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The Silent Curse To Watch

April 3, 2020 by Ellen Donker

Image by Hilary Clark from Pixabay As the world confronts the coronavirus pandemic, similar to PTSD, we need to be mindful of the lasting impact of an invisible ailment.By David Cummings Residents in American cities are struggling with ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: Coronavirus, covid-19, mental health, Pandemic, PTSD, Trauma

Six Degrees of Separation

April 2, 2020 by Ellen Donker

The impact of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder has no boundaries. Millions of Americans are suffering from it and know it. Millions more are dealing with it and don’t know they have it. By David Chmiel More than 8 million Americans struggle to ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: PTSD, stress, Trauma, veterans

Family Tree

March 18, 2020 by Ellen Donker

Trauma can transfer through generations.By Helen T. Verongos Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can stem from experiences far less dramatic than the nearby blast of an I.E.D. or a land mine. Trauma-inducing events can be the simple separation of ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: book, Family, Generations, PTSD, Trauma

Surviving & Thriving

March 16, 2020 by Ellen Donker

A witness to a mass murder uses her own pain to heal others.By David Cummings Lisa Hamp's email signature says a lot about her current state of being. There's her full name, Lisa Hamp, then her story: School Shooting Survivor, Trauma Recovery ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: counseling, Healing, mass murder, PTSD, thriving, Trauma

Project: Harmony

March 4, 2020 by Ellen Donker

Music education empowers low-income students to transform their lives.By Andre Carter After Los Angeles gang members became riveted while watching her five-year-old son playing Brahms on the violin, Dr. Margaret Martin was inspired to use music to ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: education, music, poverty, PTSD, Students

Recovery Ranch

March 2, 2020 by Ellen Donker

At this ranch treatment facility, the staff has found that nature may be the best medicine around. By Tim Smith Recovery Ranch is a working horse and cattle ranch set on 20,000 wooded acres outside Nashville, Tennessee. There are no big city ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: complex trauma, PTSD, recovery rance, Trauma, veterans

Secondhand Trauma

March 2, 2020 by Ellen Donker

Similar to cancer and cigarettes, you don’t have to have PTSD to be affected by it. By Brandon Lilly Parents who have PTSD may not be the only ones in the family in need. Research by Jennifer Price of Georgetown College in Kentucky shows ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Trauma Today Tagged With: children, couseling, families, PTSD, Trauma

A Mental Shift Saved My Marriage

February 24, 2020 by Ellen Donker

Choosing the right phrases when speaking is the key.By Trish Russell Have you ever wondered, “Why did we get married?” I would like to say this question only arose after children were born and we were drudging through the exhaustion of raising ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: communication, marriage, mental shift, PTSD, relationships

3 Ways to Deal with Rejection

February 21, 2020 by Ellen Donker

Helpful strategies for avoiding despair.By Trish Russell No matter what form it comes in, rejection carries side effects that can throw off our daily routine and derail any progress we have made in our healing journey. Rejection can take away ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: mental health, PTSD, rejection, relationships, tips, Trauma

Turning Trauma into Support

February 19, 2020 by Ellen Donker

Mike and Jackie Moore are co-founders of the center. Jackie is a TBI survivor and Mike has been her caregiver since June 2011. A car accident left Jackie Moore traumatized and unable to function. Now she’s helping others overcome their fears.By ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: PTSD, support, survivor, tbi, Trauma, traumatic brain injury

7 Quick Tips to Support PTSD

February 14, 2020 by Ellen Donker

By Dan Pitzer PTSD is a syndrome, a collection of symptoms that can vary from person to person, yet have many characteristics in common. Folks with PTSD experience to varying degrees, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, insomnia, hypervigilance, ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: Family, PTSD, support, symptoms, tips, Trauma

Nature Is A Simple Elixir For Mental Fitness

February 10, 2020 by Ellen Donker

Getting outside to exercise is good for the body and soul.By Dr. Marisa M. Tomasic Outdoor enthusiasts are aware of the power of nature in promoting relaxation, calm and inner peace.  Opportunities to connect with nature can often seem like the ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: exercise, fitness, mental health, Nature, outdoors, PTSD

