Nancy's world

Nancy Jensen, a mental health survivor for the past 30 years, is a certified peer specialist/trainer, and advocate for those who are being abused, neglected or exploited by mental health providers. In 2006, she received the Voice Award from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for speaking out about crimes committed against her and others by Arlen and Linda Kaufman while in residential treatment. In addition to being a key witness at their trial in federal court, Nancy successfully lobbied for the establishment of the Kansas Attorney General's Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Unit.

September 3, 2010

it has been way to long

I know that I have not been on here for a long time, and a lot of things have happened.

First I have deleted a lot of my old pages because they did not fit anymore, and some of them I just do not believe anymore, and then there are those that still do fit.

As I sit here and want to put stuff in my blog, I just do not know where to start. I guess I could talk about my Year so far. I do not think I have written anything for 2010, wow a few more months and it will be over.

January, I decided that I wanted to live with my husband, I had change some of my demands that I had on our marriage and just wanted to be with him. I knew that in order to have it be a good fit we would have to not live in the complex that I had lived in for almost 4 years. I also knew it would be nice to have a house big enough that we all could live in comfortable and Jeff could have and play his drums. My brother and I found a wonderful house on N Roosevelt,on the same street I lived on when I first moved away from home back in 1975.

The next month we moved two apartment and stuff from a house in Colorado into a big house during a snow storm. This is the best house any of us have ever lived in. I have my own office with all my books on selves. Jeff has not only room for his drums but all his model cars he made. My brother has all his stuff that he has not seen for a year or so. We have enough room to be together or be apart.

the next few months were getting unpack, I was working as a peer specialist and trainer and in group homes, things were going well. I did some speaking engagements which is always a wonderful thing. I took a training call Intentional Peer Support which was very enlightening a life changing in many ways.

Then the beginning of Summer happened and some things change to fast and the way they happened caused me to not handle them well I had two or three hospitalization in a short amount of time. I was let go of one peer job and could not start the other, which was very very sad. At the same time it was getting close to the Fourth of July which continues to make me have trouble. I ended up in the hospital.

In August things got better. I am back at working with CCSR I was a trainer at the Certified Peer Specialist 5-day Basic Training. Every time I do a training I learn more about myself. I am doing many good things now. I am trying to do different things like knitting, reading other things other than mental health books, going out for coffee just different stuff.

I will do my best to keep my blog more up to date

1 year ago • Notes