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This memoir could have been an email: telling your story with different forms of communication
janefriedman.com

  • An article for Jane Friedman’s popular website on using email, voicemails, social posts, and more to add a unique angle to your memoir.

breaking point, backstory, resolution; a 3-part structure for memoir
janefriedman.COM

  • In this article for Jane Friedman’s popular website, I make the case for starting your memoir at the breaking point, before digging into backstory and moving toward some form of resolution.

without me
literarymama.COM

  • A personal essay for Literary Mama about being the single mother of a child with autism.

hOW dO YOU DIAGNOSE CROHN’S DISEASE
IN A CHILD?

INFLAMMATORYBOWELDISEASE.NET

  • In this piece for inflammatory bowel disease.net, I discuss the difficult journey to getting the proper diagnosis of Crohn’s disease for my young son.

What is pELVIC FLOOR Rehabilitation?
INFLAMMATORYBOWELDISEASE.NET

  • This post for inflammatoryboweldisease.net explores easing IBD symptoms using behavioral treatment programs, including pelvic floor rehabilitation.

5 STEPS TO A SUCCESSFUL PODCAST
GUEST APPEARENCE?

TOGETHERWELL

  • In my piece for TogetherWell, I dove into how therapists can master podcast appearances to boost their practice. It's a condensed guide —offering a roadmap for using podcasts as a powerful marketing tool to engage potential clients and establish authority.

MANAGING DIETary CHANGES FOR A CHILD
wITH cROHN’S

INFLAMMATORYBOWELDISEASE.NET

  • In this article for inflammatoryboweldisease.net, I offer a parent’s perspective on changing a child’s diet to reduce symptoms of Crohn’s disease.

PREPARING YOUR CHILD FOR
A COLONOSCOPY

INFLAMMATORYBOWELDISEASE.NET

  • In this article for inflammatoryboweldisease.net, I offer my suggestions for helping your child through the difficult process of preparing for a colonoscopy.

WHAT IS POSTPARTUM
ANXIETY?
MENTAL-HEALTH-COMMUNITY.COM

  • A look the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of postpartum anxiety for mental-health-community. com

HOW FAMILY THERAPY CAN HELP PEOPLE
WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER

MENTAL-HEALTH-COMMUNITY.COM

  • A look at the design, goals, and impact of family-focused therapy for those with bipolar disorder and their loved ones.

what happens when you eat only ultra-processed food for a month?
MENshealth.COM

  • Scott Hickle, the co-founder of Throne, a device that uses a downward-facing camera attached to your toilet to track your gut health and hydration, ate only ultra-processed food for 30 days. He wanted to track how this drastic change in diet would affect his health and mood. He was surprised by the results!

living with late-onset rheumatoid arthritis
nextavenue.org

  • About one-third of rheumatoid arthritis patients are sixty or over. In this article for Next Avenue, I dig into diagnosing and treating the condition, as well as the hope for new ways of managing the disease in the future.