Memories

Driving to a doctor’s appointment today, I rounded a corner and thought I saw one of the mothers from Chris’s old recovery program about to cross the street. It’s been eight years since Chris and her son were in the program, and I wondered how she and he were doing. Did she manage to overcome the sadness that every parent in the program seemed to share about the hopes of their child’s recovery? Does she no longer believe in the medical model of psychosis that the program reinforced? I wonder.

Author: Rossa Forbes

I’m a mom walking the long road of recovery alongside my son, whose world shifted at nineteen with a schizophrenia diagnosis. This space is where I share our journey as we navigate his healing through a shamanistic lens. I offer the truths we’ve discovered, the mysteries we’re still unraveling, and a critical look at a medical system that often overlooks the spiritual depth of this "dis-ease." View all posts by Rossa Forbes