Podcasts about combat ptsd

Discover the gripping story of Marine Corps veteran Matt Spaid in our conversation as we traverse through his life in combat zones and the battles he endured long after. With a career spanning across Iraq and Afghanistan, Matt's journey is a testament to the human spirit's resilience and strength. He shares his experiences with the Marines, the challenges he faced transitioning back into civilian life, and his ongoing fight with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Matt's tale offers a rare insight into the mind of a warrior facing an invisible enemy- PTSD. As he grapples with the aftermath of trauma, his journey towards healing is far from linear. Matt finds strength in fitness and faith, turning adversity into an opportunity for growth. The peaks and valleys of his journey include experiences as a firefighter, where past traumas resurfaced, and the emotional rollercoaster of misinformation, misdiagnosis, and mistreatment while seeking help. In the final part of our conversation, Matt opens up about his time at Camp Hope, a haven for veterans and first responders coping with PTSD. He emphasizes the importance of peer support and professional help in dealing with PTSD, expressing how strength training and mindfulness practices contributed to his healing journey. His story acts as a beacon of hope for others on a similar path, inviting listeners to reach out to him with questions and concerns. Matt is incredibly resilient, advocates for mental health awareness, and shares valuable coping strategies. Embark on this emotional journey with us as we navigate the murky waters of post-traumatic stress disorder and the hope that lies beyond it.As a First Responder, you are critical in keeping our communities safe. However, the stress and trauma of the job can take a toll on your mental health and family life. If you're interested in personal coaching, contact Jerry Lund at 435-476-6382. Let's work together to get you where you want to be to ensure a happy and healthy career.Podcast Website www.enduringthebadgepodcast.com/Podcast Instagram www.instagram.com/enduringthebadgepodcast/Podcast Facebook www.facebook.com/EnduringTheBadgePodcast/Podcast Calendar https://calendly.com/enduringthebadge/enduring-the-badge-podcastPersonal Coaching https://calendly.com/enduringthebadge/15minHost Instagram www.instagram.com/jerryfireandfuel/ Host Facebook www.facebook.com/jerrydeanlund

Our host Jon talks to John Doolittle about life, PTSD, where John was when 911 happened and the often fatal struggle combat veterans are going through while dealing with combat PTSD.KAATSU® is the pioneer in the emerging Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) market that automatically and safely optimizes blood circulation for health, fitness, rehabilitation, and recovery.John Doolittle is a former Navy officer who benefited from KAATSU for rapid rehabilitation. Using the second-generation KAATSU device to rehab from both a bicep tendon surgery and a total knee replacement surgery. After experiencing unprecedented recovery after 3 surgeries, he decided to join KAATSU Global to bring the industry-leading technology to his fellow tactical athletes in the military and in all federal and government entities.When he returned from the military, John took a senior role with KAATSU Global, the company that improved his life.https://kaatsu.com/https://greencastleconsulting.com➡️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/greencastleconsulting ➡️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/1997GACPhiladelphia, Malvern, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Atlantic City, Wilmington, Washington D.C.

