by Sonia Voynow | May 21, 2017 | The Art of Self-Care
I don’t think of myself as a glass-half-empty kind of person, but I have to admit that when my mind is free to wander, it is usually occupied with what is wrong. As the parent of a son with autism, I find I have lots of material. These days, I am trying to have...
by Sonia Voynow | Aug 26, 2012 | How Connection Eases Stress
Gratitude is a funny thing. There is usually a reason to give thanks, but if it doesn’t hit me over the head, it tends to go under the radar. I am very lucky, for example, that my son, Noah, has all four of his grandparents in his life. However, I tend to forget this...
by Sonia Voynow | Oct 29, 2011 | How Connection Eases Stress, Seeing Your Whole Child
As my son grows older, that omnipresent symbol of autism, the puzzle piece, seems ever more appropriate. The word “puzzle” becomes both noun and adjective, suggesting not only the questions, but also the sense of uncertainty, and even outright frustration, for those...
by Sonia Voynow | Nov 17, 2010 | The Art of Self-Care
I love the holidays. That is, I love the idea of the holidays. But somehow, the reality has rarely delivered. Disappointments and stress tend to surface, because the actual activities never quite match my rosy predictions. This “holiday joy deficit” became even more...
