Avoiding Compassion Burnout
Those of us who love someone with PTSD are especially susceptible to burn-out. Compassion fatigue. Although the month of November is dedicated to Caregiver Support, every day of the year we need to...
View ArticleHow Can We Treat the “Invisible Wounds of War?” Biola Alumni Magazine Interview
How Can We Treat the ‘Invisible Wounds’ of War? It’s one of the most life-altering war wounds that a service member can experience, even though it doesn’t leave a scratch on the body: Post-traumatic...
View ArticleSeasonal Stress and PTSD: 7 Tips to Help You Through
Just the mention of the holidays and winter can send chills up our spines. Along with guilt because this should be the most wonderful time of the year… or so they say. Unfortunately, those who deal...
View ArticleMy Vet Refuses to Get Help
I heard recently that over 50% of our veterans with PTSD are NOT getting help! Sometimes it takes months, years and even decades for our vets (or other loved ones) to realize they have PTSD. Many times...
View ArticlePTSD: 3 Questions the Loved Ones Ask
I was recently asked by the Military Chaplains Association to write an article for their publication: PTSD: 3 Questions the Loved Ones Ask Inevitably almost every chaplain or ministry leader will...
View ArticleWe BOTH Got Triggered!
We all know that triggers set off PTSD. Brace for explosion! Thankfully, I am learning much better these days how to handle it when my vet gets triggered. And occasionally I myself get triggered. But...
View ArticlePTSD Basics: Download This Free Graphic
For all who are new to PTSD, or want to share the basics with others…this is ideal! Please feel free to download and share. We also have it available in 5 x 7 glossy cards. If you think you could use a...
View ArticleIs PTSD Curable?
We all wish we had a definitive answer to this age old question! And as the great debate continues, millions – along with their loved ones – struggle with the relentless battles of Post-Traumatic...
View ArticleSUPPORTING THOSE AFFECTED BY PTSD An Interview by Jericha Kingston
Have you ever wondered how to help suffering individuals? Today, we discuss Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and discover how to support survivors of traumatic events. I’m honored to welcome...
View ArticleVeterans Day: A Mix of Triggers and Honors
Veterans Day and other patriotic holidays can really catch us off guard. Ironically, the one day of the year set aside to honor our veterans is often one of the most difficult for many of them....
View ArticlePTSD & Seasonal Stress
Winter is off to a brutal start this year for many of us. And just the mention of the holidays and this season can send chills up our spines. Along with guilt because this should be “the most...
View ArticlePTSD: “I Loved Someone with PTSD” ~ Video Poem
And you can also download this printed version. For all who care about someone tormented by PTSD…this is for us!
View ArticlePTSD: “I Loved Someone with PTSD” Poem
This 2 minute video reminds us that PTSD does NOT just affect the one who battles it firsthand. For all those who care for someone with PTSD…we too need hope even in the storms!
View ArticleWhat Is It with Healthy Choices?!
Thankfully it is safely past New Year’s resolutions! Once again I managed to squeeze by under the radar without committing to something torturous. However, even though the formal guilt trip is past,...
View ArticlePTSD & What About ME? (Video)
“PTSD & What About Me? 7 Tips for Loved Ones of Those with PTSD” is the stirring talk Welby O’Brien gave at a recent VA Caregiver Conference, which was so well-received that we were asked to make...
View ArticlePatriotic Holidays: Picnic or Nightmare?
More than just another day off and the segue into summer, Memorial Day and other patriotic holidays are a time for reflecting, supporting and giving thanks for the sacrifices our heroes have made for...
View Article“It’s A Wonder Any of Us Came Back!”
Surrounded by over 600 honored veterans in one room, I overheard one of them say, “It’s a wonder any of us came back!” My husband and I spent the week at a national military reunion for his...
View ArticlePTSD Awareness & Resources: What is Missing?
The month of June is dedicated to PTSD Awareness. Thankfully for the first time in our history, there is an abundance of information about PTSD and help for those who struggle with it (which just in...
View ArticleFourth of July: Party Time or Sacrifice?
Independence Day and other patriotic holidays are a blast! Party time! For many. But for others, this “blast” propels them right back into the heat of battle. Physically and emotionally. How ironic and...
View ArticlePTSD: 3 Questions Loved Ones Ask
PTSD is rampant, and inevitably almost every counselor, therapist, ministry leader or anyone may at some point be sought out for help and support by a loved one of someone struggling with Posttraumatic...
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