Author: Stephanie Mines

There a lack of services for the families of veterans. The majority of existing, established services are aimed at veterans and even these, as has been proven, ...

“There is quiet. The quiet when he was gone, away in Afghanistan. Or this new quiet, now, now that he is home.” — Amalie Flynn, Wife and War Silence has m...

When soldiers return home to their families with unresolved wartime experiences in tow, their children, whose sensory systems are porous, see and feel their una...

The simplest definition of respite is that it is an interval of rest or relief. For the partners and family members of veterans returning from war zones or area...

“Each individual brain is like a unique rainforest, teeming with growth, decay, competition, diversity and selection.” Tweet this quote by Gerald Edelman (Cornw...

Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in the world. (Tweet this quote.) It is the only disability that is dramatically on the rise along with a...

In last week’s post I discussed how to become a playful artist with a sensory needs child. This is an important topic because playing in the arts is an interven...

When I talk to therapists and parents about using the arts they are often intimidated. The suggestion that they would speak (or paint or dance) from the heart f...