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You Don’t Need a Diagnosis to Need Help
On this family vacation, we went off the beaten path, through icy waters and deep into breathtaking beauty. Photo credit: Brian Deutsch “I’ve worked with people with a variety of communication and cognitive disorders secondary to a variety of diagnoses,[...]
read moreWriting that Inspired Me, End of Winter
I’m thinking of words that fueled me over the winter on this creative journey called Life. In no particular order: The Sports Page: Yes, the real sports page in your newspaper. This is some of my favorite writing in our[...]
read moreIs it Time to Rest Yet?
Maybe it’s because it was January, the month of new starts, or maybe it was a rebound effect from the excesses of the holidays. But I noticed a trend. For a full week, nearly all of my clients cited an[...]
read moreBreaking and Making Habits – My Summer Book Review
When I was a newly minted speech pathologist working at UVA Health Sciences Center, my friend, John Caine, chastised me for my habit of reading several books at once. “Oh, Melissa,” he shook his head. “You should always read just[...]
read moreThe Best Gift
“Mindfulness is about being fully awake in our lives. It is about perceiving the exquisite vividness of each moment.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn. When my son, Douglas, was four, his preschool teacher dropped a nugget of gold in my lap that[...]
read moreA Happy Habit
How do you respond when someone shares good news with you? Your response might predict the longevity and happiness of your relationship. At The Habits of Happy People, a recent conference presented by Jaime Kurtz, Ph.D, I gathered[...]
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