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Mary K Logan
Member since 28th January 2007
Occupation: Personal Coach and Businesswoman
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29th August 2007
If you are a family member who deals with another's mental illness, chances are your life can get very full and often confusing. I hope this article about healthy boundaries helps.
OK, so your life has changed. Things are a bit different after the diag...
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15th August 2007
I just returned from a whirlwind trip to NYC. I was accompanying my husband, Phil, to a Saturday morning breakfast meeting. He's Working on an exciting project which requires raising money to bring a new motorcycle to the global market.
Yes, it is exci...
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20th April 2007
Six-year-olds diagnosed and medicated for bi-polar disorder? Prescriptions to keep young children quiet, calm, attentive, cooperative? I've been appalled by stories about the growing trend to diagnose children under the age of 10 � and medicate them so ...
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19th April 2007
Recent statistics say that 19 million people suffer from chronic depression. 2 million of those are children. Chances are you know someone struggling with depression but you might not realize it. If you are like me, when someone I know struggles with a mo...
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01st April 2007
"Yard by yard, everything is hard. Inch by inch, everything's a cinch" Unknown
I find amazing clarity and newfound energy after cleaning my office and organizing files. Sounds kind of simple, but the truth is caring for the space we live and work in pr...
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27th March 2007
My big brother, Tom, has challenges beyond my understanding. He struggles with schizoaffective disorder. Although I've never looked up his "diagnosis" in the official record of mental illnesses, the DSM, I know he has problems. I know this by his fixation...
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26th March 2007
Throughout my childhood my brother Tom took up much of the family energy due to his mental illness. It wasn't his fault or ours, it just happens that way in families. As I think back on how my parents dealt with the challenges, there are things I think th...
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27th February 2007
When you care about someone suffering from a mood disorder, taking care of yourself can be a challenge. Mood disorders run the gamut from chronic and clinical depression to panic disorders and bi-polar disorder. In addition to the stress of caregiving, fa...
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19th February 2007
As a caregiver and someone who is watching a loved one struggle with a mood disorder, finding your way around the world of "cures" and healing techniques can be confusing. The topic of alternative therapies is a hot topic for many traditional therapists a...
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19th February 2007
As a caregiver and someone who is watching a loved one struggle with a mood disorder, figuring out if and how to involve alternative therapies is one more challenge.
Alternative therapies � techniques that usually fall outside of the realm of convent...
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04th February 2007
Recent statistics say that 19 million people suffer from chronic depression. 2 million of those are children. Chances are you know someone struggling with depression but you might not realize it. If you are like me, when someone I know struggles with a mo...
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29th January 2007
My big brother, Tom, has challenges beyond my understanding. He struggles with schizoaffective disorder. Although I've never looked up his "diagnosis" in the official record of mental illnesses, the DSM, I know he has problems. I know this by his fixation...
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