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 …
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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 …
Divorced and Ready to Date But….
Post-Polio Health, Volume 29, Number 1, Winter 2013 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 49-year-old female with PPS. I am divorced and finally feel ready to date again. …
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 …
Husband “Needs” the Information
Post-Polio Health, Volume 30, Number 2, Spring 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 …
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 …
Imperative to Fight Ableism
Karen Hagrup I am disabled and proud. I have a doctorate and two daughters. I live in a nice condo with my partner. I’m retired and volunteer regularly in my community. People come to me for help. I rarely worry anymore about others’ attitudes toward my impairment; they’ve probably got it wrong anyway. Some might say I’ve overcome my disability. …
What Does Future Holds for Young Polio Survivor
Post-Polio Health, Volume 31, Number 2, Spring 2015. The following question has come to Post-Polio Health International a number of times via phone, email and letter. We asked our regular Post-Polio Health columnists Frederick M. Maynard, MD; Rhoda Olkin, PhD; and Stephanie Machell, PsyD, to comment on it for our readers. QUESTION: I am dating a woman who had polio, but …
Bullying on Internet
Post-Polio Health, Volume 31, Number 4, Fall 2015 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: I participate in a Facebook group for polio survivors. I want to contribute honestly, but many times …