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In this episode, Debbie speaks with Jacqueline Janssen, who is an author, a mental health advocate, a former NAMI director, and a mother of a son with schizoaffective disorder. Jacqueline has been doing phenomenal things to advocate for families and has organized a task force in her county to discuss the support they need and what they think the treatment staff needs to learn to help parents and families support their loved one with mental illness.
Jacqueline Janssen is an advocate for families affected by mental illness. As a Director on the Local National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Board and Commissioner on the County Mental Health Board, she is one of the creators of the County Family Partnership Policy. Her goal is the creation and implementation of training that includes treatment, clinicians, peers, and families because evidence shows that when families are involved in recovery, outcomes are better for all. Jacqueline is also an activist for women's rights. As a nonprofit executive recruiter she and her team placed women in leadership positions. She was a Nominated Changemaker for the White House's United State of Women. Jacqueline is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley and a member of the International Association of Feminist Economics (IAFFE). Her fifth bookโ๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ด ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณโis scheduled for release in 2024.
The host of "Finding Peace Beyond the Pain", Debbie Gail Zane, is a Certified Relationship and Parent Coach, a Certified Grief Coach, the author of the book ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ช๐ฅ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด: ๐๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, a single mom of three, and a bereaved parent. She was featured on Fox 5 WTTG DC TV, WUSA 9 Washington DC TV, and WAMV Radio, has been a guest on many podcasts, and was recognized by one of the world's biggest influencers, Tony Robbins, for her journey of turning her pain into purpose by helping parents in the aftermath of losing her 26-year-old son following his nine-year battle with schizoaffective disorder and addiction. With a diverse professional background in coaching, speaking, writing, law, and special needs, Debbie brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her work. Debbie is committed to making a difference in the lives of those who are struggling with a loved one's mental illness and addiction and those who have lost a loved one, reminding them that life is precious and that there is peace beyond the pain. Debbie holds multiple coaching certifications, including Practitioner of Excellence Life Coach, Advanced Relationship Coach, and Parent and Family Coach from the Coaching Institute and Robbins Madanes Training, as well as an LLM Masters of Law and a Juris Doctor.
To learn more about Debbie, please visit her website at www.debbiegailcoaching.com!
Learn about Debbie's book, ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ช๐ฅ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด: ๐๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, at www.debbiegailzane.com!
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