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Ms.
Focht is a healthy survivor of an upbringing shadowed by her mother’s
schizophrenia, while also buoyed by her courageous father’s
decision to take on the challenge of caring for his wife at home,
while working and raising a family. Through her struggle to succeed,
understand her past, and find healing, Ms.Focht has learned the
skills and tools to help others with similar challenges. She has
dedicated herself to improve the lives of those who live with mental
illness in the family.
Ms.Focht
is an educator for the Family-to-Family program with the National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill, and a training specialist for the
nationally known “Parent Project” program. Through her
work with foster children, distressed families, and her own experience
she writes about in her new book, she knows the traumas families
face, and hopes to help families find understanding and healing.
She holds a Masters degree in Educational Counseling from National
University in Sacramento, California. |
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