How CBIT has helped me and my tics
OK, so I promised I would write more about my experience with CBIT. CBIT is not a cure for TS, but is has helped me manage my tics a lot better. I have far fewer days that end in exhaustion… Continue Reading
Month: February 2015
21-day fitness challenge
I’m starting a 21-day fitness challenge for those who want to be healthier, lose weight or get shredded! It’s only three weeks — you can DO it! I just finished my meal prep and grocery list for the FIRST week! I… Continue Reading
NO CHILD SHOULD BE SECLUDED!
This link absolutely disgusts me. NO child deserves to be secluded. I remember when I was in elementary school with extremely severe Tourette’s. I was locked in a small room for hours and hours, left there wondering why they forgot… Continue Reading
I’m still at it!
5 years post National Youth Ambassador Training in Washington, DC and I am still at it! Following my fall semester at SUNY-Binghamton I was asked to return to Memorial Middle School in Fairlawn, N.J., to speak with the 7th-graders about… Continue Reading
What Tourette has taught me
Tourettes has taught me to feel compassionate toward those who are judgmental and narrow-minded. It has taught me to understand that perhaps they’ve never been or haven’t been exposed much to different types of abilities — that they are only… Continue Reading
Hiding out, the winter blues & a nice boost
I got super busy planning the wedding that I almost forgot to tell you all about it! Even though I had a whole year to plan, I, your typical procrastinator, ended up doing most of the hard work at the… Continue Reading
Talking to teens about TS is a blast!
On January 20, I delivered two presentations to more than 150 seventh-graders at Memorial Middle School in Fair Lawn! I talked a lot about how my life has been affected by Tourette Syndrome and how it has been a big… Continue Reading
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! What are you doing to celebrate? I’ll be spending Valentine’s Day with my amazing boyfriend who accepts me, tics and all. Although I haven’t been ticcing around him a lot (a combination of suppressing and the… Continue Reading
South Jersey teens with Tourette Syndrome train as youth leaders
Teens in South Jersey are ready to reach out and help peers and health-care professionals understand the complexities of life with Tourette Syndrome (TS). TS is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary sounds or movements known as tics. In addition,… Continue Reading
Haddon Township (N.J.) High School students learn about Tourette Syndrome
Faculty members of Haddon Township High School and student members of the school’s Psychology Club devoted time on February 2 to learn about Tourette Syndrome. Known also as TS, Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by uncontrollable sounds and… Continue Reading