My role and experiences as a mother (“carer”) for my daughter

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to describe a mother’s experience of having a daughter who experienced mental health problems.

Design/methodology/approach

Narrative account.

Findings

The author wants to convey the enormous pride that the author feel for her wonderful daughter, and some of the challenges that the author has encountered. The author also writes about what helps her and what helps her daughter, the lessons that the author has learnt, and the benefits that a local recovery initiative have brought for the author and her daughter.

Originality/value

A mother’s account of the benefits a local recovery initiative has brought to her and her daughter.

Citation

O’Connor, K. (2017), "My role and experiences as a mother (“carer”) for my daughter", Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 21 No. 1, pp. 43-46. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-11-2016-0029