Podcast Episodes – Healing the Wounds of War Podcast Episodes – Healing the Wounds of War

In today’s episode: –        Art Therapy, what is it? –        Finding healthy ways to express the darkness –        Some ideas… –        Words –        Photography –        Is it a good fit? Art Therapy, what is it? Just at the mention of the word therapy some people want to change the subject.  In the past when I […]

Unresolved guilt and shame can quietly suck the life out of us.  It can be a silent killer of our hope, relationships, and even life itself. Until this point in our series we have mostly dealt with the trauma of the actions others have had on us.  The injuries we endured.  But there can be […]

In today’s episode: Don’t Give Up! EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Don’t Give Up! No matter what you have done.  No matter what others have done to you.  Don’t give up!  Good can come from bad.  But we need to keep going until we see it happen.  If we give up we may never […]

We may never directly change the course of human events.  However, we can change someone’s world.  We can impact the individuals that are in our lives.  We can influence our coworkers, neighbors, friends, family members, and even strangers we meet. In this episode: What is influence? How can I influence others? How does this relate […]

The Impact of PTSD on the Family In this episode we discuss: Secondary traumatization Ways families respond to stress (and Post-Traumatic Stress) Two key areas of stress for the family Resources for the family The family’s response to increased stress: (In part based on Kerr & Bowen, 1988) Grow distant from each other One will […]

Sleep is extremely important for the whole body.  The brain is no exception.  When we are recovering from PTSD we need are brains firing on all cylinders. PTSD introduces some difficult barriers to sound sleep.  Hyper-vigilance and nightmares are two obstacles that those with PTSD face. However, a good night’s rest starts with the same […]