Dear Nancy,
I am deeply disturbed by your gross ignorance and ableism on an
episode of your show, which aired August 7th, 2012. The episode in
question examined the murder of 22 year old Gabriel Philby-Zetsche.
Philby, who had cerebral palsy, was found dead in the apartment he
shared with his mother on July 30th, with stab and bludgeon wounds to
his head, face, and chest.
On...
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
"Have you tried counseling?" The Stigma Against Psychiatric Medication
When
you first begin having mental health problems, everyone leaps to
recommend counseling. People rush to send you recommendations for
therapists, caring professors include the link and phone number for the
on-campus counseling center in their syllabi.
No one ever tells you what to do when the counseling doesn’t work.
When you end up crying uncontrollably during and after each...
The Trifecta of Spoons
I’m sure you all know by now of my deep, undying love of the Spoon Theory by Christine Miserando.
In recent months and years, I’ve expanded my own, personal definition
and application of the spoon theory to include three parts:physical
spoons, cognitive spoons, and emotional spoons.
Physical spoons: Physical spoons are the spoons used for physical
tasks - walking, standing, writing,...
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