Part One More and more, people are looking for unique and practical ways to manage the symptoms of everyday life—stress, anxiety, aches and pains, GI issues, sinus problems, and more. One popular option has been chiropractic, which is “a licensed healthcare profession that emphasizes the body’s ability to heal itself. Treatment typically involves manual therapy, often including spinal manipulation.” I …
I have always enjoyed the process of getting my haircut—someone else washing my hair and massaging my scalp; the feeling of being pampered for a few hours every 6–8 weeks; the smells of the fancy hair products. There is nothing I DON’T love about a trip to the hair salon! However, due to my son’s Autism and sensory processing needs, …
The COVID pandemic changed everyone’s life in some way or another, and for many people, COVID led to a diagnosis of the misunderstood disability, Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Tina Yesenofski was diagnosed with ME/CFS in 2020 after an assumed infection of COVID-19. ME/CFS occurs in individuals after a viral infection and causes neurological functioning changes and debilitating pain, as …
You’re in for an au-some treat. Today, you’ll hear from my dear friend and the blog’s first guest writer, B, who is the parent of a child with special needs. She connected with Suzie Showalter, founder of the Family Advocacy Center. Read about B’s experience with Suzie and learn about The Family Advocacy Center below. I first met Suzie Showalter …
Five years ago, Paula Fasciano and her husband moved back to Bucks County so that her two sons with Fragile X Syndrome could attend the Central Bucks School District. Through her years in the Marlboro Township and Freehold Regional (NJ) school systems, and then Central Bucks, Paula made it her mission to bond with other parents with children of special …
Read Part 1 here The rest of our time at Helping Friendly Farm in New Hope was spent with Jessica Zander (Jess) on the outside acreage surrounding the Sensory Barn. Jess encourages her guests to explore the areas of interest to them, and in no particular order; however, for the first trip to the farm, Jess was extremely intentional in …