Here's what to expect on the podcast:What are some of the physical and emotional challenges that veterans face during the war?How can veterans continue to serve their communities and make a positive impact?What advice do veterans have for others who are struggling to find passion and purpose in their lives?How do veterans typically feel when they revisit the country they were assigned to during their military service?And much more! About David:I was born on 10 June 1947 in Preston, England, and moved to the USA with my parents at four. I became a naturalized US citizen in 1961. I lived in Jersey City, NJ, North Bergen, NJ, and Westwood, NJ, and presently reside in Manalapan, NJ.I attended public school in New Jersey and graduated from Westwood HS. I received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Newark College of Engineering in 1969. Through AFROTC, I was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the USAF. I graduated from pilot training at Columbus AFB, Mississippi, in 1970. I was assigned to C7A (Caribou) training in Abilene, Texas. I completed global survival school in Spokane, Washington, and jungle survival training at Clark AFB in the Philippines.I then proceeded to Cam Ran Bay, Vietnam, to join the 535 TAS for my 1 st tour in Vietnam. After leaving Vietnam, I was assigned to the B52Ds at Carswell AFB in Ft. Worth, TX. I joined the 20th Bomb Squadron, and after aircraft qualification, I was then deployed back to SEA. I was based in both Guam and Utapao, Thailand. I was shot down on 21 DEC 1972, during a bombing raid against Hanoi, North Vietnam. The mission was our third on the fourth day of the Linebacker II missions. Our target was the Railyards in the city of Hanoi. Two SAMs hit us, and the entire crew bailed out safely. My crew was the only B52 crew to be shot down to have all its crew return alive to the USA. I was taken prisoner by the North Vietnamese and held until the end of the war in March 1973.I was held in the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” and another prison camp called the “Zoo.” My Awards include the Bronze Star with “V,” 2 DFCs, 2 Purple Hearts, 4 Air Medals, POW Medal, and Vietnam theater ribbons. I separated from the AF as a Captain in 1973. After repatriation, I separated from the AF and started a flying career with American Airlines. I was laid off several weeks later and went to work for Bell Helicopter Company as a flight test engineer testing experimental helicopters. Three years later, I returned to American Airlines and retired as a B777 Captain after a 30-year career. I was also trapped and survived the DuPont Plaza Hotel fire in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on New Year's Eve 1989, where 99 people were killed. I now lead a quiet life in Manalapan, NJ.I have been married to Jill, a clinical psychologist, for 54 years; Jill completed a book entitled “Allies in Healing: A Couples' Toolkit of Resources for Recovering from Combat PTSD,” Which is our experience dealing with PTSD as a family. It is available on Amazon. We are both avid ballroom dancers. We have one son, Ian, who lives in Miami, Fl.I am currently involved in recovering and burying the cremated remains, Cremains, of Military Veterans and their spouses, which have been abandoned in funeral homes. I am a member of Manalapan Township's Veterans Committee, which helps veterans in need, and I helped create the Township's Veterans Memorial. Connect with David Drummond!Manalapan Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee website: https://manalapanveterans.org/Cremains Project at Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 12 website: https://www.vvachapter12.net/cremains-project.htmlCheck out Jill Drummond's book, Allies in Healing: A Couples' Toolkit of Resources for Recovering from Combat PTSD, on Amazon! https://amzn.to/43A6bje Connect with Candice Snyder!Website: https://hairhealthvitality.com/passion-purpose-and-possibilities/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/candice.snyderInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/candicesny17/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candicesnyder/ICAN Institute: https://vl729.isrefer.com/go/mindandbody/PassionPurpose22/

Having completed six tours in the most hostile of environments, including four in Afghanistan, former Royal Marine Commando Nick Goldsmith was a broken man. Diagnosed with complex PTSD, Nick was paralysed with paranoia, shame, and as he describes it, survivor's guilt. All a result of horrific experiences that saw him lose close friends in battle and become submerged in the other horrors of war. Oncew back in the UK Nick was initially lost in the military health system, eventually receiving the intensive psychiatric support he needed.But it was a very different type of therapy that accelerated Nick's recovery and led to him supporting so many others who had been traumatised from serving in the armed forces and the emergency services. Nick and his wife Louise established Hidden Valley Bushcraft, where he teaches others to rebuild through a visceral connection with nature. Now, in his new book Rewild Your Mind, Nick shares his dramatic story and the practical techniques that helped him master the outdoors, and in doing so, master his past.Nick's Crisis Comforts: 1. Change your environment. If you're feeling stressed, go for that walk. No one ever went for a walk and came back feeling worse! 2. Listen… pick out the subtle things going on around you. Ideally, put a piece of music on. Music is a window to the soul and it has such an ability to evoke wonderful memories and feelings. 3. Food … evokes good memories. Make your favourite stuff you had on holiday in Greece, lamb kleftiko or whatever it is… Links:Nick's website: https://www.nickgoldsmith.co.uk/ Buy Nick's book: https://amzn.to/3oKPUbw Hidden Valley Bushcraft: https://www.hiddenvalleybushcraft.co.uk/ Woodland Warrior programme - https://www.woodlandwarriorprogramme.org/ Stream/Buy ‘Allies' by Some Velvet Morning: https://ampl.ink/qp6bm Some Velvet Morning Website: www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk Your Daily Practice: Sleep by Myndstream: https://open.spotify.com/track/5OX9XgJufFz9g63o2Dv2i5?si=b2f9397c92084682 Host – Andy CoulsonCWC production team: Louise Difford, Ed Isaacs and Jane SankeyWith special thanks to Global

