I spent several months last year trying to find a therapist certified in a certain type of therapy that we have been told will help Daniel with his behavioral and attachment issues. I kind of gave up after several therapists were either not taking new clients or talked to me and said they...
But my mind flits past that and settles on the one nurse who, after I had just met with a therapist about how to handle a preemie, broke all the “rules” I had just been taught and roughly picked up my baby, startling him into screams. She moved quickly and suddenly with him and ...
The first vision therapist I saw long ago worked a lot with the emotional connections associated with eyes. One of the things he talked about was how near-sightedness is caused by emotional trauma and tightening the muscles around the optic nerve. It’s a way, he said, of blurring the ed...
This past year I have taken my boldest step in openly sharing by starting this blog. Even though my anxiety is not nearly as extreme as it was as a child, I still struggle with it and am now on medication that helps keep it at bay. I see a therapist when life gets too overwhelming...
and Physical Therapist do their job. All in all, they are some of the smartest and most insightful professionals by whom you would ever want your child to be served. Early intervention by Babies Can’t Wait ( the State of Georgia program that serves babies 0 – 3 years) saved my boy ...
This is not easy/quick fix. You don’t just do the Ketamine treatment and everything becomes ok again. I was told the medicine helps about 30% and the remainder is action on my part to meet with a therapist, journal, art therapy or whatever healing modality works best to get the most...
I carried the dread of those questions not just through the booking of the trip but all through the planning. I tried to leave it there, knowing I did my best to plan a great trip for all of us. But I realized when we finally got home that I had carried a bit of the dread with...