Poster Child

February 5, 2020 by Ellen Donker

A Sexual Assault Victim Turns the Nightmare Into a Purpose By Herb Allen People I have met. Those are the words Ron Blake speaks when he is asked why he goes around metropolitan Phoenix with white poster boards sharing his story on how ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: PTSD, Ron Blake, sexual assault, Stephen Colbert

The Socially Acceptable Addiction I Fight

February 3, 2020 by Ellen Donker

Photo by Arun Thomas from Pexels Being a good parent with a mental disorder is not impossibleBy Trish Russell Parenting is the hardest job on the planet. When you add PTSD, it can feel like an impossible responsibility. How am I supposed to ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: Addiction, kids, parenting, phones, PTSD, technology

Healing a Memory

January 31, 2020 by Ellen Donker

From right to left: Wind, her boyfriend, Christopher, and friend, Deanna, during one of their many happy times. A teenager survives a tragic car crash, then uses her life to help others avoid "distracted" driving.By Christine Simoes Bailey ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: car crash, drunk driving, Healing, memory, PTSD, writing

Trauma in Urban Neighborhoods

January 29, 2020 by Ellen Donker

Image by Diego Fabian Parra Pabon from Pixabay Mindfulness training can deter what the author calls Urban Traumatic Stress DisorderBy Dr. Dale G. Caldwell The Detroit police officer cautiously approached the driver’s side door of the car he ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: Cities, mindfulness, police, PTSD, Trauma, urban communities

Don’t Just Survive Winter—3 Ways to Thrive

January 27, 2020 by Ellen Donker

Photo by Tim Gouw from Pexels. By Trish Russell We know how to survive winter: put our heads down and get through the long dark months because spring is on the other side. After months of cabin fever we know the season will change and the ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: activities, PTSD, Thrive, tips, winter

The Write Time

January 24, 2020 by Ellen Donker

A young author overcame his trauma through a love of writing.By Khali Raymond As a child, I would not start talking until I was four years old. But I was staring at newspapers and books like I was reading them when I was two. Growing up, I was ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: asperger's, author, bullying, PTSD, Trauma, writing

San Francisco Agency Makes Sure Sufferers Continue to Get Care

January 22, 2020 by Ellen Donker

The East Bay Agency for Children is addressing the challenge of support systems following patientsBy Evan Bleier Think of trauma as a wound. Like a wound, with proper treatment and time, it can heal. Also, like a wound, without appropriate ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: children, PTSD, San Francisco, systems, treatment

The Hiki App Leads The Autistic Population To Friends and Happiness

January 15, 2020 by Ellen Donker

Jamil Karriem tells us in 13 questions why he wants to eliminate loneliness and create fulfillment for a vulnerable population. 1. What drove you to create this app? Most people think obesity, or cancer, is the leading cause of death in the ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: autism, autistic, dating app, hiki, Jamil Karriem

Three Ways to Survive and Understand PTSD

January 10, 2020 by Ellen Donker

Recovering from trauma begins with understanding yourself. Put another way: Self-diagnosis can help a lot.By Boyd Patterson Helpful information about PTSD can be a life preserver. As a survivor of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, you know the ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: Chemicals, PTSD, recovery, Survival, Understanding

Painting Therapy for Trauma Victims

January 8, 2020 by Ellen Donker

There are many forms of treatment, but this organization uses the canvas as its main tool.By Connie Aitcheson Sometimes it’s hard to speak about pain. David Leon knows all too well. He found a form of therapy, using art as a way to help ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: art, mental health, Painting, PTSD, therapy

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Brown University Study Shows Resources Needed For Civilians With PTSD

January 6, 2020 by Ellen Donker

More aid needs to be devoted to relieving PTSD’s impact on civilians. By Brandon Lilly Getting proper care and services for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is hard if you are a military veteran. Getting proper care is even more difficult ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: civilians, PTSD, Research study, resources, treatment

Individuals of Influence

December 30, 2019 by Ellen Donker

PTSDJournal names leaders who study and treat the disorder in order to symbolize the increasing work done nationwide to diminish the effects of trauma. This group of individuals recognizes the need for support, outreach, and innovation to defeat the ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: doctors, Influence, Leaders, PTSD, researchers, treatment