Do you ever have trouble sleeping, dulled responses, heightened reactions, depressed mood, or anxiety? If so, you may have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It's important to know that PTSD can occur even if you didn't serve in combat. In addition to combat PTSD, the VA recognizes two other types of PTSD: non-combat and military sexual trauma (MST). In this video, we teach you about these three types of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and how you can get the rating you're due. Are you Stuck, Frustrated, and Underrated? If you need some help with your VA disability claim, join VA Claims Insider Elite TODAY and get started on your VA disability claim for FREE: https://vaclaimsinsider.com/elite-membership/ ***Audio Timestamps*** ⏩ 00:00 VA Claims Insider Introduction ⏩ 07:31 Three Types of PTSD ⏩ 15:24 Combat PTSD and Non-Combat PTSD ⏩ 18:10 Combat Cross Training ⏩ 22:09 Understanding the 31 Mental Health Symptoms ⏩ 27:36 Military Sexual Trauma (MST) ⏩ 32:35 Collecting Evidence Even for Unreported Incidents ⏩ 37:23 Q&A with VA Claim Experts ⏩ 55:17 Need VA Disability Claim Help?

"Next-Generation Treatment Options for Combat PTSD," with Amber and Marcus Capone of SEAL Team SIX. When he was medically retired after 13 years. and multiple combat deployments as a U.S. Navy SEAL, Marcus Capone and his wife, Amber, thought that life would return to normal. Instead, their struggle had just begun. Marcus was experiencing an escalating myriad of challenges, including depression, isolation, cognitive impairment, excessive alcohol use, headaches, insomnia, and impulsivity. Marcus was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but, instinctively, Amber felt there was more to be discovered. After learning about the effects of blast waves, concussive, and sub concussive brain injuries, everything started to become clear. Marcus' military career as an explosives expert, combined with his prior years of contact sports, had left him with the invisible wounds of traumatic brain injury (TBI), a condition that has significant overlap with PTSD, and is often not properly diagnosed. 1:11 Another friend of mine who told me he was taking the cocktail, and the VA gives you this massive or the or the military gives you a massive cocktail of antidepressants or stimulants or whatever the the pattern may be of medications and medications alone are often not the solution, often not the solution to PTSD or whatever. There's a mental illness involved. 3:02 After multiple combat deployments, Marcus and Emerson realized that the subsequent years would be wrought with escalating hardships misdiagnosis, a broken veteran healthcare system and desperation to find a meaningful solution before it was too late. 13:20 Helping guys get access to different type of treatment modalities that are really helping full like mind, body and soul. 24:16 But right now, today, if you don't do the proper integration, excuse me preparation before these psychedelic journeys, and then the proper integration afterwards, you know, you can you're it's it could be a recipe for disaster, you want to do these, you know, you want to go into these experiences with all the tools and all the information you need. 29:11 Many of these deep psychedelic journeys, by the way that are not fun, that are like a lot of work and you're, you know, you're in a bed, or resting in some type of palette, because you're, you're on, you're on a heavy, heavy dose of these medicines. When you're on these medicines, they tap into your subconscious and they reach down and they make you deal with some of those traumas that potentially can be causing you to have that addiction. 33:52 I think it's so important to you know, like, we're from a community of very good soldiers, but also very unconventional thinking individuals. And so I think that that goes for both the guys and the spouses is very much the case. 42:43 That's perfect vet solutions.org I want to point everybody to that. Open your minds, you know, dear listener, in your mind.

