Hi Everyone. I hope everyone is keeping safe during the pandemic. The Corona virus pandemic is a serious issue facing us all. The Corona virus has added another layer of complexity to caregivers and persons who live with a disability. So how do we adapt to the new situation? Today we will go over the […]
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Hopelessness, it is perhaps one of the most painful emotions that I have ever felt. I have spent years dealing with the feeling. When thinking about how to solve the problem of how do I take care of my brother who suffers from a mental disability, it is not uncommon for the feeling to rise
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Over the past 2 posts we have talked about why goals are important and how to set good goals. Now time for the hard part, how to achieve them. To be honest I am terrible with goal maintenance. I have failed time and time again. I have failed in so many different ways. As someone
Welcome back. During the last post we talked about the benefits of having goals. This time were are going to focus a little more on the nuts and bolts on setting goals. First I would like to make the distinction between having goals and having dreams. Dreams can be getting 6 pack abs or becoming
Goals, why bother? Life is hard and just doing the basics can already be too much to handle. I don’t have time, I am too tired, I am just going to sit on my couch and watch movies all day. If I had a nickel for every time I said something like this I could
Stress, it is something we have all complained about before in life. But what exactly is it? What is stress? Simply put, it is the body’s reaction to dealing with threats and danger in the environment. The good old fight or flight response. Stress can speed up your heart rate, heightens your senses and give
Failure is well… it sucks. Nobody wants to work their butt off practicing and then when the moment comes fall flat on their face. Practicing for an interview and then getting rejected, studying for a school exam and then getting a failing grade, trying to make new friends but coming off completely awkward. I have
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Being born with a disability versus developing one in adult may seem like the same situation but can also be drastically different. When my brother was born with his disability it was identified fairly early on in life. But there are many people who develop a disability much later on in life. It might sound
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Giving back to your community. I don’t just think that this is something anyone can do but is something everyone should do in their own way. It is important for people with disabilities to make their voices heard, especially when it comes to the public good. Not being able to speak is not the same
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Vacations are amazing. I always love going to new far off places to see the sights and eat delicious food. In order to get to these exotic locations we need an airplane. For many people, air travel is a very stressful situation. There is the dealing with security, waiting in lines, and dealing with baggage
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