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An Unexpected Wave of Grief

May 17, 2022 nhdonovan Leave a comment

I am exhausted from trying to keep everyone alive… This is what I wrote in my journal a month into 2022.…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: #covid, #grief, #mentalheath, #nhdwrites, #surrender, #trust

Within the Silence

January 22, 2022 nhdonovan Leave a comment

Within the silence, I hear the wind. Within the silence, I hear a lone song bird sing. Within the silence,…

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Posted in: Blog, Poetry

Personal Prosperity

August 24, 2021 nhdonovan Leave a comment

A few years ago, I hit a wall. I was spiritually, physically and emotionally bankrupt. I had spent the better…

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: #choices, #compassion, #nhdwrites, #personprosperity, #selflove, #yourstoryiseverything

A Mom Share About Autism: Really BIG Mistakes

May 10, 2021 nhdonovan Leave a comment

When Jack was having a hard time writing, his BCBA bought him an huge eraser “for really big mistakes” printed…

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Posted in: Blog, Special Needs Filed under: #alifesuspended, #autism, #autismawareness, #educate, #nhdwrites, #parenting, #reallybigmistakes, #regulation, #resilientlife, #specialneeds, #support, #zonesofregulation

The Alchemist

October 30, 2020 nhdonovan Leave a comment

She cultivates life through genius and generosity. She is an alchemist who brings forth a newness to be woven into the past.

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Posted in: Blog, Poetry
a life suspended, book

Stories Behind A Life Suspended: 5

September 9, 2020 nhdonovan Leave a comment

During my undergraduate studies, I read Natalie Goldberg’s book, Writing Down the Bones. She had profound wisdom and encouraged us to,…

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Posted in: Blog, Blog Filed under: #alifesuspended, #autismawareness, #autismparent, #nataliegoldberg, #storiesbehindalifesuspended, #vulnerability, #write, #writeyourstory, #writingdownthebones, #yourstoryiseverything
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Stories Behind A Life Suspended: 3

August 13, 2020 nhdonovan Leave a comment

Story #3 As a mother, I knew Jack wasn’t a typically developing child. To some people he appeared like other…

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Posted in: Blog, Book Filed under: #alifesuspended, #alwaysareasonforbehavior, #autismlabels, #autismmom, #laundrylistofdiagnoses, #mothersintuition, #storiesbehindalifesuspended, #yourstoryiseverything
a life suspended, book

Stories Behind A Life Suspended: 2

August 6, 2020 nhdonovan Leave a comment

Story #2 As a special education parent, I kept stacks and piles of IEP’s (even outdated ones), evaluations, testing results,…

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Posted in: Blog, Book Filed under: #autismmom, #autismparent, #indieauthor, Asperger's syndrome, Autism acceptance, Autism awareness, child advocate, evaluations, individual education plan, specialneedsparenting
a life suspended, book

Stories Behind A Life Suspended: 1

July 30, 2020 nhdonovan Leave a comment

Story # 1 I wrote the first chapter of A Life Suspended as part of my portfolio for a writer’s…

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Posted in: Blog, Book Filed under: #alifesuspended, #capecodwriter, #insidewriting, #nhdwrites, #storiesbehindalifesuspended
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Remember, My Beloved

June 27, 2020 nhdonovan 5 Comments

A meditation with Mother Mary I sit by the window and watch the fog slumber in. Its thickness absorbs tall…

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Posted in: Blog, Blog Filed under: #Beloved, #Blessedmother, #crownofroses, #mothermary, #rememberyourdivinity, #wildroses

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