PTSD and Depression

PTSD and Depression

              For those of us with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, symptoms can be any number of a wide variety. PTSD is an avoidance disorder it is the affect of your mind refusing to “deal with” or process trauma. Many...
You Is Strong

You Is Strong

For those of you who haven’t seen or read, “The Help”. You probably should. Unless you are like me and you can only handle so much sad in one place, then you can make it halfway through the movie and keep promising yourself that one day you’ll...

My Dog is a Better Person Than I Am.

I learn a lot from my dog. He has a very short list of priorities and needs. Right now, he’s taking a nap for probably the 12th time today. Shy is a retired race dog. He is a 75 pound greyhound who loves food, sleep, walks, and anything that squeaks. He loves...

Ripped Out Stitches

Maybe I’m getting ahead of myself, but this is fresh, so it’s what I’m going to share today. When you are healing, you are delicate. My doctor used to say, “It’s like you come in here every week for open heart surgery, then at the end of...