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CFR Celebrates Disability Pride Month
July is Disability Pride Month. Disability doesn’t discriminate, so every social justice movement has a disability contingent, and the Disability Rights Movement is actually a synthesis of all the other…
Read More“My Name is Tiger”: Navigating the Road to Recovery After Acute Injury
Tiger Woods’ road to recovery is just beginning. For many people who have experienced devastating injuries, the stabilization and mitigation of acute injuries is just the beginning. A car accident…
Read MoreHonoring Visibility During Disability History Month & Disability Employment Awareness Month
October is Disability History Month, but it is now more widely celebrated as National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). This month marks a celebration of the contributions of Disabled People…
Read MoreHonoring Disability Pride Month
July is Disability Pride Month. As a Therapist at Council for Relationships, and a lifelong Person with a Disability, I’d like to share with you what I feel pride about,…
Read MoreThe Thief in the Night
Chronic pain is the thief in the night; it robs from one’s relationships and it steals one’s strength. Few things are as strongly correlated with the decline in quality of…
Read MoreFeatured Therapist for January, Matthew Purinton
Every month, Council for Relationships features one of our Staff Therapists. This month’s Featured Therapist is Matthew Purinton, MSW, who joined our staff in 2007. Learn about Matthew in the…
Read MoreWhy Humans Are So Bad At Shopping – And What You Can Do About It
Research shows that we often make irrational choices, and many times these “bad” choices are made at the mall or while shopping online. Knowing the psychological science behind your shopping…
Read MoreTraumatic Brain Injuries and Homelessness
A recent study from St. Michael’s Hospital in Canada found that almost half of all homeless men had suffered at least one traumatic brain injury during their life, with over…
Read MoreThe Wilderness
I am afraid to leave my apartment everyday of my life. I am not afraid of the people; for me, the city of Philadelphia is truly the City of Brotherly…
Read MorePain and the Practitioner
Before I crushed a nerve in my leg, my career plan had been to become an attorney. However, I found that the fatigue and pain worsened by activity did not…
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