Abundant Life Psychiatric Service, LLC

07/25/2025

06/03/2025

In addition to the histamine response, mast cell disease can look like anxiety and insomnia.

International Mast Cell Disease Awareness Month is here!
Join us all month long as we shine a light on Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and other mast cell diseases.
Together, we can raise awareness, support those living with these conditions, and push for greater understanding and research.
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05/06/2025

May is foster care awareness month. Foster parents have an uniquely difficult job. If you would like to know about ways to support local foster families reach out to us or contact Luanne Holton from Place of Hope North Georgia at luanne@placeofhopenga.com

Not everyone can foster but everyone can help support those who do.

What if we stopped calling it foster care and started calling it what it really is?

Waiting.

Waiting for someone to show up.
Waiting for a caseworker to return the call.
Waiting for a parent to change.
Waiting for court to make a decision.

Meanwhile, the child waits too.
In a stranger’s home. In a borrowed bed.
Trying to make sense of a life flipped upside down.

We say things like “the system is doing its best.”
But the truth is, the system is slow to move and quick to forget.
Quick to forget that every delay has a face.
Every extension has a name.
Every “let’s give them one more chance” is a child holding their breath. Again.

You know who isn’t waiting?
The adults making the choices.
They’re not waiting for consequences.
They’re not waiting for comfort.

But the child?
The child waits.
And waits.
And waits.

And foster parents?
We carry the weight of that wait.
We hold children while they fall apart.
We pretend to be fine when our hearts are splitting in half.
We celebrate reunification with tears in our eyes—because sometimes what’s right still hurts like hell.

So no. It’s not just foster care.
It’s a war zone of love and loss and letting go.
And if you’re in the thick of it, raw and undone—you’re not weak. You’re wide awake.
You’re the one who stayed.

05/04/2025

May is Ehlers-Danlos awareness month. People with Ehlers-Danlos have a significantly high correlation with having an Autism or ADHD diagnosis. Talk to your healthcare provider if you or a loved one have Autsim or ADHD and joint hypermobility with more than one body system disorder.

🦓 May is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Awareness Month.
We have a focused interest in the topic of EDS for several reasons. 🦓

1) There is a higher prevalence of Autism in the EDS population than there is in the general population. There is a demonstrated correlation between Hypermobile EDS (hEDS) and Autism.

2) Jacquelyn has a hyper-mobile EDS profile (hEDS).

3) Amy participated in EDS ECHO for health care providers gathering information and learning.

4) As a part of this process, It became apparent to both of us that there is not enough information available to the autism community about what EDS is and why/when you might want to talk to your /your family member's doctor about it.

⭐️⭐️5) hEDS often presents with Dysautonomia and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). Both of these presentations cause some wicked Feelzzz in the body. These Feelzzz can result in a person resisting position changes, refusing tasks, and seeking of inputs (aka- challenging behaviors in some circles). If a person isn't able to express / communicate their Feelzzz and link those to their behaviors - caregivers may unintentionally be creating medical distress.⭐️⭐️

6) hEDS and EDS are multi-system syndromes. Diagnosis can be elusive. But, management of symptoms is critical for health and quality of life.

Below is a one page flyer containing information about hEDS, the link to autism, some associated symptoms, when to talk to your doctor, and where to find more information.

To download the .pdf of the flyer or review the attached image with a document reader please find link in comments

04/30/2025

Rabun County 911 has full-time openings.

04/08/2025

Our phone line is not working correctly. We have been in contact with our service provider and hope to have it back up and running soon!

04/06/2025

The opioid epidemic had separated too many families. 41% of children in the Georgia foster care system were removed due to parental substance use. Help and support are available at no cost. There is Hope. Call or text us 706-613-4485.

03/22/2025

RSVP and attend. Not everyone can foster but everyone can support the ones who do.

Come join us to learn more about the local foster community and where you could fit into help! Be sure to RSVP as we will provide a light lunch and childcare is provided.

03/08/2025