Healtheo360 Provides Healing Through The Web

December 25, 2019 by Ellen Donker

The website Healtheo360.com allows individuals to post personal stories about dealing with health conditions, including PTSD.By Courtenay Higgins Healtheo360 is an online community where people with chronic conditions can find encouragement ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: Healing, health, inspiration, PTSD, stories

The Strength Behind Project Semicolon

December 18, 2019 by Ellen Donker

Amy Bleuel fought through abuse, incarceration, mental illness, and the devastating loss of her father to suicide. At 31, she took her own life too, but her story is worth retelling for Amy reached the lives of millions of people with a simple, yet ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: Mental illness, Project Semicolon, PTSD, suicide

Sandy Hook’s Promise Keepers

December 13, 2019 by Ellen Donker

The massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary school shook a community.  A group of residents is making sure the tragedy helps others. By David Cummings The logo used by the Sandy Hook Promise tells the organization’s story. A tiny arm reaches up from ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: gun violence, massacre, mental health, newtown, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Promise, shooting

PTSD Women’s Group Wants To Build Awareness

December 11, 2019 by Ellen Donker

Want to find out about how PTSD impacts women, go to #FacesOfPTSD. By Christine Cissy White Christine Cissy White, Joyelle Brandt and Arlen Faulkner are part of the grassroots movement #FacesOfPTSD Men. Soldiers. Brains. I was ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: #FacesOfPTSD, awareness, PTSD, Women, Women with PTSD

A Mother Finds Herself After Losing Her Children

December 9, 2019 by Ellen Donker

It took a while and a lovely puppy, but Debbie Streiter is living again.By Courtenay Higgins Photography: Boris Zlotsky, Gruskin Group©2015 It was unusually cold and rainy on April 5, 2003, when 20-year-old Ashley Streiter, back from Kutztown ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: drunk driving, Family, Healing, PTSD

Please Tell Someone Directly

December 6, 2019 by Ellen Donker

After living for 30 years with PTSD, the writer explains how he finally broke free.By John Hack I battled with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for three decades before making peace. My feelings shifted and evolved. I’d get a grip, and a new symptom ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: Memories, PTSD, therapy

Trauma Theater Supports Youth With Mental Issues

December 2, 2019 by Ellen Donker

A Massachusetts treatment center uses the stage to support children coping with personal struggles. By Christine Graf World-renowned trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk calls child abuse and neglect the most vital public health issue in ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: complex trauma, drama, PTSD, trauma drama, youth

Smart Planning For Escaping Domestic Abuse

November 29, 2019 by Ellen Donker

Victims can help themselves by preparing an exit strategy.By Nora Hood Leaving an abusive relationship is an emotionally jarring ordeal. Women often put off making such a wrenching decision believing their partner will change or out of fear of ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: domestic abuse, domestic violence, dv

Sex And PTSD

November 27, 2019 by Ellen Donker

A doctor explains how to overcome the intersection of intimacy and PTSD.  By Sharna Striar For many of us, an intimate relationship can be challenging. But for those with PTSD, it can often feel impossible. If you have experienced ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: PTSD, sex therapist, sexual intimacy, sexual problems

A Child Abuse Victim Tells Her Story

November 25, 2019 by Ellen Donker

In her own words, Lora Horn explains her three secrets for dealing with PTSD.By Lora Horn I was abused as a child. My parents weren’t purposely cruel. I suspect they both had Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in an age when PTSD wasn’t even the ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: PTSD

Did Jackie O’ Suffer From PTSD?

November 22, 2019 by Ellen Donker

Five decades after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, author Barbara Leaming makes the case that former First Lady Jackie Kennedy may have suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. By David Cummings Barbara Leaming is not a ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: assassination, jackie onassis, jfk, kennedy, PTSD

The Pursuit to Happiness

November 20, 2019 by Ellen Donker

Dan Harris struggled with the darkness of anxiety. Then he found the light through meditation.By Charles Curtis Dan Harris has watched the video of what he calls the most embarrassing day of his life thousands of times. Dan Harris's on-air ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts Tagged With: anxiety, drug abuse, meditation, panic attack

