“It’s complicated!” Could it be complex PTSD?
It’s complicated… a standard line delivered in movies when someone is trying to gently tell someone else why they don’t want to date them. Dating someone with PTSD for sure isn’t easy. Being married to, or a partner with, someone with PTSD also isn’t easy. Wanting to...
A Steadily Growing Forest
For fifteen dollars on the clearance table at Chapters I find enlightenment. Or so I’m promised. Throwing caution to the wind, I make the purchase. 365 Meditations: A Spiritual Journey on the Path of Wisdom. I flip it open and glance through glossy pages and colourful...
A Spoon Full of Sugar
I’m not going to kid you, trauma recovery is painstaking, hard work. There’s no way to sugar coat it. I remember when I was young (I refuse to tell you exactly how many years ago that was) most of the “older generation” used to take cod liver oil daily. Nasty stuff, I...
Finding Your Edge
Recently I received a piece of feedback that produced food for thought. A veteran commented that professionals have been telling him for years to try to go out in public, but when he does, he is quickly overwhelmed. “…it’s like being asked to jump into the deep end of...
