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PsyPost: Why were you interested in this topic? Dunkley: We were interested in this topic because PTSD is still very much seen as an ‘invisible injury’ and a huge burden on the sufferer and military healthcare system (as well, of course, all healthcare systems). By ‘invisible injury’, I mean that there is often no overt…
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Kevin Eikenberry, who blogs on leadership, has a quick write up of this book, obviously written from the perspective of being a leader and helping identify loneliness in your own life, and the lives of those who follow you in the workplace. That being said, I thought the subject really applied to us when it…
I’ve got news for you. Yes, navigating the world of health insurance when you, or a family member, is physically sick can be difficult. We’ve all either had, or have heard story after story, of declined coverage, lack of options, costs of prescriptions, and on and on. The list of complaints are fairly endless. Well,…
As survivors, I know many of us struggle with taking compliments, and they can even be very disturbing, because our default thought might be “what does this person want from me?” So I thought this paragraph really applied to many of us. “When someone thanks you for helping them, or expresses gratitude for your kind…