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People get downright irritated with me about this, but yes, I don’t know how to use Facebook. Or Twitter. Or a bunch of other social media things. I feel embarrassed about it, I feel guilty about it, and I’m working Continue reading Inas’ Words
As the saying goes, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” This means, of course, that most of us folks developing, investigating, exploring, and testing programs that heal autism, celiac, or whatever else we’re aiming to resolve have some Continue reading Building A Sensory Relief Sanctuary
There are reasons we humans move toward processed foods. For starters, many “convenience foods” include ingredients that are actually addictive -triggering us to physically crave them- and all of them include chemicals to enhance tastiness. Another reason, though, is simply Continue reading Why Else We Eat Processed Foods (And One More Thing We Can Do About That)
In the past 18 months, my boyfriend -who is from New Zealand- has had two sets of family members visit. The first time, I was thrown by a number of familial, cultural, and language differences. For example, when his dear Continue reading Tea 12 Times A Day – A Healing Ritual
I’m quite a minimalist, and yet I’ve long been fascinated by the practice of extreme collecting or “hoarding”. When I was a home support worker, I had several clients who hoarded. I was fully prepared to “help” clean a given Continue reading Clutter & Gut Dysbiosis – A Book Called “Stuff”
A friend shared with me recently that she is struggling with the “terrible twos” -specifically, desperate and persistent shrieking in her preschooler. She assumed it was “natural” and “a necessary developmental process”. I adore my friend -I think she is Continue reading Discipline: Steps Before