Tag Archives: anxiety

Mind: Talking about suicide so we decrease the number of people who die by suicide.

Posted on June 8, 2018 by healingwoman

Suicide is not reversible. Stop before you do it….. I wanted to post on mental health in May but did not because I wanted current statistics: When I last researched mental health five or six years ago, the World Health … Continue reading →

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Essay. Finding gratitude when you don’t feel grateful.

Posted on January 22, 2017 by healingwoman

This morning I paused at the foot of the stairs and looked for the mirror that hung there for 23 years. It wasn’t there, just a nail and a bare white wall. We have taught Joseph to come directly to … Continue reading →

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Essay. My Life in Pets V. Lily and Motherhood.

Posted on October 26, 2016 by healingwoman

I got Teddy to make my husband happy. Lily came when Teddy got lupus and I panicked at a possible dogless life. Lily lived with the fear there was a party somewhere she was missing. She never missed one. Lily … Continue reading →

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Essay. The Swans. When the ice was a mirror, and birds my only friends.

Posted on January 11, 2016 by healingwoman

When Joseph was in an autism preschool, I drove him to and from home because it was only 10 minutes away. On good days, I loaded the dogs in the back and strapped Joseph into his car seat. I left … Continue reading →

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Essay. Scars.

Posted on July 9, 2015 by healingwoman

If we have a minor cold, we are not inconvenienced much. When an illness or accident changes everything or someone dies, we truly need to heal. Healing body, mind, and spirit does not restore the past. It does something far … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Day. Find your Moments.

Posted on May 12, 2015 by healingwoman

Spring arrived late for us after several months of snow on the ground deeper than I am tall, and I’m a woman of average height. But the seasons have changed, with colors to be seen outdoors in nature rather than … Continue reading →

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Essay. The World in a Single Flower.

Posted on August 1, 2013 by healingwoman

It has been rainy and cool here for the last two days, so different from the period when two of three weeks had temperatures not far below body temperature, compounded by high humidity. The pain in my right hip and … Continue reading →

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Essay. The Fog of Life.

Posted on May 18, 2013 by healingwoman

A caution of sorts. I live near Boston, Massachusetts, so much of my personal doings and thoughts for the past month have taken place against the backdrop of the bombings at the Boston Marathon. This week a policeman gave his … Continue reading →

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Family health log: Living with autism II.

Posted on April 10, 2013 by healingwoman

We didn’t have any obvious signs that Joseph was anything other than a typical newborn. In hindsight, the period when he was comforted by being tightly bundled lasted longer than other parents were reporting, and not only the crib, but … Continue reading →

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Essay. The only thing to fear…

Posted on March 6, 2013 by healingwoman

When I was a little girl, it seemed very easy to say “I’m afraid” and have an adult almost magically appear, hug me or stroke my hair, and say things would be all right. Things change as we grow older. … Continue reading →

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