Our society generally wants a quick fix to our problems. Medication does a great job with that. The problem is medication is sometimes just a bandaid. Please don’t get me wrong; I believe in medication and know just how helpful medication is in so many ways. However, there are many times other techniques and options, […]

Self care is one of the most important things you can do for yourself. It honestly doesn’t matter whether you have trauma memories, other mental health concerns, physical concerns, or none of the above. Without self-care, we will become a person we do not want to be and generally are not. I am sitting here […]

The number of possibilities that can cause a person to be traumatized is astounding. From violence to natural disasters, to man-made disasters and more. It is interesting, though, that two people go through the exact same situation and one develops PTSD while the other is unfazed by it. Why does this happen? The answer is […]

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I know it is already October 22, but that doesn’t matter. Let’s speak up together and raise awareness for domestic violence. Domestic Violence affects people at an astounding rate. According to The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, “on average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by […]