The Grief Warrior Project, a division of Heritage Health Services, has announced that its Tuesday night support group for those coping with the devastation of a loved one’s suicide, will begin again on August 4. Due to the COVID 19… Read More ›
Mental Health
It’s a Challenging New World For Mental Health Therapists and Their Clients
Back in early March when the pandemic became a harsh reality here in the U.S., many of my mental health therapist clients and friends saw a sudden drop in caseload size, due to a dramatic uptick in client cancellations and… Read More ›
Shortchanging Mental Health Providers Just Hurts the Most Vulnerable
Years ago, I ran a 200+ employee mental health agency. When children’s case management services were privatized – meaning the State of Maine, which had been handling all the children’s case management services to that point – opened those services… Read More ›
Restorative Retelling Grief Group
Beginning Monday, January 20 from 6-8 pm, Androscoggin Home Health will facilitate a “Restorative Retelling Grief Group” for adult family members and friends who have been affected by the sudden loss of a loved one as a result of homicide,… Read More ›
Executive Dysfunction and The “Impossible Task” – When the Everyday Seems Too Much
My blogs on “The Grief Warrior Project” describe my experiences coping with what’s called “complicated grief” after the suicide of my beloved husband in 2016. Aside from the devastating pain and horror of his death, I lived with a brain… Read More ›
The Day a Tough Guy on Probation Taught Me a Lesson
Three decades ago I was the guidance counselor for the adult education program in Auburn, and was also teaching classes I’d designed. One of those courses was “Assertiveness Skills”. My students in the fall of 1989 were mostly women in… Read More ›
Recovering from a Major Trauma – We’re Talking Years…
Note: This is not a clinical discussion. It’s purely personal, and briefly describes some of my own experiences. My intent in writing this is just to remind people that despite all of the memes on Facebook urging you to let… Read More ›
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