Category Archives: Homespun Therapy

World Suicide Prevention Day, The Darkness

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Julia Roberts

It was four years ago this past May – Mother’s Day to be exact – that my son’s downward spiral began and it was just a tiny little window into the darkness that we would come to know intimately. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Going Mental, Homespun Therapy, Raising special needs kids, Story telling | 6 Comments

Telling the girl “It’s complicated.”

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Julia Roberts

Jman and the Gage are out of town. Whenever they are out of the house us girls have a marvelous time together. We do lots of snuggling and talking and sometimes the conversations get kind of deep. Deep for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Homespun Therapy, Quinn's new kidney adventure, Raising special needs kids, What others take for granted | 9 Comments

Tuning Into My Kid

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Julia Roberts

Gage is twelve. At least for 8 years we’ve struggled with his behavior and mental health issues. We thought he was just “difficult” and “strong-willed” but of course, over the years he’s been diagnosed with a lot of little letters. … Continue reading →

Posted in Going Mental, Homespun Therapy, Raising special needs kids | 4 Comments

Fill in the Blank Therapy

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Julia Roberts

A couple of weeks ago, during Gage’s last little breakdown when he said out loud he didn’t want to go to the hospital but probably should go to the hospital, one of the things I did to get him talking … Continue reading →

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Feeling the Feelings

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Julia Roberts

It wasn’t so long ago that Gage wasn’t able to feel. The only feelings he expressed were anger and sadness. While we’ve been a year into stabilization we been noticing his growth a lot. Sometimes it’s in inches sometimes it’s … Continue reading →

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On Preparing & Winging It

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Julia Roberts

We’ve been talking a lot about middle school. We visited a private school we really liked we think would be an excellent fit for Gage. It’s a school geared toward “learning differences” (new PC term for special needs). We went … Continue reading →

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Monday, Funday!

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Julia Roberts

Or rather List Day. Let’s face it, it’s easier. It means that for one day this month I can just ramble on and it sort of serves as my planning for my To Do list (or it’s a good representation … Continue reading →

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Swimming Upstream with Cats

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Julia Roberts

Yesterday morning I woke to Gage being a pleasant Gage. He got up about 30 minutes before Quinnlin (as he often does) and so we had some quiet time to get meds in him, start eating and getting dressed. Quinnlin … Continue reading →

Posted in Going Mental, Good behavior doesn't come cheap, Homespun Therapy | 2 Comments

Series of Events in Homespun Art Therapy

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Julia Roberts

So, couple of weeks ago Gage had a meltdown. It was a biggie. Not as bad as pre-mental hospitalization but not as good as the honeymoon period of time when he was newly stable. Something set him off – an … Continue reading →

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