Aging Disabilities May Start Slowly Deciding on the need for adaptive equipment may require noticing details and subtle differences as age progresses in our loved ones. We may even tend to overlook a lessening of functioning in our elderly parents, or not realize the time is coming when geriatric care will be necessary. We may [...]
Healing Life Tragedies requires Stalwart Resilience This world is putting us all to the test. If tragedy is not striking us directly, then relatives, friends and those we see on the nightly news remind us that “but, for the Grace of God, go I.” Or perhaps our struggles are just not in the news, but [...]
Reducing Stress: A Whole Mind Body Experience Within the stress relief area, emotional resilience, courage and positive thinking are critical for increased coping skills and prevention of hopelessness. In the face of overwhelming events and injury, it may take a period of time before attitudes and thoughts can swing to hopefulness and positive thinking. However, [...]
Where to Start Wherever we turn, whatever happens, the quality of our lives will always, ultimately, reside with our inner selves. Within the chronic pain syndrome and/or living with disabilities, the essence of our beings, our inner wisdom, guides the ship. That does not mean you can be expected to overcome pain and hardship without [...]
Anger Can Destroy Your Quality of Life When the rage hits, it can seem like you are being swallowed by it! As soon as you can begin to think straight, you know that you need to regain control. Anger has a way of taking over your life, your thoughts, your well-being–if you let it. The [...]
When in Doubt, Go Back to Basics The last post explored how anger disrupts the process in both emotional and physical healing. I promised actual techniques to help remedy anger that is disruptive. In searching through my own material gathered over the years and researching other literature, the most extensive and successful strategies that I [...]
Awareness Is First Step Struggling with healing from emotional and physical injuries often becomes a long, drawn out process when the person doesn’t understand or even identify anger’s role. Anger can be a complication that may confuse the person about what is truly important, and prevent healing abilities from being the major focus. Anger about [...]
Stress is Affecting Family Well-Being as Americans Head Into Holiday Season Washington, DC – The American Psychological Association’s (APA) newest Stress in America survey found that stress is taking a physical and emotional health toll on children and could have long-term impacts on the health of families. As the holiday season quickly approaches, psychologists warn [...]
Preparing For Healing When depression jumps from an occasional sadness to a clinical problem that doesn’t just go away, treatment is generally a necessity. Then, depression has become a disability. However, certain perspectives are helpful in working with the healing process. Exploring the difficulties that other persons have gone through, similar to yours, brings perspective [...]
Inside Is A Real Person The old saying that you can’t tell a book by it’s cover is the essence of what it is to live as a disabled person. Whatever appears physically to be the disability doesn’t reveal the depths of emotion and struggle going on inside. The courage to face every day and [...]
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