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How 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...

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Seasonal 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...

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My 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...

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PTSD: 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...

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We 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...

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PTSD 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...

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Is 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...

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SUPPORTING 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...

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One Flight + Two People = Awestruck!

What started out as an ordinary plane flight left me awestruck! No two women on the same flight could possibly have been more extreme opposites. I had just finished a very fulfilling speaking...

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Veterans 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....

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PTSD & 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...

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What 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,...

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PTSD & 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...

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Patriotic 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...

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“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...

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PTSD 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...

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Fourth 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...

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PTSD: 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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10 Things People with PTSD & Their Loved Ones Need (From Church People and...

  Would it shock you to discover that someone at church is having flashbacks of blasts in Iraq during a worship song? Does it sadden you that people stay away- crippled by rage or fear – feeling...

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PTSD: Can You “Just Get Over It”???

“You have WHAT?!  How soon before you are back to normal?” In our modern age of quick fixes, high tech, and a plethora of pharmaceuticals, people not only don’t understand Posttraumatic Stress Disorder...

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