Holding on to Your JOY: Can JOY and PTSD Coexist?
I was always a bubbly person, with a laugh ready to rip at any moment. But the more time I spent in the world of PTSD as a trauma survivor and a caregiver, I noticed that my joy was dwindling. They say that those of us who love our PTSD survivors are prone to acquiring…
PODCASTS: PTSD Interviews
Hope you can tune in and enjoy these PODCASTS. 🙂 Jeremiah Johnston: “PTSD, Veterans and the Church” https://myfaithradio.com/2019/ptsd-veterans-church/ Interview with Welby O’Brien, author of LOVE OUR VETS: Restoring Hope for Families of Veterans with PTSD www.LoveOurVets.org Bill Arnold: “Restoring Hope for Families with PTSD” https://myfaithradio.com/program_podcast/restoring-hope-families-ptsd-millennials-trust-factor/ Interview with Welby O’Brien, author of LOVE OUR VETS:…
“I Can’t… but also I CAN!”~ Two Steps to Caregiver Survival
(Welby O’Brien shared this talk on a recent webcast with Reboot Alliance on their Caregiver Renewal Hour.) When my husband and I first started seeing each other, I felt so alone and so overwhelmed. He told me from the get-go, “Welby, I’ve got PTSD and I’m all screwed up.” I didn’t have a clue! PTSD…what’s…
LOVE OUR VETS Guest Interview: Welby O’Brien on the Hagmann Report
Join Welby O’Brien as she shares on The Hagmann Report about PTSD, how it affects so many, and what can be done to help. (Interview starts at 1:34:40) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQAa7YY0rpU
PTSD Casts Shadow on Memorial Day Celebrations
(Chosen as Editor’s Pick on CP Blogs 2016) 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 us. However, what looks like a three-day-long weekend of fun, parties and picnics…
Navigating Around the PTSD STARTLE RESPONSE
Ever feel like you can’t move, talk, come home, wake them, or enter a room without triggering your PTSD survivor? Welcome to the world of PTSD! Unfortunately, there is no magic solution that will erase the original trauma or eradicate the ensuing perpetual survival mode. Originally a life-saving defense mechanism, the involuntary exaggerated startle response…
PTSD Caregivers: Growing Pains – or – Privileges?
In a recent interview I was asked, “You’ve said that many of the people who share their stories in the book Love Our Vets have grown stronger because of PTSD rather than in spite of it. In what ways have you and these other loved ones/caregivers experienced growth?” I really had to stop and think…