Stefanie HoffmaninAnything But That: Parenting the Mentally Ill ChildThe Terrifying Reality of PsychosisPsychosis. It’s a scary word. It’s even scarier when the one experiencing it is your child.Aug 14, 20181Aug 14, 20181
Stefanie HoffmaninAnything But That: Parenting the Mentally Ill ChildThe Challenge of Diagnosing Childhood Mental IllnessCall it spidey sense, that knawing feeling in your gut, or parental intuition on overdrive, but you know something is wrong with you child…Aug 6, 2018Aug 6, 2018
Stefanie HoffmaninAnything But That: Parenting the Mentally Ill ChildAnother Lesson from Anthony BourdainFor the last week, I have been grieving over the recent death of storyteller and renowned chef Anthony Bourdain in much the same way I did…Jun 18, 2018Jun 18, 2018
Stefanie HoffmanThe Give and Take of Mental IllnessAs any parent of a child with mental illness will tell you, children change when their illness takes hold — often dramatically. They gain…Apr 19, 20182Apr 19, 20182
Stefanie HoffmaninAnything But That: Parenting the Mentally Ill Child“Welcome to Holland”: Navigating a New NormalThe story “Welcome to Holland” was written by author, activist and Sesame Street writer Emily Perl Kingsley, who is also the mother of a…Apr 11, 2018Apr 11, 2018
Stefanie HoffmaninAnything But That: Parenting the Mentally Ill ChildStigma: The Biggest Barrier to Mental HealthStigma. As most parents know, it’s one of the biggest barriers to entry in diagnosing or connecting your child the right treatment. While…Apr 4, 2018Apr 4, 2018
Stefanie HoffmaninAnything But That: Parenting the Mentally Ill ChildThe Road to AdvocacyI wasn’t always a mental health advocate. It was a long, exhausting journey to reach this point. In fact, sometimes I still have my doubts…Mar 24, 2018Mar 24, 2018
Stefanie HoffmaninAnything But That: Parenting the Mentally Ill ChildRedefining TraumaTrauma. It’s often associated with war, devastating natural disasters, child abuse or some kind of humanitarian crisis.Feb 7, 20181Feb 7, 20181
Stefanie HoffmaninAnything But That: Parenting the Mentally Ill ChildBreaking Down the WallsThe first week of January, my essay on suicide ran on Bay Area NPR affiliate KQED as the latest in my mental health advocacy efforts. For…Jan 15, 2018Jan 15, 2018
Stefanie HoffmaninAnything But That: Parenting the Mentally Ill ChildThe Mantra of MindfulnessBeing the parent of a child with mental illness is hard. Being the parent of a mentally ill child living in another state is excruciating.Jan 8, 2018Jan 8, 2018