Image by Hatice EROL from Pixabay The Long-Term Mental Health Effects of Coronavirus . . . Boston Marathon Survivor Helps COVID-19 Patients . . . How to Heal When You Don’t Have Access to Your Healers . . . Trauma and Coronavirus . . . Post ... | Read More
Surviving & Thriving
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
House Passes Bill to Allow VA to Fund Service Dogs for Veterans with PTSD
House Passes Bill to Allow VA to Fund Service Dogs for Veterans with PTSD . . . Mayor Young Signs Bill Named After Elijah Cummings to Make Baltimore a ‘Trauma-Responsive City’ . . . Can Trauma Be Passed Down Through Generations? . . . Wounded ... | Read More
Healing a Memory
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
The Healing Power of Music
When all else failed, music saved his life. In the spring of 2008, Jason Moon decided life was no longer worth living. He grabbed a handful of pills and washed them down with swigs of whiskey. His world had been falling apart since 2004 when ... | Read More
Healthy Writing Has Healing Powers
Photo by picjumbo.com from Pexels The Deadly Writers Patrol believes in the healing powers of writing. Initially started with a mission to provide a greater understanding of the Vietnam era and the war’s effect, the DWP has evolved as a new ... | Read More
7 Stress Resources Veterans Can Use Right Now
7 Stress Resources Veterans Can Use Right Now . . . Paws of War Helps American Soldiers Bring Home Dogs From the Middle East . . . Cyberbullying Linked to Increased Depression and PTSD . . . To My Younger Self Who Is Healing From PTSD . . . ‘Magic ... | Read More
Healtheo360 Provides Healing Through The Web
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
Essential Ways To Take Care Of Yourself When Healing From A Destructive Relationship
Essential Ways To Take Care Of Yourself When Healing From A Destructive Relationship . . . Researchers Develop Mobile App To Predict PTSD In Trauma Victims . . . My Trauma Doesn’t Define Me, And Neither Does Yours . . . Couples Reveal The Best Piece ... | Read More
Mindfulness Is Meditation for Trauma and PTSD
What is it, and does it help?By Sharon Picone If you have PTSD, you know firsthand that it consumes you. It affects your mind, your eating habits, and your sleep. Anxiety and depression set in. It is hard to cope with everyday activities. ... | Read More
The Gift of Homeopathy
There are many medicines and treatments for trauma, but some believe success starts within the patient.By Dr. Kenneth Silvestri Homeopathy is a safe example of healing. Founded by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann in the 19th century, it ... | Read More
River Rafting Is Healing For Veterans
Hiking, swimming, and rafting. It sounds like fun, right? For veterans, it’s a therapeutic blend to recovery. By Christine Graf When Margery Hermann saw the “disgraceful” way Vietnam veterans were treated upon returning home from war, she ... | Read More
A Mother Finds Herself After Losing Her Children
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
Yoga Can Heal The Impact of Trauma
By Tresca Weinstein J. L. Pizarro wears a silver bracelet with the engraving “Doc, Thank You.” It was given to him by several of the countless soldiers whose lives he saved during his deployment as a combat medic during the Vietnam War, and it is ... | Read More