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Month: March 2019

Band of Brothers

March 25, 2019 drmarymclaughlin

Lending a helping hand. People helping each other concept. One of my people was released from an inpatient substance abuse…

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Posted in: Advocacy, Dr. Mary, Emotional Education, Homeless, Substances Filed under: #advocacy #drmary #homelessness #emotionaleducation #substances

Reagan Administration

March 12, 2019 drmarymclaughlin

I’m always puzzled by the very reverent memories that so many hold of those years. My memories are of first…

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Home Sweet Home

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The woman having her hair cut and styled in this photo just moved into her very own apartment this month…

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Recycling Homeless People

March 7, 2019 drmarymclaughlin

After spending over ten years working intensively with chronically homeless people and conducting research on the streets, I’ve noted that…

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Mental Illness

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There are so many inaccurate preconceptions about “mental illness” when it comes to people experiencing homelessness that appropriate interventions may…

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Code Enforcement

March 3, 2019 drmarymclaughlin

Code enforcement is an unrecognized but significant cause of homelessness. In one of my cases, two disabled brothers were put…

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Posted in: Advocacy, Advocacy Training, Dr. Mary, Homeless Filed under: #homeless #drmary #advocacy #advocacytraining

Just Get Over It?

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It is emotionally disrespectful to tell people to “just get over it” whatever “it” is. It’s the psychological equivalent of…

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Awful-izing

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We are inclined to let our imaginations run away with us under stressful conditions. We often conjure up worst possible…

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Posted in: Advocacy, Dr. Mary, Emotional Education, Homeless, Self Help, Words Filed under: #drmary #selfhelp #advocacytraining #advocacy, #emotionaleducation #homeless #words

Gratitude

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One way to re-establish emotional equilibrium in our lives is by focusing on gratitude. The more unsettled we feel, the…

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Choose Happy

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We need not wait for an external event to “make us” happy. We can do this for ourselves. We can…

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