PTSD Archive
When I was growing up, the rules didn’t make any sense. I didn’t know this was part of the plan. I thought there was something wrong with me. I thought I just hadn’t figured them out yet. I thought the …
The majority of veterans are able to transition smoothly into civilian life, find good employment and live normally after being discharged. On the flip-side, there are also a considerable number of veterans who find this transition to be a challenge.
I have been coaching trauma survivors for a few years and I love it. I love it so much, I have been known to jump around my office and cheer for the amazing progress a client is making. I love …
I often write about trauma recovery as a process or steps. I do this for many reasons. First, I have always loved making a confusing thing more understandable. I think this is a gift that I was supposed to bring …
How? For most of us, the recovery journey starts as a venture in to the world of feeling. Our poor bodies have been numb for so long, we don’t have any idea what it feels like to feel. It is …
When U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) arrived mid-way through a congressional briefing on the Science of Trauma last week, she delivered her remarks with passion, humor, and most of all, a sense of urgency to the room full of Capitol Hill …
What the Abusers Don’t Want When we go through trauma in childhood, our interpretation can take one of two extremes. It can all seem so random. It can make us feel like the most unlucky people on the planet. How …
We Must Decriminalize Trauma for Girls with Histories of Abuse or Neglect By Neha Desai and Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith Girls’ involvement in the juvenile justice system is growing disproportionately at a time when arrest rates for boys are declining. And …
We live in a logical world. There is no doubt about it. A long time ago, people stopped believing in things they could not see. Whether you believe it is a conflict between science and faith, or masculine and feminine, …
By Leigh Wayna, Clinical Care Manager at Behavioral Health Professionals, Inc., Detroit, MI On November 13, 2015 several orchestrated attacks occurred in Paris, France. Social media news feeds exploded with “Pray for Paris” and other such messages as the world …