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Finding a compassionate and empathetic therapist is a must to heal from trauma. Vets, if we do not develop a connection with our therapist, it’s unlikely we will keep our appointments. If missing an appointment call to cancel, and reschedule, so another vet can take your place. There is no time frame...
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[Editor’s Note: Today’s Guest Post comes from Julia Karas Parker. She wanted to share her story because sometimes she felt discouraged that it took her “so long” to get better. We share her story so other moms who are struggling...
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06-03-2016
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Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Warrior Moms, recovery, therapy, medication, guest post, OCD, recovery from postpartum depression, postpartum depression recovery, postpartum anxiety recovery, hospitalization, generalized anxiety disorder
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[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post comes from Virginia Duan. I really wished I had read it before I searched for my first therapist. And my second… and I may just bookmark it in case I ever need to find another one! -Jenna] It can be...
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02-23-2016
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Filed under: therapy, talk therapy, psychotherapy, postpartum depression treatment, postpartum depression therapy, cognitive therapy, PPD therapist, PPD therapy, postpartum therapy, postpartum depression therapist, therapist, change therapists, therapists
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Yesterday, I told you my story of learning through experience that therapy, and mental health care in general, are not a one size fits all type of thing. Today, let’s get down to the practical side of things. How do you go about trying to find a mental...
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Content Warning: This blog post contains mention of miscarriage and links to posts about pregnancy loss. Once upon a time, I thought that counseling/therapy was a one-size-fits-all thing. Counselors are counselors, and all mental health professionals...
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Mental health, after postpartum “ends,” becomes a rough path. The only thing rougher is trying to leave the path and walk alone. I don’t recommend trying to walk alone. I’ve been seeing doctors and therapists since I was twenty...
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Trigger Warning: This post contains references to miscarriage, D&C, and intrusive thoughts. If you are feeling vulnerable, you may want to skip this post for now. Last year, I posted about my experience with the emotional aftermath of a missed miscarriage...
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Thanks to everyone who submitted something to share with other survivors for this month’s carnival! This month, I decided to repeat a theme that the carnival has had before, change, for my own personal reasons. As it turns out, the very day that...
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I was dismayed, though not surprised at all, when I saw a number of Facebook users and pages link to an article about an inmate convicted of child molestation being murdered in prison. The posts were, for the most part, followed by near unanimous comments...
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I’d been wanting to get Parker hooked up with someone experienced in special needs massage therapy. Interestingly enough, in the state of Utah kids on regular Medicaid waivers are covered for special needs massage therapy. Kids like Parker who are...
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I recently read that in stressful situations, love has the power to heal. It heals those that receive it as well as those that give it. In our lives we’ll experience negative situations. But there are two truths to get us through the rough patches...
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12-31-2013
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Filed under: Holding On Tight To My Faith, The HIGH Cost of Health Care, Advocacy, down syndrome, Therapy, Life With Special Needs, Hospital Frequent Flyer, special needs parenting, love is, special needs community, ways of showing love
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Parker’s first learning session each morning rolls in at 7:30 a.m. with his teacher. They work for a half an hour and then it’s time for Parker’s cares. TWO hours of cares later and Parker is ready for more time in his little classroom...
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Remember that yard sale we had in August? The one that took all summer to prepare for? Well, we’ve made it through our three weeks at Now I Can. And today The Daily Herald and Now I Can have teamed up to share our story. I am so thankful for everyone...
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For thirty minutes a day at Now I Can Parker has been practicing his static standing. Static standing requires him to remain still in a stationary position. And when I say stationary I mean like a statue. They have him latched to this stander with weights...
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It was the first thing my Mom said to me when she walked through the door Thursday evening. This, she said. Read it. Now. It was an article in the Daily Herald, our local Utah County newspaper. The VIPs: Sports league for special needs children wraps...