Treatment Tuesday - Fictional Therapy Session How-To

The Character Therapist gives her first how-to lesson on writing fictional therapy sessions. Check it out!

Treatment Tuesday and a Little Aside

I realize that most of my posts on this blog have essentially been directing you to my other blog, The Character Therapist. The reason for this--for those who don't know--is because I recently moved BACK to California and took a new full-time job as the director of clinical services for a non-profit there.

I've been so busy learning the ropes and getting adjusted to working full time (after having been a stay-at-home mom almost 2 years) that when I come home, I barely have enough motivation to keep hammering out my Character Therapy posts as well as the various articles I write for publication monthly.

So this is the reason for my absence on this blog, as well as my absence from commenting on many of yours. I miss you all. I do. But this is what I have to do for right now.

If you want to stay in touch with me, then come on over and follow me on The Character Therapist. I frequently write back to my commenters there, and often have mini "sessions" with authors who write in Tuesdays, which is a lot of fun. Today, I'm working on explaining to writers how to write bipolar in your manuscripts in believable ways, so click on over.

Again, I miss you all so much. I miss your comments. I miss writing! But I know this is just a season!

Treatment Tuesday - A "Dethroned" Firstborn

Looking at birth order today in a fantasy novel. But newsflash: it's the same no matter what genre. :) Check it out at The Character Therapist.

Treatment Tuesday - Personalities of Doctors

Digging into the Myers-Briggs types associated with doctors today...so stop on by The Character Therapist!

Treatment Tuesday - Down Syndrome & Foster Care

Today's assessment focuses on foster care and Down Syndrome, both of which could easily slip into your own manuscri

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pts! So check it out at The Character Therapist.

Treatment Tuesday - A Teen Mother's "Brother"

Interesting one today, folks. A teen mother gives birth to her son? Click the logo above to go to The Character Therapist.

Treatment Tuesday - Multi-Disordered Assessment

This week's assessment focused on a character with more disorders than ornaments on a tree. Check it out at The Character Therapist.

Treatment Tuesday - From Playboy to Committed Husband

How can you make a character swing from one thing to something totally opposite? Click on over to The Character Therapist to find out.

Treatment Tuesday - Meeting An Absent Father

Neither knew the other existed for 24 years. One's still in the dark. Check it out at The Character Therapist.

Treatment Tuesday - Childhood Trauma

What are the long-lasting effects? How can you treat it? I give some inside details at The Character Therapist.

Treatment Tuesday - Death of a Parent

What are some typical reactions a young child might experience? Get in on the discussion at The Character Therapist.

Treatment Tuesday - Torture 101

Stop by and audit the class at The Character Therapist.

Treatment Tuesday - Enuresis, Phobias, and PTSD

Lots going on with this week's assessment. Click here to find out more!

Treatment Tuesday - Wishy Washy

If one of your characters is a bit wishy-washy...and everything hangs on the idea that they've finally made up their mind, click on by The Character Therapist for some suggestions.



And one more little tidbit.....


Today's my birthday, friends! So happy birthday to me. :)

I'm celebrating in California, missing my husband very much! But I'll see them soon. :)

Life Update (and Treatment Tuesday)

Today has been incredibly busy. Things are going down here...and I mean this in a good way. For those who don't know, I moved from California to my home state of Mississippi back in May. I had several job possibilities, and even though I knew my license wasn't going to transfer, we moved thinking everything would be cake when we got here.

Well, it wasn't. At all. Every possible option I thought I had fell by the wayside. Doors didn't just shut....they slammed on jobs of all shapes and sizes. My husband started his fall semester at school, so we were committed here until December. I got tired of being told I was overqualified for everything.

So, being prayerfully proactive, I started applying for jobs away from my hometown, in several states. Needless to say, my parents (the doting grandparents they are), are not happy. Well, neither of we! I need a job. I applied back in California for about 7 jobs...several in the same county we had just moved from.

Now....wouldn't you know that I haven't heard ANYTHING from any of the other jobs EXCEPT in that county? I now hold in my email airplane ticket confirmations for a flight back there to go to several interviews. SEVERAL. (To be juxtaposed against the ZERO here in Mississippi.) I even scored a nice picture of a plane that appears to be flying to the West. And it's United, which is what I'll be on. Hmm.

We're not sure God has planned for us to go back to California, but the doors seem to be opening in that direction. So I'm asking for your prayers. I'll keep you updated about the interviews!



And since it's so close to Tuesday, I'm just going to post the link to Treatment Tuesday over at The Character Therapist, even though it won't be up until 6 a.m. Central time Tuesday.

Have a great Monday evening and Tuesday!

Treatment Tuesday - Effects of Trauma

They are vast and varied. Click to find out at The Character Therapist.

Treatment Tuesday - Bonding with an Estranged Child

Find out how to do it over at The Character Therapist.

And don't forget to sign up for a chance to win Mary DeMuth's new novel, A Slow Burn, and it's prequel, Daisy Chain, in yesterday's post below!

Treatment Tuesday - Death Row Counseling

What on earth would be talked about? Find out over at The Character Therapist.

Treatment Tuesday - Death of a Fiancé

How might it affect a person? Click here to find out.

Treatment Tuesday - Identity Crisis

How would you feel if you found out your dad wasn't really your dad?

Would love to hear your answers to such a deep question over at The Character Therapist.