Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to have you around my table. Yesterday, I wrote and published the article, In my article,Is the Medical Model of Treatment Defining and Keeping You in a “Box”? In that article, I spoke to the impact that a medical diagnosis and prognosis, as well as that of a societal stigmatization brought on by such a … [Read more...]
Mindfulness and Serenity Part 2 Video Presentation
By Second Chance to Live
In the event that you have not already listened to and watched Part 1 of this presentation, I would invite you to do so by clicking on this link: Mindfulness and Serenity Part 1 Video Presentation Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to have you around my table. In today's article I am going to present the article Mindfulness and Serenity Part … [Read more...]
Mindfulness and Serenity Part 1 Video Presentation
By Second Chance to Live
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to visit with me. Thank you. Approximately a week ago I wrote the 2 Part article series, Mindfulness and Serenity. I have been busy working on several other projects and did not have the time to work on a video presentation of this series, until now. In today's article, I … [Read more...]
Mindfulness and Serenity Part 1
By Second Chance to Live
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to visit with me. Thank you. You are always welcome around my table. Last week I attended a 12 Step support group meeting. After the meeting a friend made a casual statement, that at the time, caught me off guard. He said, “So what step are you on?” Initially I was taken … [Read more...]
Living with a Traumatic Brain Injury — Am I Being Manipulated? Awareness Part 1
By Second Chance to Live
For many years, I felt alone and isolated. For a very long time I had no idea why I felt alone and isolated. Through my process, I discovered that my sense of being alone and feeling isolated stemmed from my inherent sense of shame. In Part 1 of this article, I would like to share what I have learned about shame and its effects. In Part 2, I will share how shame impacted my … [Read more...]