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Communication Do’s and Don’ts with Kathe Skinner, LMFT: IDA Video Seminar
IDA Founder and President interviews Kathe Skinner, MA, LMFT, Marriage and Family Therapist and IDA Executive Board Member. Kathe also lives with Multiple Sclerosis. She and her husband, David specialize in counseling couples with a spouse living with chronic illness. Interview by Wayne Connell, Founder and President Invisible Disabilities Association www.InvisibleDisabilities.org ADDITIONAL RESOURCES http://www.InvisibleDisabilitiesCommunity.org http://www.Facebook.com/InvisibleDisabilities http://www.InvisibleNoMore.TV http://www.Facebook.com/InvisibleNoMoreTV http://www.YouTube.com/InvisibleDisability http://www.Twitter.com/INVDisabilities http://www.InvisibleHero.org http://www.CleanerIndoorAir.org All Rights Reserved Copyright 2012 Invisible Disabilities Association
Be Expedition Ready with Antarctic Mike: IDA Video Seminar
IDA Founder and President interviews Antarctic Mike (Pierce), Speaker, World Record Holder and Caregiver to his wife, Angela. Mike takes what he learned from his extreme sports and applies them to his life with a spouse living with disabilities. Don’t miss Mike and Angela’s incredible story of perseverance and love! Interview by Wayne Connell, Founder and President Invisible Disabilities Association www.InvisibleDisabilities.org ADDITIONAL RESOURCES http://www.InvisibleDisabilitiesCommunity.org http://www.Facebook.com/InvisibleDisabilities http://www.InvisibleNoMore.TV http://www.Facebook.com/InvisibleNoMoreTV http://www.YouTube.com/InvisibleDisability http://www.Twitter.com/INVDisabilities http://www.InvisibleHero.org http://www.CleanerIndoorAir.org All Rights Reserved Copyright 2012 Invisible Disabilities Association
7 Realities of the Invisible Becoming Visible with Wayne Connell: IDA Video Seminar
Invisible Disabilities Association Founder and President, Wayne Connell shares 7 points about invisible disabilities and how to be a source of support to those who live with them. This video is an excerpt from his seminar of the same name that he has given to various groups and organizations. Wayne’s wife, Sherri lives with debilitating Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Late Lyme Disease and Chemical Injury. 7 Realities of the Invisible Becoming V-I-S-I-B-L-E V = Vast I = Invisible S = Society I = Individual B = Believe L = Love E = Everyone Wayne Connell, Founder and President Invisible Disabilities […]
Being Truly Thankful
It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving 2012 has already come and gone. Usually it falls on the last week of November, so it was early this year. Even though Thanksgiving is now over, when I started thinking about what to write about this month, the obvious choice was being thankful. So here it goes. I have so many things to be thankful for this past year. First of all, I am thankful to Disability.gov for allowing me to share, on a monthly basis, great stories, ideas, tips and insights about and for people touched by illness, pain and disability (read my previous posts on […]
Looks Can Be Deceiving
Why believe? Why believe someone is ill and in pain when their appearance and circumstances may indicate otherwise? Perhaps their body is crying out in pain, the brain fog comes and goes and they alternate between moments of brilliance and a loss for words. How can we determine the extent of someone’s injuries and illness just by looking at them? The reason the Invisible Disabilities Association (IDA) was founded is for this exact purpose – to help those with invisible disabilities and chronic pain whose friends, family members, coworkers and perfect strangers may not “believe” that they are sick or […]
IDA Makes the “Top 10 Guest Blogs of 2012” on Disability.gov
Press Release IDA Makes the “Top 10 Guest Blogs of 2012” on Disability.gov Parker, CO – January 03, 2013. IDA Founder, Wayne Connell is a regular Guest Blogger on Disability.blog by Disability.gov. We are elated to announce that IDA Made the “Top 10 Guest Blogs of 2012” on Disability.Blog by Disability.Gov. We are thrilled to receive this recognition and to be given the opportunity to bring about more awareness and education about Invisible Disabilities! Disability.Blog wrote: 2012 was an exciting year for Disability.Blog! We expanded existing partnerships and began dynamic new ones with leading disability organizations, such as the Invisible […]