I am an educator, writer, author, speaker and mental health advocate. My goals are to be loving, educate, encourage, empower those affected by mental illness, abolish mental illness myths & misunderstandings, eradicate stigma surrounding diseases of the brain,write creatively, speak provocatively, live passionately, and inspire hope. In addition to managing my own website, I regularly...
According to what has been called the medical model, people who have been diagnosed with "schizophrenia" and with "psychosis" in general, have a brain disease or chemical imbalance. Past life experience such as trauma, according to that model, has nothing to do with why people have difficult or strange experiences now. While the medical model can easily be criticized for...
I chose to publish my seventh and eight books, "If You Loved Me, You'd Stop! What You Really Need To Know When Your Loved One Drinks Too Much" and "Loved One In Treatment! Now What?," and to write this blog because I wanted to help all of us better understand the new brain research on addiction – information that has only been possible in the past 10-15 years as a...
I am a Traditional Naturopath, founder of Laguna Natural Health, educator, talk show host, natural health writer, environmental activist and consumer advocate.
This information is provided for general educational purposes only and is not intended to constitute medical advice or counseling, the practice of medicine including psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy or the provision of health...
My Story
I was taken to hospital mid December 2007 aged 45 due to having a grand mal seizure or fit. CT scan confirmed our fears of a brain tumour, 2.5 cm in the left parietal lobe. I had previously experienced a few discreet episodes of having difficulty talking and reading and the tumour was located in the part of my brain used for language. The tumour was on the...
Medical Malpractice Carbondale IL
Alleman & Hicks Attorneys At Law, is conveniently located in Carbondale, IL, we are an experienced law firm dedicated to helping individuals and companies resolve their legal problems in a wide variety of contexts, including personal injury, bankruptcy, family law, litigation, employment, and general practice.
Representing victims...
I was born on August 8th 1991. Two or more weeks premature. I spent the first three and a half years of my life in a Romanian orphanage, on the third year one of the caretakers attempted to kill me by throwing me down the stairs for complaining that she was stealing food. I suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury with skull fracture. I remember waking up in the hospital. Because of the premature birth...
About the Author Jenna Smith has been a competitive dressage rider (USDF bronze and silver medalist) for the past five years. Jenna danced her way (with Waldemar, her equine dance partner) to the victory gallop after winning 3rd place (for adult amateurs) at Prix St. Georges in Saugerties, New York at the Region 8 Championships ? 2 weeks before coming down with a "mysterious"...
I am a citizen journalist, writer, investor and caregiver.
I am the sole caregiver for my mother; she suffers from Alzheimer's disease.
Prior to moving to Delray Beach, Florida to take care of my mother I was CEO of a software development and marketing company based in Reston, Va.
I worked in several Wall Street firms, venture capital and as a private investor. The...
Greetings!
I am a clinical neuropsychologist by training, which means that I am trained to work with folks having psychological difficulties, especially as these relate to their brain. I worked in the field of brain injury rehabilitation for...ahem...many years.
But in the past few years, I have moved from helping folks adjust to their brain injuries to actually helping people change the way...
