“IT. BEGINS. And it doesn’t end until they are back in therapy.” I’m looking in through the window of Finn’s car, and my heart sinks. I see dozens of used disinfecting wipes all over the seats, floors, and dashboard. I’ve seen them using the wipes here and there in the house and told Finn theyContinue reading “Here We Go Again?”
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OCD Awareness Week and “The Giggler”
“It’s hard to admit something we thought was correct, a belief we held for years, is wrong. Or worse, that we might have been making light of something that was horrifically painful to someone else. All we can do is educate, love, and have a little compassion for ‘The Giggler.‘” So often when I’m atContinue reading “OCD Awareness Week and “The Giggler””
Book Recommendations for Mental Health May
“You are not alone” is often something I say, or write, when discussing mental health struggles, but it also makes me laugh because it sounds a bit ominous, too, like maybe I should turn around and look behind me. I think that’s also the look I often get (ominous) when trying to explain Harm OCDContinue reading “Book Recommendations for Mental Health May”
The Things I’ve Heard
“People just don’t understand. No, they don’t, but I’m here. I do. And I’ll keep showing up.” Since I’ve been out at bookstores doing signings with the OCD memoir that I co-authored with my adult child, You’re Not a Murderer: You Just Have Harm OCD, I feel like I’ve just about heard it all. Yes,Continue reading “The Things I’ve Heard”
Finding the Joy
“…this is joy even if the subject matter is not so joyous. We are here to connect, to feel, to bear witness.” It’s been a very busy year. Nicholas Eternal, a book I wrote back in 2015, was finally published this past summer. The next book in the Ares series, Losing Ares, came out in October, andContinue reading “Finding the Joy”
Harm OCD: You Are Not Alone 