Right about now, we're feeling real eager. So grab your machete and your brick of Hype and meet us at the bar as we discuss Combat PTSD with Joe Begos' VFW. Veterans of Foreign Wars Resources: Rethinking Suicide: Why Prevention Fails, and How We Can Do Better by Craig J. Bryan Abourtionfunds.org IWrising.org Confidential Crisis Support for Veterans and their Loved Ones: Call: 1-800-273-8255 and press 1 Text: 838255 VA - Homeless Vet Hotline Call: 877-4AID-VET / (877)424-3838 va.gov/homeless Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Psychoanalysis Patreon Music notes: "Infinite Perspective" by Kevin MacLeod "Long Note Three" by Kevin MacLeod "Emotion Picture" by Bill Ironfield Logo artwork by Jess Snively

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On this episode of Uncle Sam's Daughter, we speak with military spouse and filmmaker (The Journey Back to Normal and Hidden Wounds), Nicole Amelio-Casper. Nicole gives us a unique perspective not only as a spouse of a veteran but also an advocate for veterans and their healing. Her documentary, The Journey Back to Normal- A Look at Complementary Therapies to Combat PTSD is an award winning documentary that can be viewed on Plex TV, Xumo, Tubi, Roku TCL, and Vimeo on-demand.https://vimeo.com/ondemand/337467https://www.thejourneybacktonormal.com/https://youtu.be/juuI8iUn-lQ More information about the podcast or to be a guest, please visit us at https://www.deidrarochanne.com/podcastTo order Uncle Sam's Daughter: The Book visit us at https://www.deidrarochanne.com/book-uncle-sam-s-daughter

Nicole began her work in broadcasting and film almost 20 years ago, volunteering with the local National Public Radio. She has a passion for it and received her Master's Degree in Journalism and Public Relations in 2013. It was her experience as a military spouse that brought her the desire to highlight the struggles that the service members go through. Finishing up in 2018, she filmed, directed and produced the documentary, “The Journey Back to Normal - A Look at Complementary Therapies to Combat PTSD”. This was her second documentary but first sharing about the military experience.  She is continuing this journey as she is currently working on; “HiddenWounds: The Documentary”. Nate Brookshire is an active duty Provost Marshall with over 31 years of service in the Army . He has been a longtime advocate for facilitating long-term mental health care for veterans and their families and has been brought onboard to assist in the production of the documentary, “Hidden Wounds.”  In 2010, he co-authored the book, “Hidden Wounds: A Soldier's Burden”. “Its fictional characters discuss the complex topics of suicide, survivor's guilt, addiction and moral injury.” The book has been instrumental in sharing about the non-profit Hidden Wounds, whose soul mission is to help reduce barriers to accessing mental health care. Hidden Wounds: The Documentary is set to release early 2023. Its purpose is to highlight the “raw story of life after combat.” The trailer is available to preview, and has currently be nominated for; “Best Trailer at the Raleigh Film and Arts Festival” in October 2021.  Production is still in the fundraising stages and you can check out how to support it below.   Learn More Watch the Trailer   Website: https://www.hiddenwoundsdocumentary.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiddenwoundsdoc/?hl=en Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Amelio-Media-LLC-presents-Hidden-Wounds-The-Documentary-100722049020490/  VeteranCrowd Network Our "forever promise" is to build the veteran and military spouse community a place to connect and engage. VeteranCrowd is simply a national network of veterans, veteran led businesses and the resources they need to prosper. Subscribe to stay in touch, or consider if Individual or Corporate Membership in the Network is a fit for you. About Your Host Bob Louthan is a VMI Graduate, Army veteran, and executive with over 25 years of experience in mergers, acquisitions and private capital formation. He founded the VeteranCrowd Network to bring veterans and veteran-led businesses together with each other and the resources they need to prosper.  

