Inside RAD is a book is written by a therapist for therapists. This book is written for adults with RAD or un-diagnosed RAD. This book is for those who care for someone with RAD or RAD symptoms. This book is truthful about what RAD is, how it may occur (maybe not exactly what you expect), the long road ahead for healing, and very importantly – hope for a healthier future…
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Back in January we talked about how journaling can be therapeutic. I still find that to be true. When I take the time to write, it allows my brain to process things in a way that doesn't happen if I keep my thoughts in my head, or even if I speak them out loud. Journaling is an inexpensive and relatively easy form of therapy.
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Last week was National Sleep Awareness Week! This week we started Day Light Savings Time (well most of us anyway) and set our clocks ahead Saturday night or Sunday morning. How do you feel about losing that hour? Do you see it as a lost hour of sleep or a lost hour of time to be productive?
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Where did the last year go? As many of us take some time to look back on the last year I feel like 2015 for me was rather unbelievable, unexpected, unbalancing…well…it was “un-“
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I have always enjoyed the fresh feeling of a new year – the countdown and hope for something better than what has been. After going through a divorce this past year, I am ready for a fresh start.
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“The most serious daring starts within.”
- Harriett Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, published 1852
Harriett Beecher Stowe famously wrote in her book Uncle Tom’s Cabin that “the most serious daring starts within”. Stowe’s book, as you most likely know, is a literary classic based on stories that she heard as a young woman
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True Blue by Tracy Monteith, and her husband Tom (co-author), is about their discovery of clinical depression and the early symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and living life with mental illness. Tracy and Tom share their very personal experiences with vulnerability and directness…
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Time to “count your blessings” as an old hymn lyric goes, and to tell about the things you are thankful for…
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Today we have a guest blogger, Kristin. Here is her story of how suicide has affected her life…
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How do we balance expectations and reality? It takes intentionality. We have to look at where we are (reality), and where we want to be (our expectations)…
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