Guelda Redman - A Broken Mind, Navigating Schizophrenia

Send us Fan MailGUELDA REDMAN wrote her powerful, insightful story in volume six of Women Like Me - Healing and Acceptance.  Her title in the book is...A BROKEN MINDOUR JOURNEY WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESSReach out to Guelda Redman here:http://schizophreniamomwarrior.com/Guelda Redman lives in Chilliwack, British Columbia, on 2 ½ acres with her husband, daughter, and daughter’s family. She is an animal lover and keeps alpacas, sheep, goats, and poultry, as well as her dog and cats.Currently caring for her two sweet grandkids during the weekdays and her 95-year-old mother full-time, life never slows down. But she wouldn’t have it any other way.While navigating a Schizophrenia diagnosis for her son, she also developed severe depression herself. Learning more about mental illness and how it can affect you has been a roller coaster experience, to say the least.After discovering the British Columbia Schizophrenia Society (BCSS), Guelda and her family have been fundraising for them yearly in either the BMO Vancouver Marathon or Scotiabank half-marathon runs as Team Heimburger.Currently, Guelda sits on the Board of Directors for the British Columbia Schizophrenia Society Foundation. Praying for the best but preparing for the worst, Guelda keeps a watchful eye on her son and realizes just how fragile the human mind can be. Things are good now, but there are never any guarantees. More research is desperately needed.British Columbia Schizophrenia Societyhttps://www.bcss.org/__________________________________________________________________Here is the link to Guelda's story. All Amazon will have the book on the website.  https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1990639097__________________________________________________________________If this conversation stirred something in you… good. That’s where change begins.Make sure you’re subscribed, share this with someone who needs it, and if you’re ready to tell your story, step into your voice, or build a life that actually feels like yours… You’re in the right place.I’m Julie Fairhurst, and this is where stories turn into power.Go to my website if you would like to be a guest on the Women Like Me Stories & Business in the toolbar click Let's PodcastJulie's Website