Episode 47: When someone with PTSD pushes you away, you need to know what to do because it is so painful. Dr. Daniel Williams, MD discusses this difficult topic, as it is the most often asked regarding PTSD. How to Help Someone with PTSD when the Push You Away Don't chase them. Your story is safe. Start with Your Strength. Many prefer a non-threatening course like the Sex Therapy or Pet Therapy courses that come with membership. Don't feed into unhealthy behavior. Don't be an enabler. What Not to do after PTSD This is an entire chapter in the very first book I wrote (Combat PTSD in America: Toward a Permanent Solution) as Chief Resident at Baylor Scott & White, which is available as PDF in the Mental Component course. Put a time limit on grief. Assume anything, especially that someone will be better if they talk about it. Stick exposure therapy up your assessment.    

Episode 47: When someone with PTSD pushes you away, you need to know what to do because it is so painful. Dr. Daniel Williams, MD discusses this difficult topic, as it is the most often asked regarding PTSD. How to Help Someone with PTSD when the Push You Away Don't chase them. Your story is safe. Start with Your Strength. Many prefer a non-threatening course like the Sex Therapy or Pet Therapy courses that come with membership. Don't feed into unhealthy behavior. Don't be an enabler. What Not to do after PTSD This is an entire chapter in the very first book I wrote (Combat PTSD in America: Toward a Permanent Solution) as Chief Resident at Baylor Scott & White, which is available as PDF in the Mental Component course. Put a time limit on grief. Assume anything, especially that someone will be better if they talk about it. Stick exposure therapy up your assessment.    

Steve Kuhn is a decorated U.S. Army combat veteran, Bronze Star Medal recipient,  speaker, author, entrepreneur and owner of QOL Enterprises, where he helps leaders improve their lives and business.After his experiences during the Gulf War in 1991, Kuhn developed Combat PTSD. His trauma, in addition to the depression, loss of identity and lack of purpose that veterans sometimes experience after the end of their service, led Kuhn to attempt suicide.In honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, tonight he joins “Addiction Talk” to detail how he turned his life around after that fateful night in 2008 and how he currently manages his PTSD. If you know someone in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Combat Veteran Brad joins the gang this week to discuss his life story and journey to overcome PTSD. DISCLAIMER:  Due to sensitive subject matter relating to combat, this episode is labeled as explicit. Parental Guidance is suggested.   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/youmeyourmom/message

