coffee away from a meltdown.
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