You, Me and My (Mental) Illness In this new narrative podcast, veteran reporter and audio producer Mary Rose Madden talks to people from different backgrounds and ages about their experiences with serious mental health issues. Together, they look at the questions: What’s it actually like to live with a mental illness and how does it reshape relationships? Produced in partnership with NAMI Maryland

  • Ep. 2: Do You Ever Wish I Didn’t Have This Illness?
    by Mary Rose Madden on May 13, 2025 at 7:29 pm

    Season 1, Episode 2Act 1: Remy takes the lead, asking her mom questions she’s never raised before about her mental illness. Act 2: Remy walks through one of her 3 a.m. paintings and Joy finds God, sort of. Produced by Mary Rose MaddenEdited by Deborah George Music by Dave HeumannProduced in partnership with NAMI Maryland/ namimd.org

  • Do You Ever Wish?
    by Mary Rose Madden on May 9, 2025 at 6:38 pm

    Act 1: Roles switch and Remy takes the mic, asking her mom questions she’s never raised before about her mental illness. Joy takes each one and answers as honestly as she can. Act 2: Remy walks through one of her 3 a.m. paintings and Joy finds God, sort of. Produced in partnership with NAMI Maryland/ nami.org

  • Ep. 1: Cold Strangers
    by Mary Rose Madden on March 27, 2025 at 4:13 pm

    When 17 year old Remy first started experiencing symptoms of a mental illness, she had no idea what was going on. Her mom was confused, too. She noticed changes in Remy’s behavior but thought it might be teen angst. She kept trying to figure out why her daughter was so angry.Links:Book Joy mentions: What Happened to You? https://tinyurl.com/mr3nbkm8Interview Joy mentions: Anderson Cooper and Stephen Colbert https://shorturl.at/zxxdVEmail the show: youmemental@gmail.comPodcast sponsored, in part, by NAMI Maryland NAMI Maryland: namimd.org

  • Trailer for S1
    by Mary Rose Madden on March 26, 2025 at 4:08 pm

    Season 1: Four episodes looking at the parent/ teenager relationship of Joy and Remy. Episodes drop once a month, starting March 28th

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