When Dan Holte was just 58 years old he was sidelined from his job as a barber with a myasthenia gravis diagnosis. Getting that news was not easy, nor was…
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Congress took significant steps in its efforts to destroy the landmark Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 (HR 620), sponsored by Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), if passed,…
Admiral Jim Stockdale, was the highest ranking United States military officer in the “Hanoi Hilton” prisoner-of-war camp during the height of the Vietnam War. Tortured over 20 times during his…
Many home health care provider are telling their patients that Medicare can’t be used for home health care but that is incorrect. Federal law requires Medicare to pay indefinitely for home…
“As powerful as it is to shine a light for someone who’s ready to emerge, it is equally powerful to sit with them in the darkness until they’re ready.” In…
People with an eating disorder typically become obsessed with food, body image, and weight. The disorders can become very serious, chronic, and sometimes even life-threatening if not recognized and treated…
“What if—regardless of the intensity of your anxiety (or depression, addiction, compulsions)—you are a healthy person simply experiencing anxious, depressed, and/or addictive thinking? What if anxiety doesn’t come from the…
“Being an advocate is about using your voice to make a difference.” Being an advocate doesn’t mean you have to quit your job, write big checks to politicians or rush…
Kintsugi, as the practice is known, gives new life to damaged or aging ceramic objects by celebrating their frailty and history. One can consider how we might live…
We don’t hear much about how painful it is to go from being completely stuck to becoming unstuck. The process of becoming unstuck requires tremendous bravery, because basically we are…