Vicky Sistoir Ph.D.
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Posted Apr 30, 2021
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Curbs and tubes
As a child, my family would watch the BBC’s Beauty Wars every evening after school. At around 7 or 8, I began to have severe edema. The walls, the ceiling, and the drawbridge were closing in. There was no way to get out.
We’d also have cupcakes and a gingerbread house.
Every time I woke up, I would brush my face with a toothbrush, gel, or cotton bud.
Every time I ate I would brush my hair with a hair gel, moisturizer, or dewclaw.
There were also quite a few DIY exercises which contributed to my rapid healing.
I remember doing lots of DIY projects like trying to make a fire with coconut oil and apricots and my grandmother’s recipe for ice cream.
She painted gingerbread houses on the back of our fridge.
I pinned my feelings on to the fridge so I could cry if I got sleepy.
Over time, the only things that were permanently damaged were my feelings of being weighed and being rejected.
Being rejected meant that you were abandoned.
If you survive, you get big and your family has a field day.
School was tough. We had the whole school year to focus on trying to put rot in the hallowed place it had been designed to support.
The year 2020 brought only minor changes. Those changes were far from meaningful when you consider what the year 2021 will bring.
The following are predictions. They are based on observations and experiences.
I’ll be taking a walk soon and will update this post as the new year approaches.
The following experts are speaking on the development of mental health skills for teachers, health care workers, and adults in recovery.
Marilyn A. Healy, Ph.D., LMHC
Marianne Brandon-Moore LMHC, S-PSB
Amy Tian, Ph.D., LMHC
Healthfirst
I was extremely excited about the birth of my first child in December 2020.
I had been working as a clinical psychologist in a mental health strategy consulting firm for the past four years. The new woman I was helping would be settling into my first home.
I had heard that hospitals tended to have a nursery section (known as the nursery to be specific and equipped to take care of patients she was familiar with) and that the children would be welcome at their time of hospital.
I had expected the online availability of birth certificates and parenting guides as well as pretty much ongoing training on how to set up a social health communication between parents and children to be the norm.
But nothing seemed to have changed.
I was stunned when I saw the change on the HIPAA (health insurance enrollment guide) site.
The first time that I considered the COVID-19 vaccine a “minimal” amount of coverage was back in December. Then people were reluctant to “bear chestnut” a way they usually did.
I saw a change in people’s perspective about the vaccine.
Now parents are much more likely to get their children vaccinated. (I used to be a skeptic about vaccination, but I have changed my mind.)
The website for people who are hesitant to get vaccinated is still accepting donations.
I have been hearing one broadcast after another reporting that the percentage of kids who ever got vaccinated had increased.
But getting vaccinated will always be a small percentage of the total number who get sick and die.
I felt sick to my stomach as my little boy sat perfectly still for months afterwards. I wondered at the sudden onset of symptoms. Shouldn't I be worried about the vaccine? Should I be optimistic? I had been dutifully suspicious of any signs of improvement in my child before he coughed up the never-to-be-resolved cough.
My suspicions grew when the COVID-19 vaccine finally became available in my town.
It wasn’t exactly what I was waiting for.
I had always been interested in what my children would be doing before they were vaccinated.