Tag Archives: SPD

Anxiety is Real

Posted on December 10, 2017 by mariner2mother

We all get nervous or feel anxious about something at some point. And when we do, our bodies have a physiological reaction. Our hearts beat faster, pupils constrict, focus narrows, our digestion slows, and chemicals are released in our brains and … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Therapy, Holistic Healing, Mental Health, Sensory Processing Disorder, The Voyage | Tagged anxiety, anxiety in sensitive children, sensitive children, SPD, time for a change | 4 Comments

I Still See You: A Letter To My Son

Posted on May 19, 2016 by mariner2mother

A little over a year ago, my son was having an extremely difficult time in school, and I read an article that sparked this letter to him: I See You, A Letter To My Son. Even though it’s only been … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health, Spirituality, The Voyage | Tagged ADHD, anxiety, inspiration, letter to son, limitless possibilities, SPD | 8 Comments

Holding On

Posted on March 30, 2016 by mariner2mother

Here we go again, so I thought. My baby isn’t feeling well. His tummy hurts. His body is unhappy. And again. And again. What’s going on? Why doesn’t he get better? He doesn’t seem really sick But he’s in pain. … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health, Poetry, Spirituality | Tagged ADHD, anxiety, panic attacks, poem about hanging on during hard times, Poetry, rainbow photograph, sensory processing disorder, SPD | 5 Comments

Growing Pains and Grace

Posted on October 1, 2015 by mariner2mother

This is the kind of stuff that runs through my head on any random morning when getting ready for school at oh-freeking-dark-thirty is met with a few (not fun) surprises about homework that wasn’t completed and a particularly whiny, complaining child. ♦ ♦ ♦ Do … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Therapy, Holistic Healing, Sensory Processing Disorder, Spirituality | Tagged adjusting to the new normal, developmental delay, energy healing, evolutionary leap, heart opening with compassion, school, SPD, speech delay | 14 Comments

Hickory Ice

Posted on January 23, 2015 by mariner2mother

Looking through old files today, I found a few things I wrote years back when I was really struggling. Now I see that I was dealing with undiagnosed depression. This was written when Little Man was 17 months old; before he … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health, Sensory Processing Disorder, The Voyage | Tagged ADHD, coping with depression, depression, SPD | 8 Comments

Happy 4th Blogiversary to Me!

Posted on June 5, 2014 by mariner2mother

A few days ago when I was checking my WP reader, there was a weird symbol in the box that lets me know someone has connected with me in some way (commented, liked, etc.). I didn’t recognize this symbol, and when … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Therapy, Holistic Healing, Hypnosis, Mental Health, Photography, Positive Discipline, Sensory Processing Disorder, Spirituality, The Voyage | Tagged ADHD, blog anniversary, blogiversary, cancer, healing, life's journey, mental illness, positive change, SPD | 14 Comments

Thoughts on Mother’s Day and Motherhood

Posted on May 13, 2014 by mariner2mother

I know that I missed Mother’s Day with this post. I was away for the weekend with my husband and Little Man, taking advantage of a friend’s beachside timeshare. As it’s only May and we’re not exactly in Florida, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Therapy, Holistic Healing, Mental Health, Sensory Processing Disorder, The Voyage | Tagged bipolar, developmental delays, dyslexia, energy healing, holistic healing, mental illness, Mother's Day, motherhood, SPD | 2 Comments

Year’s End

Posted on December 31, 2013 by mariner2mother

Do you ever think that things like the beginning or end of the year are only that because our calendar tells us they are? To some person who lives in the wild, who lives by the sun and phases of … Continue reading →

Posted in Holistic Healing, Mental Health, Sensory Processing Disorder, Spirituality, The Voyage | Tagged ADHD, change, clairvoyant, death, end of year, frustration, holistic healing, SPD | 12 Comments

Because of My Son: Happy Birthday Little Man

Posted on November 24, 2013 by mariner2mother

Because of my son, I know what it is to have an unexpected, unplanned, scary C-section. To save my baby’s life. Because of my son, I know what it is to lie on an operating room table, hearing a squeak that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Holistic Healing, Sensory Processing Disorder, Spirituality, The Voyage | Tagged ADHD, anxiety, birthday, developmental delay, learning disability, life journey, mother, son, SPD, speech delay, spiritual awakening, spiritual journey | 15 Comments

The Inspiral

Posted on August 14, 2013 by mariner2mother

Originally posted on Looking at Life:
Day 95 – English test (Photo credit: LShave) It’s my anniversary! I’ve just realised that exactly five years ago, I turned my back on the state education system, where I’d worked for many decades,…