How to Help Yourself and the Wider World at the Same Time

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5 Shvat, 5777

Care to catch up with my life? This week I've counseled the friend of a woman with a seriously frightening case of breast cancer, and provided answers to her questions about micronutrients known to help severely ill people. I also helped someone past the puzzlement of having a confusing number of healing options to choose from. In between those interactions I've written a few articles about mental health, cooked some luscious food and spent time with friends. And it's only Wednesday...

Let's look at the future, somewhat. The lovely holiday of Tu B'Shvat is almost here, an occasion for being considerate of the wider world, including its ecology.

While I'm preparing to plant things into the earth, I'd like to share some insights about how to make life better for many people. Read along with me!

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Here's How to Be Fair - and Helpful - to People with Sensory Issues

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11 Nisan 5772


One of the maddening things about being a person with sensory issues is that the rest of the world fails to understand our completely sensible coping mechanisms!


Please watch this video to gain insight into why some children wriggle, tap feet or fingers and simply move around so much: Brain Highways: The Proprioceptive System.


Why do I find this topic so important? I have a lingering sensory processing disorder that leaves me with severe vertigo. I use specific techniques I learned in physical and occupational therapy lessons to cope with that. 


I've always sympathized with people who pace, tap, and do other things to ground themselves in their present locations. Squirming in discomfort is, at times, not a sign of emotional distress. It's a sign of coping with missed "This is where I am" placement signals.






Find out where you fit and what you can do to improve your sensory or medical/disability situation! Buy E-book or print edition EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge to lower your medical costs and emotional distress.


Face Your Medical Problems with Dignity.
Face Your Future with Optimism.