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    New Article on Veteran Programs and Mental Illness
    • Feb 25, 2014

    New Article on Veteran Programs and Mental Illness

    USA Today has once again published a review of programs for our veterans. As I share their article (which I have sourced below) notice...
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    Lakeside's Music Therapy: The Breeze CD
    • Jan 28, 2014

    Lakeside's Music Therapy: The Breeze CD

    AVT’s education partner Lakeside Education Network is developing music that helps their student dealing with trauma-based anxiety through...
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    Using Music to Ease Post Traumatic Stress
    • Jan 14, 2014

    Using Music to Ease Post Traumatic Stress

    Music is a powerful influencer. It can help get us through our day, recall memories, or set a mood. It can be the background for our...
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    VA Focuses National Attention on Suicide Prevention Month 2013
    • Sep 16, 2013

    VA Focuses National Attention on Suicide Prevention Month 2013

    This article on suicide prevention was released on September 5, 2013 by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Since the department is...
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    Helping Ease the Transition Home for Our Veterans
    • Sep 6, 2013

    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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    10 Ways to Help a Military Child
    • 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...
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    Children of Military are at Higher Risk
    • 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...
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    Hiring Veterans: A National Movement
    • Aug 20, 2013

    Hiring Veterans: A National Movement

    Bill Simon, President and CEO of Walmart, recently announced his firm would be hiring 100,000 honorably discharged veterans over the next...
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    More Work to do for Our Veterans: Prepare a Support System
    • 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...
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    How the Process of Change can be Traumatic to a Veteran
    • 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...
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    Helping the Trauma - Impacted Individual with a Safety Plan
    • 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...
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    Secondary Trauma: A Consequence of a Veteran's PTSD That Can Affect You
    • 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...
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    The Destructive Stigma Associated with Military Post-Traumatic Stress
    • 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...
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    What Happens After We Celebrate July 4?
    • Jul 23, 2013

    What Happens After We Celebrate July 4?

    For me, July 4th represents so much more than a break from a busy life. As in years past, I participated in the annual American Veterans...
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    The Search for Safety When Impacted by Trauma
    • 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...
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