Post-Polio Health, Volume 26, Number 1, Winter 2010. Dr. Rhoda Olkin is a Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology in San Francisco, as well as Executive Director of the Institute on Disability and Health Psychology. She is a polio survivor and single mother of two grown children. Dr. Stephanie T. Machell is a psychologist in …
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Lonely and I Eat
Post-Polio Health, Volume 26, Number 4, Fall 2010. Dr. Stephanie T. Machell is a psychologist in independent practice in the Greater Boston area and consultant to the International Rehabilitation Center for Polio, Spaulding-Framingham Outpatient Center, Framingham, Massachusetts. Her father is a polio survivor. Question: My husband died a year ago and I am lonely. When I am lonely, I eat too much. …
“Do I have to talk about the past?”
Post-Polio Health, Volume 27, Number 2, Spring 2011. Dr. Rhoda Olkin is a Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology in San Francisco, as well as Executive Director of the Institute on Disability and Health Psychology. She is a polio survivor and single mother of two grown children. Dr. Stephanie T. Machell is a psychologist in …
Taken for Granted
Post-Polio Health, Volume 27, Number 3, Fall 2011. Dr. Stephanie T. Machell is a psychologist in independent practice in the Greater Boston area and consultant to the International Rehabilitation Center for Polio, Spaulding-Framingham Outpatient Center, Framingham, Massachusetts. Her father is a polio survivor. QUESTION: I am a caregiver of a polio survivor. At times I feel taken for granted. How can I …
Loves Me – Hates PPS
Post-Polio Health, Volume 27, Number 4, Fall 2011. Dr. Stephanie T. Machell is a psychologist in independent practice in the Greater Boston area and consultant to the International Rehabilitation Center for Polio, Spaulding-Framingham Outpatient Center, Framingham, Massachusetts. Her father is a polio survivor. Question: I am not bitter because of the love of my life, my family and my God, but …
Lonely, but Dating?
Post-Polio Health, Volume 28, Number 3, Summer 2012. Dr. Rhoda Olkin is a Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology in San Francisco, as well as Executive Director of the Institute on Disability and Health Psychology. She is a polio survivor and single mother of two grown children. QUESTION: I am 66 and widowed for five …
Trouble Forgiving
Post-Polio Health, Volume 29, Number 1, Winter 2013. Dr. Rhoda Olkin is a Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology in San Francisco, as well as Executive Director of the Institute on Disability and Health Psychology. She is a polio survivor and single mother of two grown children. Question: I am a 72-year-old widowed male. I …
On Being Mocked
Post-Polio Health, Volume 30, Number 1, Winter 2014 Dr. Stephanie T. Machell is a psychologist in independent practice in the Greater Boston area and consultant to the International Rehabilitation Center for Polio, Spaulding-Framingham Outpatient Center, Framingham, Massachusetts. Her father was a polio survivor. Question: At a recent meeting, someone found it fun to mock me as she spoke. My body is …
Partner Abuse and People with Disabilities
Post-Polio Health, Volume 30, Number 4, Fall 2014. Dr. Rhoda Olkin is a Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology in San Francisco, as well as Executive Director of the Institute on Disability and Health Psychology. She is a polio survivor and single mother of two grown children. Dr. Stephanie T. Machell is a psychologist …
Explaining PPS to New Friends
Post-Polio Health, Volume 30, Number 3, Summer 2014. Dr. Rhoda Olkin is a Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology in San Francisco, as well as Executive Director of the Institute on Disability and Health Psychology. She is a polio survivor and single mother of two grown children. Dr. Stephanie T. Machell is a psychologist in …