Show Notes

This episode touches on issues relating to mental illness and suicide and may be difficult for some listeners. You can find a list of relevant supports here.

In this episode, Stefanie talks to psychotherapist Joanna Fortune, who specialises in the parent-child relationship. Fortune explains the difference between “play” and “play with purpose.” She also discusses how to have sensitive and age-appropriate conversations with kids about mental health, and answers listener’s questions about parenting with a mental illness from both the parent and child’s perspective.

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Thanks to Cathal O’Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin.

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