How Can I Cope With My Mom's Mental Illness?

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

Inspiration, Parenthood By Proxy, Divorce, Dr Laura Schlessinger, Stay-at-home Moms, Proper Care And Feeding Of Husbands, Grandparents, Confrontation, Courage, Dating, Marriage, Love, Strength, Goals, Workplace, God, Fitness, Dr Laura, Health, Friendship, Exercise, Healing, In-laws, Do The Right Thing, Surviving A Shark Attack On Land, Power, Responsibility, Ultimate Guide To Marriage, Grief, Social Media, Parenting, Stop Whining Start Living, Couples, Society & Culture, Ethics, Health & Well-being, Marriage 101, Single Parenting, Love & Life, Shacking Up, Snowflakes, Family, Workout, Lesbian, Podcast, Feuds, Quote, Messing Up, Life, Childhood, Triumph, Emotions, Procrastination, Siriusxm, Sex, Gay, Kids, Mental Health, Wisdom, Well-being, Co-parenting, Stay-at-home Dads, Coping, Woman Power, Conscience, Counseling, The Ten Commandments, Sexuality, Stress, Kids & Family, Feelings, Health & Fitness, Relationships

4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Amanda's mom's paranoia makes her difficult to spend time with. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day,
0:02.5	sponsored by Native Path Collagen.
0:04.9	The collagen I take daily to support healthy,
0:07.4	joint, skin, bones, and go to getnativepath.com
0:11.2	slash Dr. Laura for free shipping and a special bundle deal
0:14.5	and a fraction of the retail truck.
0:16.7	Remember, you can hear my radio program daily
0:20.1	on Sirius XM Triumph and connect with me 24-7 at Dr. Laura.com.
0:26.5	Amanda, welcome to the program.
0:29.5	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:30.4	Thank you for taking my call.
0:32.3	You're welcome.
0:34.8	How can I help?
0:35.8	So I wanted to talk to you today because
0:39.6	I have a
0:42.5	rough relationship
0:45.0	I don't say rough um
0:46.7	my relationship with my mom is
0:49.3	challenging um
0:52.0	why is that why is that
0:53.6	uh she is undiagnosed and so I don't want to label something
1:00.8	because I know. I don't need you to diagnose her. I need you to explain why the relationship is
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 23 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.