Would it shock you to discover that someone in your congregation might be having flashbacks of blasts in Iraq during a worship song? Does it sadden you that people stay away- crippled by rage or fear – feeling utterly abandoned by God? Would you be stunned to get a call from someone who is ready…
Details(Published in and for the Military Chaplains Association magazine) 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 Stress Disorder. The needs and cries of the spouses, family members and all other loved ones…
DetailsIndependence 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 gut-wrenching that the very warriors who sacrificed so we could celebrate our freedom are the ones who may suffer most on this…
DetailsThe 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 in the U.S. alone is millions!). So why then are so many – including all their loved ones around them – still seriously suffering?…
DetailsSurrounded 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 division. Shook us both up. Big time. For many of the veterans it was a week of…
Details“PTSD & What About Me? 7 Tips for Loved Ones of Those with PTSD” is the stirring talk Welby O’Brien gave at a VA Caregiver Conference, which was so well-received that we were asked to make it available (and free) to EVERYONE who cares for a Warrior battling PTSD. All those who love, live with…
DetailsThankfully 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, the day to day inner naggings still resound. Of course I want to be healthy. But can’t I just take a pill…
DetailsThis 2 minute video reminds us that PTSD does NOT just affect the one who battles it firsthand. For all those who care for someone with PTSD…we too need hope even in the storms! Please feel free to download this and save. 🙂 Join Love Our Vets…
DetailsWinter 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 wonderful time of the year”… or so they say. Unfortunately, those who deal with the relentless demands…
Details[Published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Spirit of America. Story titled “Freedom Fighter”] 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 engagement to wives of warriors battling PTSD,…
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