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Bernie Davies wants us to leave our unique marks on the world. And to do that we need to take off our masks, we need to show the world our…
I’ve read a lot of books about organizing and hoarding disorder. I’ve attended a lot of classes. Dr. Robin Zasio‘s book, The Hoarder in You, is the best introduction to cognitive behavioral therapy…
Spendaholism, compulsive buying, compulsive shopping disorder, overspending, overshopping, shopaholism. It’s as real as alcoholism and just as destructive. It can contribute to hoarding. And it’s winked at, even grossly encouraged,…
To Buy or Not to Buy: Why We Overshop and How to Stop by April Lane Benson is a critical tool for anyone suffering from spendaholism (compulsive buying, compulsive shopping…
Cathy Salit presented her ideas on The Power of Play to Create Social Change at the 2021 Playful Creative Summit. Sometimes I’m worried my Playful Creative Summit summaries are going…
HURRAH, HOARDING SHOWS I LIKE!!!!! I am sooooooooooooooooooo soooooooooooooooo thrilled to be able to point people to hoarding reality TV which is gentle, thoughtful, empathetic, realistic and even carefully humorous.…
Do you go with the flow? Turn on a dime? Breeze through? I’ve written before about tiny nuances of language that fascinate me. Experiments of what to say to yourself…
I’ve taken classes on hoarding cleaning-out techniques. I work with people in treatment for ADD. I work with people in treatment for OCD. I’ve worked with people suffering from dementia.…
Muyiwa Fasakin brings enthusiasm to another level. A member of the Advisory Board of the United Nations’ World Creativity and Innovation Day, he started his 2021 Playful Creative Summit interview…
I wrote about complicated grief in two recent posts: Complicated Grief, and Complicated Grief – follow-up. I just learned about a subtle, stealthy variant: disenfranchised grief, grief which can be…
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I'm giving myself permission to refuse to write every day - too much pressure!!! I'd never enjoy writing again, and I'd bet my audience would start making comparisons between me and a mosquito. I'm told I have a good sense of humor - I know I enjoy finding ways to laugh and to get other people to laugh. Don't take any of it too seriously, except of course the serious stuff. And, after all, everything is about our stuff.
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