FORGOTTEN IN THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS

FORGOTTEN IN THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS

We’ve come a long way in talking about mental health in this country. According to statistics compiled by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 43.3% of adults with mental illness and 64.1% of adults with serious mental illness received treatment last year....
DRAMA BY THE DIVING BOARD

DRAMA BY THE DIVING BOARD

“Are you going to do something about this ‘situation?’” An older woman was referring to my son Arlo who was taking a his sweet time jumping off the diving board at our community pool. This is our normal. Most people at the pool know Arlo. He often takes 5...
PROLONGED GRIEVING: 20 WAYS TO COPE WHEN LIFE IS RELENTLESS

PROLONGED GRIEVING: 20 WAYS TO COPE WHEN LIFE IS RELENTLESS

We belong to a unique club of parents – when our children were born, or very young, we grieved and celebrated at the same time. We celebrated this beautiful child. Yet we grieved for the “healthy” child we were hoping for. We grieved for the parenting experience we...
HOLIDAY TRAVEL TIPS FOR FAMILIES LIKE OURS

HOLIDAY TRAVEL TIPS FOR FAMILIES LIKE OURS

Traveling can be hard any time of year. Traveling around the holidays just compounds that stress – the traffic, the over-sugared/under-rested children, the frayed nerves of anticipating years of familial tension. It’s not just the time in the car or train or plane....