“…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”
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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”
Harm OCD: You Are Not Alone 