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When the idea came to me to start this journey, I had no idea where it would take me. All I knew was that I needed to change what I was doing. Period. I was not healthy. And I wasn’t loving myself nearly as much as I could have.
So, why did I continue to write and stay on this journaling path, even when many times I wasn’t placing myself in a good light? Because I was sick. And in order to save my own soul I knew I had to strip away what I had consciously learned over the years as well as what I had subconsciously absorbed through my environment. I knew there was no other choice but to start over.
Albeit there were a few health concerns within my body when my journey began, I was still not feeding myself nearly enough love. Somehow deep in my core I knew by sharing my story, and putting my thoughts into the written word, would indeed be one of the greatest lessons in my life. But more importantly, it would be the greatest gift I would ever give to myself.
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In my interview with Erin McAlonan, the Program Director for the Community Service Agency at Child and Family Services, we discussed the importance of how families themselves need to be ready for their own change—and how that alone is an integral first step—in the process of coordinating and planning the best possible care for a child that has significant mental and emotional needs. Erin talks in depth about following the CSA's "Wraparound" model and how that model helps to empower both the parents and youth alike to gain the skills and confidence necessary to meet their own very specific family goals. In turn, each family becomes more self-sufficient in advocating for their child's needs. For more information on the Wraparound model, you can visit www.Child-FamilyServices.org.
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