Bøger af Kendall Johnson

Being Informed is a resource manual and knowledge source for a variety of topics. This rendering shares insight on how to maneuver through life when your health goes awry, when you are unable to work, when you are caring for a loved one, when you purchase a new home, or when you experience several other life changes. It can be costly to be uninformed, but information precede wisdom and wealth. This book is a wealth of wisdom to empower readers to make educated decisions about their own lives and the lives of their loved ones.

Arroyo Seco Press' new Blue Book chapbook series. No frills chapbooks of Poetry, Memoir, Fiction, and more. Kendall Johnson recently retired from his work in teaching, psychotherapy, and consulting on scene with emergency and disaster agencies, new paints and writes in Southern California. He is the author of Dear Vincent: An Artist and Psychologist Writes Back to Van Gogh; the nonfiction memoirs Chaos & Ash; and Black Box Poetics. His Fireflies Against Darkness, and More Fireflies, are published by Arroyo Seco Press, and he serves as contributing editor to the Journal of Radical Wonder.

Each of the black boxes contains white pages, typed, one or two pages each, stapled at the top left corner. 300-500 word stories; all quite true, unfortunately. These are poetics of chaos.These are the stories I said I'd never write. The kind of stories, once heard, you can't erase from your mind. Scenes you wish you'd never seen. Sensations you wish never to feel again. When I began writing, photography, and painting, I adopted what is rightly or wrongly termed the Hippocratic Oath that medical people are bound by: simply, do no harm. I've held these stories back.

Post-traumatic stress disorder -- aka PTSD or simply "trauma" -- is a growing problem, with adults and children today affected by threats of terror; combat in the Middle East; and social, economic, and personal crises. It is a hidden disease affecting ten percent of the population -- many whether they know it or not. This book explains how PTSD arises, how to recognize its effects, and how to stabilize and recover from it, focusing on three areas: how to cope, how to help children and other loved ones, and how to recover happiness. Based on 18 years of field experience and practice, the author provides specific suggestions for handling trauma reactions like anger, anxiety, and withdrawal; discusses how to work through long-term effects; and includes numerous case examples and guidelines for self-help. Accessible and timely, his book speaks to healthcare professionals, military families, and anyone seeking coping strategies in the current world climate.

Kendall Johnson served as traumatic stress consultant to emergency service agencies and the military for twenty-five years. Chaos and Ash records one consultant's views from the inside of some of the largest critical incidents.

Fears. Drugs. Anxiety. Violence. Drinking. Shame. Food. These are the issues. This is how you can help.The problem may be alcohol or drugs. It may be food, or any uncontrollable pattern of behavior. Today more and more teenagers--and their parents--understand how important it is to turn their lives around. This book provides the answers for teens who are ready to help themselves. Drawing on the real-life stories of three teens, this book shows how to: overcome the first hurdle--admitting that the problem is too much to handle aloneunderstand how to use the support of a Twelve-Step programrecognize people and situation that trigger negative behavior, and learn to avoid themuncover the fear, anxiety, and shame that fuels any addictionturn a setback into one more positive step toward recoveryTurning Yourself Around will lead teens toward hope, self-esteem, and the chance to create a positive future.