Stacy Ross: Healthy Coping Strategies for College Students

Stacy Ross is an author, speaker and mother of an adult with Borderline Personality Disorder. With raw honesty, Stacy tells the story of her 28 year journey parenting a child with mental illness. Stacy's openness about her struggles make her both relatable and believable with listeners often recounting personal experiences for the first time. Stacy also shares coping skills and strategies she's learned along the way leaving audiences feeling empowered, hopeful, and less isolated.

In episode 699 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Stacy chose Cornell University and Sigma Delta Tau, what it was like to speak to her chapter about mental health and sisterhood, what gave her the courage to tell her story in her memoir called "Searching for Slippers", what concerns her about higher levels of loneliness in this generation, what are the early warning signs that a student is struggling, how to have the mental health conversation without making them feel judged, how asking for help in our chapter could be viewed as a strength instead of a weakness, what families often misunderstand about supporting a loved one with mental illness, advice for parents who are sending a student to college and worry about their mental health, and healthy coping strategies for college students. Enjoy!