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Thinking it through with Latoya!
May 28, 20221 min read
Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adults
Mindy Lawrence Autism is a serious disease that can be anywhere from mild to severe. Most often the cases we hear about are when children...
Apr 15, 20223 min read
THERAPY DOGS AND MENTAL HEALTH
By Mindy Lawrence People who suffer from anxiety often seek a resource to help them with emotional support. An emotional support animal...
Apr 1, 20222 min read
Hoarding Disorder
Mindy Lawrence When you think of hoarding, you may think of grandma’s 400 coffee cups or your friend’s 1500 books, but hoarding and...
Mar 10, 20222 min read
Sexual Assault: Rape Kits and the Backlog
By Mindy Lawrence Less than every two minutes someone is sexually assaulted in the United States. The trauma from the event makes it...
Mar 9, 20221 min read
SEXUAL ASSAULT: CONSENT
By Mindy Lawrence Sexual consent is an important part of sexual relations. Getting and giving permission to have sex with someone, or...
Feb 28, 20222 min read
MENTAL HEALTH: Bookbinding and Mental Health
by: Mindy Lawrence When everything closes in and you need an escape, art is often a good means of running away. One of the art forms used...
Feb 24, 20221 min read
MENTAL HEALTH: MUSIC THERAPY FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Music therapy doesn’t ask you to join a band or perform at Carnegie Hall. It lets you use music as a method to help you with anxiety and...
Jan 28, 20222 min read
MENTAL HEALTH: FINANCIAL STRESS--WHAT IS IT AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT.
by Mindy Lawrence Financial Stress is: “A condition that is the result of financial and/or economic events that create anxiety, worry, or...
Jan 21, 20221 min read
FRUSTRATION
Frustration is the feeling of anger we get when we have the inability to achieve something we try to do. Everyone has times when they...
Jan 19, 20222 min read
Why do People Shut Down Emotionally?
by Mindy Lawrence Several situations can cause a person to shut down emotionally. Here are some of them. Depression If you live with a...
Jan 19, 20220 min read
Jan 14, 20222 min read
Till It Happens to You...
By Joyce Faulkner For a few years, back in the day, I volunteered for a Rape Crisis Center in a big city. After training, I served as a...
Jan 11, 20222 min read
Sexual Abuse: SEXUAL ABUSE AND VIOLENCE
There are around 463,634 victims (age 12 or older) of rape and sexual assault each year in the United States. One in five women has...
Jan 9, 20220 min read
What is Gaslighting?
Definition of "Gaslighting" and a discussion of how it is used as a weapon.
Jan 9, 20221 min read
Information about Gaslighting !
Learning about the concept of gaslighting!
Jan 6, 20221 min read
DEPRESSION IS REAL
Depression is real for many people. Among its symptoms are ongoing sadness, feelings of worthlessness, problems with concentration,...
Jan 5, 20221 min read
New Year, New Plans, New Problems!
When that clock ticks over to a New Year, we have our resolutions all planned out! We are going to lose weight, learn to fly, buy a car,...
Jan 3, 20221 min read
In the Hallway
By Mindy Lawrence I remember standing in the hall at home arguing with my mother. It happened often. She’d call me stupid and sometimes...
Jan 3, 20220 min read
Dec 22, 20211 min read
MENTAL ABUSE
Mental abuse is a form of control in which you are made to feel worse about yourself. It’s a mechanism for control. The effects of mental...
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