Author Archives: nlcmh
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
August 11, 2008 – 7:15 am
A Definition of Recovery, by Anna Marie Lawrence
August 7, 2008 – 5:00 am
The path of recovery with a mental illness
Has many steps toward a better quality
Of one’s life.
Recovery steps embrace a range of living
That includes a satisfying, hopeful, and
Contributing life; even with limitations.
Fast Food Guide, New Health Podcasts
August 5, 2008 – 5:04 am
This Fast Food Guide by bdDiabetes.com contains nutritional information (calories, carbs, fiber, protein, fat, trans fat, cholesterol and sodium) for foods at various restaurants. Take a look at your favorite foods. It is helpful for us to be calorie and fat aware for optimal health. Thanks to Patricia Strong, RN, MS, with the Michigan Dept. [...]
Life as a Sitcom
August 4, 2008 – 6:50 am
Ever had a Murphy’s Law Day, where everything that could go wrong did? Rather than letting it get you down, fictionalize a bad day by imagining it as a sitcom – act like it happened to someone else. Cast it with funny characters; add a few pratfalls. Soon you’ll be laughing about what happened, rather [...]
Looking Back, by Anna Marie Lawrence
July 31, 2008 – 4:57 am
I wish I’d done it differently,
My child-rearing years.
I wish I would have always tried
To wipe those little tears.
I would have liked to raise my child
With much more tender care.
To take the time to talk and joke;
To stroke my young one’s hair.
I wish I’d prayed with him each night
Both on our bended knee.
I would have thanked [...]
“What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?” – George Eliot
July 28, 2008 – 7:09 am
Good advice for living well
July 28, 2008 – 5:35 am
Recovery Coordinator Mary Beth Evans says this is one of the nicest emails she has ever received:
ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend [...]
Recovery Learning Communities – July 2008 meeting materials here!
July 23, 2008 – 7:28 am
The July Learning Community meeting agenda included a fun, interactive segment on Effective Listening and the Art of Asking Questions. Recovery Coordinator Mary Beth pretended to be a grumpy, uncommunicative guy and the group tried to engage in conversation with "him." When people asked good, open-ended questions, Mary Beth responded and a conversation was started. [...]
