1. Issue #01
Gaining Positive! April 2010
From the Editor
Hello everyone and welcome to the first issue of our monthly newsletter Gaining Positive (GP). As the
Loving Healing Press (LHP) continues to expand with more titles and reaches a broader range as well as larger
number of audience, Gaining Positive will update all our writers and readers on the main activities and
developments at the LHP along with some golden tips on an issue relating recovering/growing positively. We
hope you enjoy the newsletter and find it useful in choosing the best for loving and healing in your own life.
Ernest Dempsey, Associate Editor
March 24, 2010
GP News
• Loving Healing Press is hosting a day of inspiration, education, and renewal at the Awakening the Power
Within conference at Weber's Inn in Ann Arbor, Michigan on May 15th, 2010, from 9 am to 4 pm.
Conference registration is only $25 and includes Weber's fabulous sandwich buffet lunch. Visit
www.AwakeningThePower.com now for online registration. Group discounts available
• Psychologist and psychodrama therapist Daniel J. Tomasulo, author of Confessions of a Former Child
(www.FormerChild.com), has joined www.PsychCentral.com as a columnist in the area of Positive
Psychology with a regular feature called “Proof Positive.”
• Shaila Abdullah’s novel Saffron Dreams has won the Golden Quill Award and the Reader Views Award
for Best Novel and has been placed second in the Written Art Award. To learn about her successful
novel, visit www.ShailaAbdullah.com.
Golden Guide: Tips for Sensational Parents by Chynna Tamara Laird
In her seminal book Not Just Spirited: A Mom’s Sensational Journey With SPD (Loving Healing Press,
2009), Chynna T. Laird explores the issues relating parenting children with the Sensory Processing Disorder
(SPD). Here are some golden guidelines for parents whose children are suffering from the symptoms
characteristic of SPD.
• Empower yourself with knowledge: about SPD in general, about your child’s form of SPD specifically,
about treatment options and support.
• Learn and teach others about the seven sensory systems: tactile, auditory, gustatory, olfactory, visual,
vestibular, and proprioception.
• Connect with support networks, such as The SPD Foundation, Sensory Street, or SPD Canada.
Feel okay with the range of emotions you’ll experience raising a child with sensory needs.
Go beyond describing what’s wrong with your sensational child; see and help others see the whole child.
• Teach your child how to interact with the world through play, fun games, crafts, and activities. Focusing
on fun makes it less scary.
• Advocate for your child today so she can advocate for herself tomorrow. Answer questions, give
explanations, and offer information in a positive way so she’ll feel confident to do it on her own.
• Help the child accept his/her SPD part but also to see the other amazing things inside of him/her.
• Be patient, stay strong, trust your heart and, most importantly, listen to your gut during the Sensational
Journey.
To learn more about SPD and Chynna’s work, visit her website www.lilywolfwords.ca.

2. Author Chat
• Kerin Bellak-Adams, author of AD/HD SUCCESS! Solutions for Boosting Self-Esteem: The
Diary Method for Ages 7-17 (Loving Healing Press, 2010) was interviewed by Tyler R.
Tichelaar of Reader Views on boosting self-esteem among children with Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder. Kerin’s site has extensive info at www.ReachBeyondADD.com or read
the interview at http://readerviews.com/InterviewBellakAdams.html.
• Karen Sherman, well-known psychologist and relationship expert, and author of
Mindfulness and the Art of Choice (Loving healing Press, 2010), appeared in an interview with
David Richardson on the Shrink Rap Radio on March 12, 2010. Karen spoke about abusive
relationships, their impact on children, and more. Enjoy Karen’s interview now at
http://tinyurl.com/KarenRap
Hot Off the Press
The Evolutionary Glitch: Rise Above the Root of Your Problems by Dr. Albert
Garoli. Originally available only in Europe, Dr. Garoli’s revolutionary exploration of
the nature of our personality and what we can do about it is now available worldwide.
Once you’ve discovered the secret of your “persona”, there’s no going back to old
habits!
http://www.readerviews.com/ReviewGaroliTheEvolutionaryGlitchUS.html.
Breaking Through Betrayal: And Recovering the Peace Within by Holli Kenley,
MA. Holli has assembled the most comprehensive workbook and resource for people
recovering from all types of betrayal: from financial misdealing to family matters, its
all here in a step-by-step process you can participate in at your own pace.
http://www.readerviews.com/ReviewKenleyBreakingThroughBetrayal.html.
Love Each Day: Live Each Day So You Would Want to Live it Again by Gail
Bernice Holland (new hardcover edition!). Gail has collected 40 true inspirational
stories from her decades as a journalist in this slim volume. Truly a gem, there are
people from all walks of life: from bus drivers to astronauts. Each one has a tale of
how they made a difference in just one day.
http://www.readerviews.com/ReviewHollandLoveEachDay.html.
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Till our next issue, have a great time!