by Mara Briere | Oct 5, 2021 | Advocacy, Coaching, Family experience, Family Life Education
Let's call a spade a spade. Thirteen years ago, George Carlin performed a bit about the softening of language. The bit begins with an example. “In WWI, soldiers came home with shell shock. In WWII they came home with battle fatigue. In Korea, soldiers came home...
by Mara Briere | Aug 18, 2021 | Coaching, Family experience, Family Life Education, Grief, Mothers, Self Care, Support
Another Family Impact One of the areas that is affected when an adult child has a brain disorder/mental illness (herein referred to as a brain disorder) is their leaving their families. This may happen quietly, over time, or abruptly without warning. It can be a dance...
by Mara Briere | May 5, 2021 | Coaching, Family experience, Grief, Self Care, Support, Trauma
by Mara Briere | Apr 27, 2021 | Coaching, Family experience, Family Life Education, Grief, Managing Symptoms, May Mental Health, Self Care, Support
May is Here!!! As spring blooms, we enjoy being outdoors more. The ays are longer, warmer, and greener. The mandate on wearing masks outside for those who are immunized is being lifted and we have the opportunity to enjoy the smiles we have been missing! May is...
by Mara Briere | Mar 31, 2021 | Advocacy, Coaching, Family experience, Family Life Education, Grief, Managing Symptoms, Transitions
An Important Resource, A Shared Experience It has been over a year since the pandemic began impacting our daily lives. We have managed to find ways to connect, and we have developed alternate rituals to celebrate lifespan events like holidays, birthdays, deaths,...
by Mara Briere | Mar 29, 2021 | Coaching, Family experience, Family Life Education
Family Experience Documented A podcast and a sample reel of the dcumentary, “That Way Madness Lies,” produced by Sandra Luckow. This film is about Sandra’s brother, Duane, and his descent into paranoid schizophrenia. “As the documentary...
