IN THE MEDIA

Press, Podcasts & Public Conversations

Judith has spoken with national outlets, podcasts and community organizations about the reality of parenting an adult child through mental illness and/or addition.

As Featured In
The New York Times
NAMI
Columbia University
WAMC
International Bipolar Foundation
Most Recent · Featuring the "3 Moms in the Trenches"
NAMI Ask the Expert
Caregiver Roles in Recovery, Part 2
This panel brings together the lived experience of three mothers who have survived and prospered while navigating 30+ years of caregiving for adult children with SMI — Randye Kaye, Mindy Greiling, and Mimi Feldman, of the popular podcast Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches. Moderator Dr. Judith R. Smith shares her research on the challenges women face as they age while caring for adult children with SMI and/or substance use disorder.
February 24, 2026
2024
State of Mind — "Difficult Mothering: Mothering of Adult Children Through Mental Illness and/or Addiction"
November 2024Watch →
The Sensitivity Doctors — "The Sensitivity Doctors Interview Dr. Judith Smith"
July 2, 2024Watch →
WAMC Northeast Public Radio — "Mothering Difficult Adult Children"
By Jesse King
May 30, 2024Listen →
The New York Times — "Families Are Told to Put Themselves in Harm's Way"
By Jessica Grose
May 12, 2024Read →
Addiction and the Family — "The Difficulties of Parenting an Adult Child with Addiction"
November 22, 2024Listen →
2022–2023
Three Moms in the Trenches Podcast — "Difficult: Mothering Challenging Adult Children"
February 2, 2022Watch →
The New York Times — "Opinion: When Parenting Never Stops"
By Jessica Grose
February 16, 2022Read →
Understanding Families with Dr. Josh Coleman — Interview with Judith Smith
February 22, 2022Listen →
Bite Your Tongue — Season 2, Episode 23
February 18, 2022Listen →
Health Media Policy — "Difficult: Mothering Challenging Adult Children"
June 22, 2023Read →
Fordham Graduate School of Social Service — "The Untold Stories of Mothers Living with Difficult Adult Children"
By Connor White
January 25, 2022Read →
Central Synagogue, NYC — "Parenting Challenging Adult Children"
March 2022Watch →
International Bipolar Foundation — "It's Difficult! Listening to the Mothers of Adult Children with Mental Health Challenges"
March 23, 2022Read →
Columbia University School of Social Work — "Mothering Challenging Adult Children Through Conflict and Change: A Cross Cultural Dialogue"
June 2, 2022Watch →
Healthcetera — "Preparing for the Holidays with Your Adult Children"
A conversation with Barbara Glickstein
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