Guardianship Battles and Star Trek
June 10th, 2019
When I was growing up, one of my favorite shows was Star Trek. So, the news of Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura in the television series, caught my attention. The 86-year-old actress was heard screaming for her life in an audio. “You get your hands off me,” she yells. “You’re trying to get rid […]
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Benefits of Nature to Mental Health Disorders
April 2nd, 2019
Spring is here. Trees are blooming. Plants that were once asleep magically peep out of the ground. New fresh green leaves appear, slowly unfolding toward the light. Everything is awakening. It is a time of growth and birth. It can also be a time of healing. Being in nature benefits our mental health and can […]
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How to Be an Effective Caregiver
March 19th, 2019
I went back to school in January; so you could imagine how surprised I was to find myself not only as a full-time student but also as a caregiver. Becoming a full-time student was planned, but becoming a full-time caregiver happened suddenly and unexpectedly. This year, my octogenarian mother moved in with my husband and […]
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Autism—Not Normal, Extraordinary
March 5th, 2019
“Look at me!” “That phrase turned me into an eye-contact coach. I’m the mother of Ivan; he’s 15 years old. Ivan has autism, he doesn’t speak, and he communicates through an iPad, where his whole universe of words exists in images. He was diagnosed when he was two and a half. I still remember that […]
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