Helping Ease the Transition Home for Our Veterans
I am a firm believer in assisting anyone who chooses to transition from a stressful or difficult situation to a more normal life. While...
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- Aug 28, 2013
10 Ways to Help a Military Child
I have been posting about the plight of military children: separation from a parent, transition during deployment, consequences of PTSD...
- Aug 23, 2013
Children of Military are at Higher Risk
We’ve been talking about issues that face military families, particularly, the impact of deployment to the children within the family. A...
- Aug 7, 2013
More Work to do for Our Veterans: Prepare a Support System
The national press is replete with ways to help our veterans, providing research, statistics and information about what is truly...
- Aug 2, 2013
How the Process of Change can be Traumatic to a Veteran
On several occasions, I have spoken with individuals who shared their lack of understanding about emotions they felt during certain...
- Jul 26, 2013
Helping the Trauma - Impacted Individual with a Safety Plan
I have been writing about the issues surrounding trauma and our veterans in the past few posts. Often, the experience of trauma leaves...
- Jul 25, 2013
Secondary Trauma: A Consequence of a Veteran's PTSD That Can Affect You
July 4th weekend, I spoke about PTSD, trauma and secondary trauma to a group of individuals who were honoring veterans. One veteran’s...
- Jul 24, 2013
The Destructive Stigma Associated with Military Post-Traumatic Stress
Everyone needs help to overcome a life-obstacle at some point…physical, emotional, relational or financial. It is why we need family and...
- Jul 22, 2013
The Search for Safety When Impacted by Trauma
Each of us wants to be safe. We consciously make choices where we go or who we go with based on feelings of safety. In fact, we learned...