by Erin Croyle | Mar 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
One year into this lockdown. Our first quaranniversary. 12 months of high anxiety. 12 months agonizing over so many ‘what if’ scenarios. 12 months of nonstop caregiving: no reprieve, no respite; just giving it all to care for everyone, every single day. ...
by Guest Author | Jun 6, 2018 | Advocacy, Extended Family, Friends and Acquaintances, Individuals, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, YOU
By Erin Mahone May just ended a few days ago. I am exhausted. I live with a mental health diagnosis. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I am Jewish. May is Jewish American Heritage Month. I am a mother. May is Mother’s Day. And May is my husband’s and my...
by Erin Croyle | Jun 4, 2018 | Advocacy, Career, College, High School, IEP, Individuals, Job Training, KIDS, Parents, Self-Advocacy, TRANSITION, Uncategorized, YOU
Self determination is the core of the human experience. Our lives, our all too fast trips around the sun are OURS to do with what we want. Self determination is controlling your own destiny, calling the shots in your life. Having a say in the decisions that impact...
by Erin Croyle | Sep 18, 2017 | BABY, Finding Balance, Help, Individuals, New Mom/Dad, Parents, YOU
This is the era of self-care awareness. Everywhere you turn someone or something is reminding you to do more for yourself. It’s entering the overkill zone. An opinion piece in the Washington Post illustrated this perfectly:...
by Erin Croyle | Mar 14, 2016 | Advocacy, Parents, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, YOU
Have you ever really thought about the seemingly simple and positive term “self-advocate”? I first felt discomfort over it a few years ago at an awards dinner. A renowned national organization was handing out “Advocate of the Year” and “Self-Advocate of the Year”...
