[Kory]

My mom actually has a degree in child psychology...
But you know how parents are. She always assumed mental illness can affect anyone EXCEPT for me...

For a long time it was hard because my mom felt she somehow "failed" as a parent because I was struggling with mental health.

When I was first diagnosed with schizophrenia, my therapist had to reassure my mom that it's mostly a genetic thing and doesn't have much reflection on her as a parent.