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“ You don’t want your impairments to define you – you want them to inform you.” (Hanita Dagan, personal communication, 2005)
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Rated PG-113 People Strongly Cautioned!  May contain bad language, brief nudity, sexual overtones, and drug usage.
Beginning My Story
 
 
 
Sept. 9, 2003  - morning
Sept. 9 – p.m.
Sept. 15 2003 – Jan. 19 2004 Journey Back to Life
 
 
 
Journey Back to Work
February 2004 – Present Starting Point
Identity Disintegration  and The Re-organization of Self March 2004
“ In the aftermath of traumatic life events… [the] sense of self has been shattered.” (Herman, 1992, p. 61) “ An existential crisis…” (Dagan, personal communication, 2005)
Middle Research
 
 
 
 
 
 
Body-Mind Connection “ The words and attitudes of others … are potent. They help or hex healing and recovery.” “  Expectations are powerful.” “ Neutrality can be deadly.” (Bolen, 1996, p. 94; Sternberg, 2001, p. 65)
 
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Beyond the Open Door  Resilience ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Beyond the Open Door Rehabilitation   (habiter – to live inside) “ Rehabilitation  (the re-organization of self)  is the learning to live inside not only one’s body, however it is after an injury or illness, but inside one’s very being.” (Kabat-Zinn, in Meili, 2003, p. 241)
Beyond the Open Door Recovery Crombez, October, 2003 Focus on the person [inside] Healing Focus on the illness/ impairment [outside] Curing
Be Still
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