"As a writer, when you start scratching the surface of your own mental health you are likely to find a few worrying things lurking there." Suzan St Maur Here is a thought-provoking article in honor of Mental Health Awareness Week written by author Suzan St Maur. She added a bit about me concerning a blog… Continue reading MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
Something About the Gift of Beauty
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Stop Using the Name of My Illness in Vain
My husband took me to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to celebrate our thirty-ninth anniversary. All along the Malecon, the boardwalk, are sculptures and statues. They are all visually striking and thought-provoking which fits the definition of art. Isn't the purpose of art to entertain, to take the viewer out of their everyday existence for a few… Continue reading Stop Using the Name of My Illness in Vain
Literature Circles: A Different Way of Teaching Reading for Children and Adults
Literature Circles “Reading brings us unknown friends” – Honoré de Balzac The traditional model of the teacher standing in front of the class leading a discussion about a work of literature has been a valid method for literary analysis in the primary grades through high school. This teacher-centered approach has in the past worked for… Continue reading Literature Circles: A Different Way of Teaching Reading for Children and Adults
BEST COOK IN THE WORLD
J. C. Penney used to have a store right on the Circle in Indianapolis. The front was curve around from one corner to the next like all the buildings, a hundred windows facing the street. I counted them, but I could be wrong. Mommy wasn’t sick that day when we rode the bus downtown… Continue reading BEST COOK IN THE WORLD
Bibliotherapy As Treatment for Depression, Anxiety and Emotional Disorders
Reclining Girl Reading A Book, The Sea Beyond by William Etty (1787-1849, Nottingham Castle Museum And Art Gallery (Nottingham, United Kingdom) Mental health professionals and physicians utilize books and printed material as supplementary to a psychotherapy treatment plan in addition to medication, counseling or behavior modification. Other media such as movies, plays, art or… Continue reading Bibliotherapy As Treatment for Depression, Anxiety and Emotional Disorders
The Beauty Lesson
I still fume when I remember a boy in my 5th-grade science class. I was shy and silent at that age and everything bothered me. My mom had moved my sisters and I away from Indianapolis to Detroit after she and my dad got a divorce. It made me sad and angry to leave my… Continue reading The Beauty Lesson