Deconstructing Stigma: My Story by Tracey Maxfield

So honored and humbled that my story is featured. We are pleased to share that your mental health story is now a part of the Deconstructing Stigma website. 😊  You can find your story here: https://deconstructingstigma.org/stories?mgi_35=2433/tracey

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RADIO SCRIPT:   Tracey, My pleasure to interview you. What a beautifully real message you are sharing with the world. I pray you’ll be blessed by your willingness to open up in this public way! Carleen Escaping the Rabbit Hole is the name of Tracey Maxfield’s book…a compilation of the

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Somatoform Disorder in Children and Teenagers

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Catherine’s elementary school teacher noticed cuts on Catherine’s arm and asked what had happened. Catherine responded that she had fallen off her bike into some thorns. The teacher did not think any more about it. But later, she noted that Catherine always wore long-sleeved shirts and long pants even when

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“Grief is itself a medicine.” ~William Cowper Grief as defined by Merriam-Webster is: (a) a deep and poignant distress caused by or as if by bereavement (b) a cause of such suffering. But the truth is, it is so much more than this. Grief and bereavement have been studied throughout the years

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