PTSDesign

November 18, 2019 by Ellen Donker

Houseplants Improve Health and Well-Being By Kenneth A. Gruskin, AIA Research estimates a person spends 85-percent of life indoors. Obtaining meaningful access to visible and physical “natural” and “green” outdoor spaces is a challenge for ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Trauma Today Tagged With: green, houseplants, PTSD, wellbeing

10 Questions With…Jamie Heywood

November 18, 2019 by Ellen Donker

Co-Founder and Chairman, PatientsLikeMe.com Helping his brother deal with ALS sparked Heywood’s desire to find a way to support others in a similar situation. By PTSDJournal Staff What is PatientsLikeMe? JH: We’re a free website ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Military Life, Trauma Today Tagged With: als, PTSD, tbi, veterans

Kaiser’s Study Results in an Ace

November 18, 2019 by Ellen Donker

The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study connected adolescent experiences with triggering PTSD in adulthood. By PTSDJournal Staff Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a punishing psychological condition that most frequently diagnosed in combat ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Trauma Today Tagged With: ACE study, law and Order, PTSD, richard belzer

What’s in Your Stress-Relief Toolkit?

November 18, 2019 by Ellen Donker

Here are some simple, science-backed solutions to try out.By Marisa M. Tomasic, Ph.D Coming up with a plan to best handle stress requires thought. Depending on the nature of the stressor or one’s previous coping style, the very idea of ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Trauma Today Tagged With: PTSD, stress, toolkit

Food for Thought

November 4, 2019 by admin

These snacks are healthy for the brain.By PTSDJournal Staff Blueberries Research suggests that compounds in blueberries known as flavonoids may improve memory, learning, and general cognitive function, including reasoning skills, ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Trauma Today

Healing a Memory

June 21, 2017 by admin

A Teenager Survives A Tragic Car Crash, Then Uses Her Life To Help Others Avoid “Distracted” Driving. By  Christine Simoes Twenty-one-year-old Bailey Wind has spent the last four years learning to live what she calls her “new normal.” She was ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts

The Gift of Homeopathy

The Gift of Homeopathy

August 3, 2016 by admin

By Dr. Kenneth Silvestri There are many medicines and treatments for trauma, but some believe success starts within the patient. Homeopathy is a safe example of healing. Founded by the German physician, Samuel Hahnemann in the 19th century, it ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts

Books and Music Review

Books and Music Review

August 3, 2016 by admin

BOOKS THE WOUNDS WITHIN: A VETERAN, A PTSD THERAPIST, AND A NATION UNPREPARED by Mark Nickerson & Joshua Goldstein / Skyhorse Publishing / Ebook / 224 pgs / $15 A loved one returns home from Iraq and a family crusades to reform the ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts

Project Semicolon

August 1, 2016 by admin

She was born on Aug. 1, 1985, and she pauses when asked about her hometown because she “never stayed any place long enough to call it home.”  Finally, she settles on her birthplace of Wausau, Wisc. Amy Bleuel is 30 years old. She is a victim of a ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts

Web-Healing

Web-Healing

August 1, 2016 by admin

By Courtenay Higgins Healtheo360 allows individua­ls to post their personal stories about dealing with health conditions. Healtheo360 is an online community where people with chronic conditions can find encouragement and relevant health ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life, Posts

Waves To Improvement

Waves To Improvement

August 1, 2016 by admin

By Dr. Jeffrey Marksberry The Alpha-Stim device treats physical pain associated with trauma. Cranial electrotherapy stimulation is a noninvasive prescriptive medical treatment for anxiety, insomnia and depression. The catalyst is a smartphone ... | Read More

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Project: Harmony

Project: Harmony

August 17, 2015 by admin

By Andre Carter — After Los Angeles gang members became riveted while watching her five-year old son playing Brahms on a violin, Dr. Margaret Martin was inspired to use music to transform the lives of Los Angeles’s neediest students. In 2001 she ... | Read More

Filed Under: Civilian Life

Kaiser’s Study Results in an Ace

August 17, 2015 by admin

By Glen Waggoner — Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a punishing psychological condition that is most frequently diagnosed in combat military personnel and adult victims of criminal attack and automobile accidents. Recently researchers have ... | Read More

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