Do you have a loved one struggling with mental health? I have something for you.
When author and artist Tracey Yokas lost her mother, which happened only a few years after her dad died, Tracey was devastated, as was Tracey’s eighth grade daughter, Faith. But things quickly got more complicated as Faith’s grief evolved into a severe eating disorder and acts of self-harm.
For this powerful episode of Conversations for Couples, Tracey sat down with Julie and David Bulitt to talk about her memoir Bloodlines: A Memoir of Harm and Healing, exploring her family’s painful but inspiring journey through mental illness, eating disorders, and the complicated healing process that followed.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Deborah Kobylt welcomed me to her show. Mental health advocate and author Tracey Yokas’s book, BLOODLINES, A Memoir of Harm and Healing, is gaining attention for its raw portrayal of tackling mental health issues so they don’t consume your life.
On this episode of the Raising Happy Teens podcast, host, Jennifer Delliquadri and I talk about my experience navigating my daughter’s crisis and what I learned that helped us cope and heal.
I cherish this conversation with pediatrician Dr. Sarah. Part of our discussion, about providers having vetted mental health resources to share, is a must hear.
In this episode of the Mending Families Podcast, I share with Melissa how creativity and using art helped me on my journey of healing. I also open up about the hard parts of my story that led to writing my book with the hopes of inspiring others. Grief and loss, along with mental health conditions, are difficult to navigate and lead us to feel alone at times. I hope my memoir can lead to helping others find their healing.
In this episode of Normalize the Conversation, I share my journey of realizing that to help my daughter heal from an eating disorder, I first had to heal myself. Through conversations with my daughter, overcoming my body insecurities, and developing effective coping skills, I found a path to healing. I share advice to other parents facing similar challenges, emphasizing the importance of self-care and open communication.
In this episode Tracey talks to Lorilee Binstock of the Trauma Survivor Thriver’s podcast about why as parents we have to do our own healing work.
A Conversation with Kate Kripke In part 1 of our moving conversation, Kate and I talk about my journey mothering a daughter with significant mental health challenges. I open up about the incredible frustration and…
Jessica and Tracey talk about mental health, healing, and why courage is necessary on the journey.
Tracey discusses eating disorders, self-harm, and recovery on the Be A Calm Mama podcast.
A Conversation with Susie Gurley This episode of the Just A Mom podcast features Tracey Yokas, author of the book Bloodlines: A Memoir of Harm and Healing. In the book, Tracey explores her relationship with…
Real Mother Fuckers is a podcast on the many realities of motherhood. Listen to me get real.
A Conversation with Dr. Marcia Sirota People always ask Dr. Sirota, “Why Ruthless Compassion?” She uses the term because she has two fundamental beliefs. One is to be tough-minded and the other is to be…
A Conversation with Katie Palmer Adolescent mental illness is extraordinarily hard on all members of the family, especially if others have not yet worked through their own challenges, trauma, or patterns of maladaptive behavior in…
A Conversation with Isabelle Bridges Are you tired of feeling resentful and overwhelmed by motherhood? Today, Isabelle had the absolute pleasure to sit down with author Tracey Yokas to discuss the importance of knowing who…
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