PKU: Living in a Cave
PKU: Living in a Cave Guest Blogger: Kevin Alexander, MA I have lived my entire life being afraid. I have always minimized PKU when talking to others about it, at least until a few months ago. In my desire to fit in with society I simply downplayed its role in my life. [...]
Breaking the Chains of Control
Breaking the Chains of Control By R.A.R.E. Team Guest Blogger: Vanessa Lemminger, M.A., IMF 68894 Marriage & Family Therapy Registered Intern Control. Merriam Webster defines it as, “to exercise restraining or directing influence over; to have power over; or to reduce the incidence or severity of especially to innocuous levels”. Control is found in almost [...]
PKU: What is Normal?
What is Normal? Guest Blogger: Kevin Alexander, MA If you’ve read my blog these last few weeks you know it’s been a crazy time in my world recently. But things seem to be returning to normal. I say “normal”, but what is “normal”? I mean, some things are fixed and certain. The sky is supposed [...]
Control is an Illusion: PKU
Thankful for Life Guest Blogger: Kevin Alexander, MA This morning on my way to work I was almost in a very bad car accident. I was driving in the left lane on the interstate when a car veered into my lane. They obviously didn’t see me. They were inches away from hitting me, and I [...]
25 De-stressing Mini-Tips
25 De-stressing Mini-Tips By R.A.R.E. Team Guest Blogger: Vanessa Lemminger, M.A., IMF 68894 Marriage & Family Therapy Registered Intern Are you under stress? Do you feel like you have no spare time to relax? Well, this article is for you. Here are 25 de-stressing mini-tips that you can use in the quick five minutes between [...]
PKU: Remember
Remember Guest Blogger: Kevin Alexander, MA Well, my last blog entry was a bit more serious and somber than most of my posts. And like I said, I don’t want to be fake on this blog. I think it’s very important to admit when you are having a difficult time. I’ve tried to take [...]
What is Loss?
What is Loss? By R.A.R.E. Team Guest Blogger: Vanessa Lemminger, M.A., IMF 68894 Marriage & Family Therapy Registered Intern Death. It’s one of the most taboo subjects. If you ever want to end a conversation, start talking about death. Death and the sadness that occurs afterward, are often met by friends and loved [...]
PKU: Time To Live
Time To Live Guest Blogger: Kevin Alexander, MA Editor’s Note: Kevin Alexander has Phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare inherited metabolic disorder. Kevin shares with us his vision for a blog: One vision that I have for my blog is for it to be a place where I can just be real with you. It’s all too [...]
Coping When Tragedy Strikes
Coping when Tragedy Strikes By R.A.R.E. Team Guest Blogger: Vanessa Lemminger, M.A., IMF #68894 In a world of “How To, For Dummies”, Web MD, and the ease of Google search, we are accustomed to finding fast solutions to problems we encounter. With a quick search on You Tube, one can find tutorials on everything [...]
Psychotherapist Joins R.A.R.E. Project Team as Guest Blogger
R.A.R.E. Team Guest Blogger: Vanessa Lemminger, M.A., IMF We would like to welcome you to our new R.A.R.E. Project Team Guest Blogger, Vanessa Lemminger! Vanessa Lemminger is a psychotherapist and bereavement specialist working in private practice in San Diego. As a State of California Board of Behavioral Science Registered Marriage and Family Therapy Intern IMF #68894, [...]