“…you are not alone. You are worth the time and energy it takes to find help, the right help. Don’t give up.” I was recently interviewed by the amazing podcasters at The Women Are Plotting. They wanted to speak with me about the book, You’re Not a Murderer: You Just Have Harm OCD, which IContinue reading “The Women Are Plotting”
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Seeking to Understand
“…when we listen, truly listen and seek to understand what it is like to be in another person’s world, we make connections and the distance between us falls away.” My husband and I teach memoir classes at The Grief House in Decatur, GA. It’s a wonderful place where people can bring their grief without beingContinue reading “Seeking to Understand”
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 