The word for this week is GROUNDING. The following definition is taken from Seeking Safety: A Treatment for PTSD and Substance Abuse (L. Najavatis). Grounding is a set of strategies to detach from emotional pain, (i.e. racing and thoughts, negative talk, … Continue reading →
I use the word “transformation” to describe changes in my life. It has been a powerful way to describe my evolving attitude towards my stuttering and understanding of mental illness. I enjoy looking up words that are in my vernacular. … Continue reading →
Gina and Nina share their Monday Modalities from an article they created for the Huffington Post: “Everything We Needed To Know About Stuttering In College Came From Mafia Movies” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/everything-we-needed-to-know-about-stuttering-in-college_us_579e8c84e4b004301c51733f Gina and Nina Monday, October 10, 2016
Katherine Preston talk about words that come up for you when you hear the word “stutter.” Check it out: “Let’s play a word association game. What is the first word you think of when you hear the word ‘stutter’?” Stuttering … Continue reading →
I wrote earlier in October about now having been in the stuttering support world for 25 years. A corollary is that November 4 will be the 25th anniversary of my father’s death. It is interesting to me that there is so … Continue reading →
I worked as a first responder during 9/11. At the time, I was a program director in a community-based organization in Harlem, New York. My heart was full and I felt a call to help. As a person who stuttered, … Continue reading →
SELF-WORTH Self-Worth….. What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you say “self-worth?” Is it confidence? Is it prosperity? Is it success? Perhaps it’s an image; one that cultivates positivity and growth. It may be the idea that … Continue reading →
One of the reasons I became a psychologist is because I’m fascinated with personal transformation: people achieving their goals, cultivating self-understanding, overcoming painful experiences and emotions, and uncovering a sense of empowerment and belonging. When I was young, I wanted … Continue reading →
Resourcing I really like Resourcing as a daily living tool. Practice resourcing by connecting with our own experience, in our lives, bodies, community, and/or environment. Resource when you start to worry, experience anxious or racing thoughts and/or experience feared situations; … Continue reading →
As the ISAD Online Conference begins, I look back at my stuttering season of 2016, which is how I think of the warm weather months. And realizing that I have been a part of the stuttering support world for 25 … Continue reading →
