Keeping My Eyes on the Prize

Tim Dreby — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 16:34:45 +0000

As the summer wanes, there is still that sense of loss. The traffic in and out of work always thickens, the days shorten, and we in California must start to pray for rain. Last weekend my dog turned two and she and I are readying ourselves for our weekly hike.

Last weekend I flew back East to attend my sister’s wedding, a joyful occasion. The trip worked out better than I anticipated. I was able to support my mother who is having some health problems.

I have been in touch with Asylum magazine in London and may have at last secured a publication, one of my new posts to check out this month.

Additionally, Fighting for Freedom in America has been recognized in the annual 2018 Top Shelf Magazine award program as a finalist. It is good to get some positive feedback and to still be in the running for a first-place award.

I have made two presentations this month: one at Gladman Hospital and one at Best Now, the local peer counsellor training program. Both went over well. I am currently trying to inquire about setting up training that mixes peer counsellors and professionals. I want to provide CEU training for professionals and encourage professionals to invite peers as co-facilitators in their agencies to proliferate group and enhance therapy work locally. I hope to collaborate with the county to offer CEU credits and offer the training at PEERS in East Oakland. Proliferating therapy groups locally that focus on providing treatment for psychosis has been a long-term goal of mine. Getting people trained will also enable me to focus my efforts on training and advance my special message material. So, I remain hopeful.

This month I have published:

Beneath the Suds and Psychiatric Labels

And

Identifying the Trickster Phenomena During A Message Crisis or “Psychosis:”

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Dog Days of Summer

Tim Dreby — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 01:02:50 +0000

This Month I have hired a freelancer to help me optimize my website, an expensive but necessary endeavor. I also fixed a glitch in the store that was not allowing customers to check out.

It is the dog days of summer and while I am fortunate to live in a bubble that doesn’t get hot, yet there has been no summer retreat as of yet. The wildfires are burning throughout the state and I can barely stand to listen to the news on the radio anymore. My dog’s birth and adoption day are coming up later this month and it is a joy to watch her grow and hike on the local trails.

I have struggled not to lose faith in my writing as I have not been successful in getting any piece published. I continue to produce content, just at a slightly slower rate. At least I have published a few posts for readers to check out:

Understanding and Respecting Black Market America as a Social Work Practitioner

My story of Mental Health Warehousing

I recognize that I need to be vigilant in my editing process as I received some Facebook feedback that the first sentence of my post had two errors in it. Of course, I’ve corrected them but still slow and steady has got to be my motto.

I did have a very encouraging opportunity to present a workshop to a local agency who has promised to invite me back to do my workshop on redefining psychosis. Although I did not sell any books, I felt very well received and it was fun to share my experiences.

I have an upcoming workshop schedule for BEST NOW, our local peer counsellor training in September and have applied to present at CASRA Fall Conference down in LA for October.

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