Escaping the Rabbit Hole is a frank and often piercing journey of a painful journey with debilitating depression. Although caring for countless patients throughout her nursing career, Tracey Maxfield came face to face with the one patient who needed her most: herself! Her story and brutal honesty helps blaze a
Each year several people are faced with the reality of living with a mental illness. That is why the month of May is designed to encourage people to talk about a subject that often has a stigma attached to it, so those who need help can get help. On
Reprinted with kind permission Elder abuse is one of the vilest indicators of ageist discrimination within our current civilization. Whilst the concealed ignominy of elder abuse has grown in visibility, it remains an area that is poorly examined and rarely resolved. Chemical restraint, one of the manifestations of elder abuse
PDF article courtesy of Leah Bisiani [pdf-embedder url=”https://traceymaxfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Loneliness-is-the-Ultimate-Poverty-LB.-March-20183924-1.pdf”] “Uplifting Dementia”: http://shimmeringspirit.wix.com/uplifting-dementia Leah Bisiani is a highly skilled registered nurse/dementia consultant, having completed her Masters in Health Science/dementia stream, and Diploma in Business/Frontline Management, with more than 30 years’ experience in aged /dementia specific care. After completing her Registered Nurse training
“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
