The Just A Mom Podcast

Susie

Booking Overview

A candid parenting-focused show where Susie and invited experts/advocates discuss children’s mental health challenges—how to recognize signs, access support, and advocate effectively. Each guest brings both lived experience and/or clinical expertise, with practical, hope-forward guidance for parents and caregivers.

Metrics

Episodes: 140

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Instagram: 437 followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

thejustamompodcast@gmail.com

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Host

Susie - Host of The Just A Mom Podcast. A parent of three who shares her family’s experience navigating depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation in a child. She focuses on helping parents recognize chall...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Parents/caregivers with lived experience and/or recognized subject-matter experts in child/adolescent mental health (e.g., clinicians/medical professionals), plus advocacy leaders involved in navigating systems (schools, treatment, recovery, peer recovery). Guests often have authorship or formal credentials related to mental health support and recovery frameworks.

Required Achievements:

Authored a book or guide relevant to parenting/mental health, Clinical specialization or professional practice in mental health, Leadership role in parent/peer advocacy or support organizations, Recognized peer recovery training/certification, Experience supporting families through treatment systems

Recent Guest Discussions

Lisa Katona-Smith - Parenting Through A Child’s Mental Health Challenges And Substance Use Disorder; Early Warning Signs; Advocacy; Boundaries; Family Recovery Frameworks.

Dr. Jenn Rapkin - Lived Experience With Ocd; Evidence-based Approaches (cbt/erp, Medication); Intrusive Thoughts; Family Accommodation; School Advocacy; Emotional Awareness/resilience.

Meri Viano - Navigating The Mental Health System And Stigma; Trauma And Behavior; Community Support And Parent Advocacy; Impact Of Psychosis On Family Dynamics.

Recent Topics

Mental Health, Parenting, Depression, Anxiety, Suicide

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Just A Mom Podcast

Episode 136: Jason Reid, Dad, Author, Speaker, and Filmmaker

September 22, 2026

Back for a second time on The Just A Mom Podcast is entrepreneur, author, speaker, and filmmaker Jason Reid. Don’t miss this deeply personal conversation about grief, depression, and the power of creative purpose. Jason shares how the loss of his son Ryan to suicide changed his life, why he now focuses on helping parents and kids talk more honestly about mental health, and how his latest film, Shift, is designed to spark those conversations in schools and communities. We also discuss what se...

Episode 135: Dr. Jerry Weichman, Psychologist, Author, and Creator of the Raising Families Platform and Podcast

September 15, 2026

In this episode of the Just a Mom podcast, psychologist Dr. Jerry Weichman talks about the realities of parenting teens today, the impact of social media and device addiction on mental health, and practical ways parents can create healthier boundaries at home. Dr. Jerry Weichman is a child and adolescent psychologist with over 27 years of experience working with preteens, teens, and parents. He is also the founder of the Raising Families platform, which offers free resources to help families ...

Episode 134: Lisa Katona Smith, Mom, Certified Peer Recovery Specialist, and Author

March 31, 2026

In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Lisa Katona-Smith shares her journey as a mother navigating her son’s mental health challenges and substance use disorder. Through moments of fear, resilience, and hard-earned clarity, Lisa transformed her personal experience into a meaningful framework to support other families facing similar struggles—captured in her book, Parallel Recovery: A Guide for Those Who Love Someone with Substance Use Disorder (https://a.co/d/07C8FLzz).This episode ...

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