Angela Lohse: Loving people with Disorder and Choosing Openness over Labels

In this episode, we sit down with Angela Lohse to talk about what it's like being a family member to a loved one with a disorder, and how as an EEG Technician she chooses to interact with patients labeled with mental disorder.

Angela's incredible story brings up a lot of topics including:

How relationships change in the midst of disorderThe emotional and practical difficulty of caring for someoneEarly childhood counselingProfessionally interacting with those struggling with mental disorderThe use of labels and the need for acceptance and opennessIs there another way we can serve the mentally ill?

Links from Episode 2:

"The Geel Question" by Mike Jay, Edited by Ed Lake in AeonChronic Crisis: A look at Geel and its centuries-old tradition of caring for those with mental illness by Milwaukee Journal SentinelHow to Cope When a Loved One has a Serious Mental Illness by American Psychological Association

Resources for those struggling with mental disorder:

mentalhealth.govNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline

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