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Mary Logan - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Mary Logan provides family members with strategic and empathic support around issues dealing with a member's emotional illness. Please take a minute to visit her blog and fill out a survey regarding your experience and request her free booklet on "After the diagnosis: How to conduct a successful family meeting".
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- How to Get Over Dreading Goal-Setting
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] Have you ever sat with an older person? Maybe a parent or a friend. They usually have incredible words of wisdom and some darn good advice. Pearls of wisdom like "don't let fear stop you" or "life's too short --- do what you enjoy". It is simple advice but, sadly, it only comes to most of us with age....
- Do You Hide In The Closet And Then Wonder Why Mental Illness Has You In A Tizzy?
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] If you are a family member who deals with another's mental illness, chances are your life can get very full and often confusing. OK, so your life has changed. Things are a bit different after the diagnosis of a family member's illness. It could be a daughter with bi-polar, a husband with clinical depression or your own sudden experiences with panic disorder. I hope this article about healthy boundaries helps.
- Are You Sabotaging Your Life?
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Are you someone who easily gets distracted from your own life with the excitement of other's activities and projects? You might be your own worst enemy in getting what you want for YOUR life! Here are some practical steps to further your own agenda and stay focused on what you want.
- Do You Send A "Get Well" Card To Someone Struggling From Serious Depression Or Other Mood Disorders?
[Home-and-Family] Knowing how to act and just what to say in the face of another's struggle with mental illness is never easy. However, there are 2 simple things to keep you connected while the person recovers.
- Pills For Kids? Is That Really For Them - Or For Us?
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Medicating six year olds for bipolar disorder is not the answer to the ills that plague families with mental dis-ease. Try these simple things to ease the mind for your family before seeking pills for kids.
- Creating a Peaceful, Orderly Environment Can Improve Your Ability to Cope With Another's Illness
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Managing your environment in the midst of supporting someone with mental illness can improve your ability to handle the situation too!
- Helping The Whole Family Cope With Mental Illness
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] The family is especially challenged when there is a mentally ill member. Here are 5 ways to improve the family situation when a member has mental dis-ease.
- Don't Forget Yourself When Caring for Someone with a Mood Disorder
[Home-and-Family] Dealing with someone struggling with mental illness can take a toll on the caregivers and family members. Here are five ways to keep yourself healthy while caring about someone with mental illness.
- Matters of the Mind: Alternative Healing Techniques for Mood Disorders
[Health-and-Fitness:Mood-Disorders] When your loved one is suffering from a mood disorder, what kind of treatment is going to heal them is not so easy to predict. If they want to try alternative therapies here is a guide for supporting them.
- Do You Care About Someone With A Mental Illness?
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Living with or loving someone with mental illness can be overwhelming. Five tips to live your life while letting go of the pain and burden of your loved one's illness.
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