I do believe the findings also support what we see with abuse survivors, trying to see current situations through the lens of what we learned earlier. “A key question in neurology is about how the brain perceives, for instance, that a tiger is nearby based on a glimpse of orange amid the jungle leaves. If…
And it’s things like this that keep people from getting help when they need it. “Jeff Dill, a former firefighter and the founder of the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance, said he saw a half dozen cases across the country last year where firefighters were fired after they were diagnosed with PTSD.” Is it any wonder…
Sadly, this is too familiar for many of us who’ve been involved in the survivor community. You had resilience. You were smart. You were funny. You were kind. You had a fragile heart and osteoporotic bones. But I never looked at you and saw damage. I only ever saw resilience and hope. It was you…
My Father in Law actually sent me a link to this. It’s a suicide prevention summit being held in Sept. in Alexandria, LA. While I realize the readership of this blog might not include many people in the area, I wanted to share it because I think this is an important resource for anyone connected…
One, this quote is spot on: “I was able to heal because others shared stories that let me know that healing was possible. These stories gave me faith in the ability to heal and were the foundation for allowing me to do the work necessary to get through the crisis. They allowed me to see…
Laura’s reasoning for reading books is pretty sound: “A lot of them also show that the darkness is not only survivable but manageable in the long term. It’s one thing to say, “I got past this and you can, too.” It’s an entirely different thing to acknowledge that the journey may be less about getting…
