What can be a better way for a Type A beauty addict to celebrate Christmas than a SPA weekend. I have the sweetest husband who surprised...
Beauty Review: Sisley Buff and Wash Gel with Botanical Extracts
Product Tag Line:“Every morning, soft, perfectly clean skin, and a fresh, glowing complexion”Product Profile in short:(as described...
Beauty Talk: Socialite’s Survival Guide to Beautiful Skin Continued
In the First Partof the Guide we were dealing with the-morning-after-symptoms: puffiness, eye bags, red blotches and irritation....
Beauty Talk: Socialite’s Survival Guide to Beautiful Skin for Holiday Season
So you have a lot of friends, get many party invitations and are a passionate party-goer? This definitely involves keeping long hours...
Beauty News: Scientists Found a Way to Reverse Ageing
Exciting breakthrough achieved in research of aging.BBC reports that by blocking a specific protein related to the processes of ageing...
Beauty Digest: Are You Afraid of Aging? Do You Prefer to Believe that Aging is “Optional”?
There were several interesting articles addressing the issues of aging in November and December beauty magazines. Amelia McDonell-Parry...
Beauty Buzz: Precious Kisses – Guerlain Launches Kiss Kiss Lipstick for 62’000$
Cosmeticsdesign reports that Guerlain, a world-known French cosmetics house, has ecently released a luxury lipstick for the impressing...
The Boy who was Raised as a Dog by Bruce Perry
I highly recommend the book The Boy Who was Raised as a Dog by Bruce Perry (Basic Books, New York, 2006). (http://www.amazon.com/Boy-Who-Was-Raised-Psychiatrists/dp/0465056520/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195999799&sr=1-1)...
Beauty News: Following seizure of Age Intervention Eyelash by FDA Athena Cosmetics Withdraws RevitaLash from the Market
RevitaLash is a product which according to the manufacturer will help your own natural eyelashes to “look Longer, Thicker, Fuller,...
Beauty Shopping: Happy Hour, Eleven O’clock-Champagne and Bath with Snowman
The closer to Christmas - the more intensive competition for customers among retailers. They come up with more creative ideas to...
Beauty Talk: Skin Care in Winter
Winter is here and my skin is reacting to the cold temperatures and wind outside combined with the drying air inside. So should one...
Beauty Review: Sisley ALL DAY ALL YEAR Essential day care
Product Tag Line:An anti-aging shield that provides the skin with a global protection and therefore protects its youthProduct Profile...
Our Presentation at ISTSS
I was extremely proud to be part of a pre-meeting institute at the recently completed Annual Conference of The International Society...
Beauty Brand: Sisley
Sisley is a French family business that develops and manufactures luxury beauty products based on plant extracts. Sisley’s products...
Beauty Buzz: Sisleya Radiance Anti-Aging Concentrate
Sisley launched a new high-end anti-aging product: Sisleya Radiance Anti-Aging Concentrate.So what is the promise?• Smooth, luminous...
Beauty News: Kanye West’s Mother Dies After a Cosmetic Surgery procedure
Is this the price for beauty?According to Yahoo news “West's mother died as a result of complications after surgery at a Los Angeles...
The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Presentation
Note: I will be presenting as part of a pre-meeting institute at The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies’ 23rd Annual...
Increasing Readiness for Trauma Informed Care
If you work for a treatment agency that is just beginning to think about trauma informed care, there is an important step you can...
Beauty Shopping: Parfumeries in Switzerland and Temptation from Estee Lauder
Swiss Parfumeries are like beauty boutiques and beauty clubs in one. These stores offer an excellent selection of cosmetics, perfume...
Beauty Talk: Golden Rules for Beautiful and Healthy Looking Skin.
Good skin care habits form (or should form) no later than in our late teens or early 20s. That’s when we should learn the importance...
Beauty Digest: Sugar in Competition with UV Light for Number One Cause of Aging
Bitter news for Sweet Tooth!Sugar is in spot light as a leading cause of aging. The first time I got a premonition that some negative...
Call for Response and the Restorative Approach™ and DBT
First, I would like any one who is reading this to read the previous guest post from Devereaux and respond to the thought-provoking...
Beauty Shopping: Shopping for Beauty Products in Zurich
It is often referred to as Zurich’s “Rodeo Drive” or I would call it Zurich’s “5th Avenue”. It stretches from the Railway itself...
Beauty Review: Double Wear Makeup by Estee Lauder
Those who have a combination skin type with visible pores, an oily T-zone and prone to break outs are always in search of the best...
Beauty Talk: Thinking about Beauty
I guess the first post is always a bit of a hard one. You are starting from a “clean slate” … and the thing you are going to put...
Questions from Guest Bloggers
I am delighted to feature this guest response from the staff of Devereaux, Mass. Please all readers: post your answers to the thoughtful...
Would More Severe Punishment Have Helped?
Everyone is talking about it- staff and kids. Yesterday at school Aaron punched Charles, and Charles has a black eye. The kids are...
Presentation at Alliance Conference
I will be presenting at the National Conference of the Alliance for Children and Families next week. If any one reading this plans...
Are Restorative Tasks Punishments in Disguise?
When programs first begin to use the Restorative Approach™, staff often think of restorative tasks as punishments by another name....
Excuses
"I guess I can understand how his trauma history can be an excuse for his behavior yesterday" Sarah, a child care worker, said to...
Thinking Blogger Award
I was tagged for a Thinking Blogger Award!Congratulations, you won a Thinking Blogger Award! The participation rules are simple:If,...
The Children are Running the Program
"Help us Pat!" the call comes in."We need you. Ever since we moved away from points and levels, the children don’t care what they...
Attention
Many times when we start discussing what is going on with a particular child I hear staff say: "she is just doing it for attention"....
Change Your Conversations, Change Your World
You can further your change towards a trauma informed treatment program by changing the conversations you have as a staff.Lisa is...
Cereal on the Counter
Scenario number one:It’s a school day and Dahlia is sluggish and half awake. She scatters cereal all over the counter and leaves...
The Real World
I have not written anything in this blog for a while because I have been working on a SAMHSA grant application that has demanded...
Just Ask What’s the Matter
I want to remind you that there is a major way you can implement trauma informed care without needing any committees, any program...
Recent Conference Presentations
I have just returned from presenting at the Black Administrators in Child Welfare Conference in Baltimore and at the Child Welfare...
Upcoming Conference Presentations
Is any one attending either the Black Administrators in Child Welfare (in Baltimore) or the Child Welfare of America (in Washington...
A Wonderful Example of a RICH Interaction
I am in the midst of a Risking Connection training with two co-trainers, Michele May LCSW and Richard Nicastro, Ph.D. Michele is...
Asking Directly for What We Want
Asking directly for what we want is very difficult.First of all you have to know what you want. That is not always easy. It involves...
Non Profit Blog Exchange
I am writing as part of the Non-Profit Blog Exchange, a method of connecting the non-profit blogging world and further spreading...
Who Are These Kids?
If I walked up to the first child care worker I saw at your place and asked, "Who are the kids who come here? What are they like?"...
Manipulation Part Three- Us
I may seem to be obsessed with the concept of manipulation, as this is my third blog post about it. This concept, for me, represents...
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