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Exploring Reality TVDoes it do more than entertain?

INCLUDES……………………………………………. •EXAMPLES

•EDUCATIONAL VALUE

•INTERESTING RESOURCES

•FEEDBACK

•WHY WE NEED TO CARE

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More of CAR #1

SO - you’ve seen the pictures and watched the shows…

HoardersHoarding Buried AliveConfessions: Animal HoardingInterventionTeen Mom

DO PEOPLE TRULY BENEFIT ?

SOME OF THE SHOWS HAVE FOLLOW-UPS

It takes years to gather meaningful data

but the short-term results show

promise of hope.

Educational Value & More…

People are paying attention –see tons of new articles and web postings

We can improve our health & welfare by paying attention

Our relationships with each other can improve by using some of the advice and statistics gathered by the professionals

People have the power to improve their actions

It Has Been Said That Two Horses Pulling Together Can Pull More Than 2X As Much As They Can Pull Alone.

1 + 1 = 21 Helping 1 is greater than 2

• And more colorful too.

Where R U going?

Let’s Get Busy!!!

Let’s Go!

Need to Look @ that AGAIN?

Let’s Go!

It is going DOWN !!!Making room for ???

Making Room for Change….

Ut Ohhh… Scary???

For Better Results Meet on Neutral TurfFor best Results 1) meet on neutral turf

HOW TO HANDLE AN UNUSUAL SITUATION

HOW TO HANDLE AN UNUSUAL SITUATION

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2) Look at each others good qualities

3) Respect differences in age, appearance, abilities, life struggles

4) Understand everyone's uniqueness's- pass no personal judgment – comment only on controllable actions & only if beneficial (health/safety)

5) encourage, encourage, encourage realistic goals

6) Don’t Bully – Encourage and reward effort -baby steps matter……………..

HOW TO HANDLE AN UNUSUAL SITUATION

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WHAT NOT TO DO TO A HOARDER

While threats to ignore, disown or cut off communication might work for the show INTERVENTION a Hoarder might consider it a blessing – a way out of a difficult critical dysfunctional bullying relationship.

Threats (or even promises) of solitude may not accomplish much (with respect to hoarding) except reinforce the idea that distance from people needs to be maintained and so no efforts to change are sought. They just add to everyone's

frustrations, anxieties, and depression and they are an example of poor communication and problem solving skills.

SO refer Back to the 6 items on the list.

THE BEST PATH IS NOT ALWAYS THE EASIEST

• I BELIEVE IN YOU!

• MIRACLES HAPPEN EVERY DAY - WE JUST HAVE TO NOTICE THEM

SEEK WISDOM

• SOME MUSIC IS SO INSPIRATIONAL !! - CHECK OUT LINES IN LYRICS OF; Drift Away, Mrs. Robinson and Come Together – JUST TO NAME A FEW

• MAINTAIN A HEALTHY FRAME OF MIND GOOD MUSIC MENTAL ACTIVITY, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY and EVEN CUTE NOVELTY CAN HELP

• TRY JUST BEING S I L L Y .

DOLL -MADE By a Terrific Lady Who Loved Dolls, doll magazines, newspapers, animals and her children. This girl had a cap and shoes (I believe) to coordinate with her dress and undergarments.

SOME INTERESTING RESOURCES1. Why Don’t Students Like School?

By Daniel T. Willingham 2. The Empowered Patient By Elizabeth Cohen3. Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding

By Fugen Neziroglu, Ph.D., ABBP; Jerome Bubrick , Ph.D. & Jose A. Yaryura-Tobias, MD

4. Thinking In Pictures By Dr. Temple Grandin5. The “OUT-OF-SYNC” Child By Carol Kranowitz, M.A. 6. The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander

By Barbara Coloroso

(you get the idea!)

A JOB DONE for NOW ……

A JOB DONE for NOW!!!

A JOB DONE for NOW !!!

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