B A Beverly Smith: 10 books

Hello. I am so glad that you are here. The disorder of depression, whether clinical or depressive symptoms, is far to common in our great Nation. This short book is intended to provide some information about this disorder; my personally professional viewpoint based on education and vast experience.Let...

We all know this is a dangerous world; dangers from outside our country, dangers from within our country, and dangers from within our community. But the most tragic and often the biggest danger to our loved ones, comes from themselves. Many people are oblivious to this fact, until they have a suicidal...

As a Nurse I am constantly surprised that my caseload is not overrun with cases of Human Hoof & Mouth disease. It is not healthy to put your foot in your mouth every time you open it.As a psychiatric Nurse, I often find myself worrying less about my patients, and more about those “normal and well”...

I hear too often “There is nothing I can do to help”; when friends and family are talking about the depressed or suicidal person. I always feel the need to interject, to let them know that this is simply untrue. Invariably someone will say something to the effect that they don’t have the degree...

Hello. I am so glad that you are here. My name is Beverly and I am a RN. I have over 30 years experience in helping people in crisis, starting with a degree in Psychology from VPI&SU in 1981. I have been a Registered Nurse since 1993, and board certified as a specialist in Mental Health and Mental...

Hi there. So nice of you to be here. So you want to lose some weight, or get healthier. I applaud you for this undertaking.Let me introduce myself. My name is Beverly and I am a RN. I have over 30 years of experience in helping people in crisis, starting with a degree in Psychology from VPI&SU. I...

Author's Note: All characters are the age of adulthood (18 years) or older.I am taking on my lifelong challenge. A problem that has plagued me for it seems all of my years, which I must agree has not been a great many years, but that is of little help to me. Does everyone else know who they are...

We first made the acquaintance of young miss Chelsia Bleu, our Kallie, in Bleu Moon (Kallie Bleu).As a young girl she was not overjoyed to be unceremoniously transplanted to the high mountains of Kentucky. She finds herself overwhelmed, "Lost" and in need of a guide as she sets off to identify and...

Confusion about depression is very common. Commercials touting the latest “cure” compliments of the drug companies. But which one do we ask for, the one that makes you float with balloons or the one with the pretty girl. Or should we ask at all, don’t the doctors know? If it is as simple as...

High up in the Kentucky mountains is a world hidden from public view. You would never guess, unless you have been here, that people actually reside in this wilderness. I find the mountain folk to be kind enough, yet they are so different from anything I have ever seen. Local custom and tradition are...