I did not grow up thinking I would be a political person or even a person interested in politics. I remember someone in high school saying “if you’re not a democrat when you’re young, you have no heart, and if you’re not a republican when you’re old, you have no brain.” Which is all rubbish,…
It’s been a strange year, hasn’t it? It’s been a strange two or so years for our family, actually. In December 2019, my husband and I were working on our Christmas card and basically ended up writing something like “Well, this year was hard, let’s hope next year is better.” Ha. But honestly, I feel…
Maybe some of you have heard about Mental Health First Aid. I can’t remember when I first heard about it. Maybe I was researching something online or saw someone mention it on Twitter. I don’t know. But after I started planning ADAM—Teen and doing some initial research for my idea to do conferences or trainings…
It was either around the time I sent in my book to publishers or when the book got accepted for publication that I had the thought that I had started a journey without knowing the final destination, set a ball rolling, etc.
I am very excited to introduce this guest post from Heidi McDermott, who reached out to me on Facebook about PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Strep). She graciously agreed to write out her personal experience with OCD and PANDAS. Enjoy!