P.T.S.D (Not all scars or wounds are visible)   Hi, it's me again, Willie T Ayers. First, I would like to give all the praise and glory to God.   Also, I would like to ask veterans with PTSD to help civilians with PTSD, if you can.   Many have PTSD, the military, first aid, and yes, even children-although PTSD is often associated with soldiers and others on the war front. But anyone, even children, can develop it after a traumatic event.   I want to assure you that you are not alone. God is bigger than PTSD. Although the Bible does not mention PTSD, we can extract a lot of information from God's word.   For those of us who develop PTSD, we have persistent symptoms for more than a month. Other symptoms of PTSD may include an intrusive new experience of the trauma, such as involuntary recurring memories, nightmares, or dissociation; avoiding thoughts or feelings related to trauma or external reminders; negative changes in thoughts or behavior, including the inability to recall details related to the trauma, persistent negative beliefs about oneself or the world, loss of interest, feelings of alienation, or inability to express positive emotions; and changes in arousal or reactivity such as irritability, aggression, hypervigilance, reckless behavior, or sleep disturbances.   In people living with PTSD, these symptoms cause significant impairment in work or social functioning. Some may think that Combat PTSD is different from non-combat. How is non-combat-related PTSD separated from the PTSD we hear more often in military combat? The reality is that it is the same disease, the same symptoms, the same debilitating condition.     Triggering trauma, specific symptoms, and symptom severity may differ, but millions of veterans and civilians live with PTSD.    People can develop PTSD when they experience, witness, or learn of an event that involves actual or threatening death, rape, or severe injury. Non-combat PTSD can affect all ages, genders, income levels, ethnicities, and lifestyles. It can be challenging for combat veterans to process the atrocities they have witnessed, come to a place of acceptance about the things they have been tasked with doing, and readjust to a non-combat life.   For Christian military personnel, it can be challenging to accept taking their lives, even as an act of war, or in the ongoing ceremonial burial of fallen brothers and sisters, such as the men and women who serve in the 3rd Infantry Regiment. From USA (The Old Guardia) Fort. Myer VA.   Christians know the profound value that God places on human life, and they often feel incredibly guilty about taking the life of another, even in what would be considered a justifiable circumstance. Many times, Christian war veterans are more deeply aware of their sinful state than other Christians.   They may feel unworthy of God's love because of the things that military service requires of them. Those of us who suffer from both combat and non-combat PTSD may find accepting God's forgiveness extremely difficult.   They may be haunted by the decisions they made in the many unsuccessful situations they were placed in during the war. Please, understand me. The horror of combat is real and terrifying.   They may also have lingering memories of the horrible realities of war and constantly feel on high alert after months of living in life-threatening situations.   Those who have PTSD from any experience should recognize that treatment will take time, which is fine. Some have compared this to Paul's "thorn in the flesh" (2 Corinthians 12: 7-10). God offers to heal, but in the way and at the time that He sees fit. Meanwhile, he gives enough grace to endure hardships. Thorns are painful, and PTSD is undoubtedly a big thorn. But we can continue to turn to God and remind ourselves of his faithfulness (Lamentations 3; 1 Corinthians 1: 4-9).   Truth is a crucial component in coping with or overcoming PTSD. Reminding yourself that God loves, forgives, and values ​​his people is extremely important. Know who God says we are and define ourselves by his standards rather than for what we have done or what has been done to us is essential.     We do not need to identify ourselves as either victims or perpetrators. In God, we can remember as a beloved child (Romans 8: 14-17; Ephesians 1: 3-6; 1 John 3: 1-3), sealed in the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1: 13-14), forgiven (Romans 5; Ephesians 1: 7-10; 1 John 1: 8-9) and redeemed.   Losing a close friend or family member is incredibly difficult, and many may feel unworthy of saving themselves. But those with "survivor guilt" can remember the truth of God's sovereignty and that He has a purpose for everyone's life.   God loved those who were victims of war or other crimes or tragedy as much as He loves those who survived. The purpose of it for each person is unique. Replacing the lie that we are unworthy of having lived with the truth that God has a plan and values ​​our days on earth is vital (Ephesians 2:10; 5: 15-16).   I am a child of God, and I have PTSD. I know that PTSD is a complex challenge that will require a strong faith in God and a willingness to persevere.   But God is faithful, and each day we can choose to surrender to God's love, fight post-traumatic stress disorder to the best of our ability, and ultimately rest in God's grace and compassion.    PTSD is not something to ignore, but something to surrender to God and actively participate. We are invited to approach God with courage and pour out our hearts to Him (Hebrews 4: 14-16). We are sure that nothing can separate us from his love (Romans 8: 35-38). God can restore the mental health of the person living with PTSD. In the end, God can even use the situation to his glory.   “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercy and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our distress so that we can comfort those in any distress with the comfort we receive from God. For as we abundantly share in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ ”(2 Corinthians 1: 3-5).   Blessing in Christ. Here are seven scriptures that promise healing from traumatic events.   Psalm 91: 4-6. "He will cover you with his wings, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and shield. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks. In the darkness, nor in the destruction that ravages at noon. "   Proverbs 1:33. "But whoever listens to me, he will live safe and feel comfortable, without fear of disaster."   Isaiah 41:10. "Do not fear, because I am with you; do not lose heart, because I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness."   Isaiah 53: 5. "But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that brought us peace, and with his wounds, we are healed.   Lamentations 3: 21-23. "But this I remember, and therefore I have hope: The unbreakable love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." 2 Corinthians 5:21. "He who knew no sin, he made sin for us, so that in him we may be the righteousness of God."   1 Peter 5: 7. "Put all your anxieties on him because he cares about you."

P.T.S.D (No todas las cicatrices o heridas son visibles) Hola, soy yo de nuevo, Willie T Ayers. Primero, me gustaría darle toda la alabanza y gloria a Dios. Además, me gustaría pedirles a los veteranos con PTSD que ayuden a los civiles con PTSD,] si puede. Muchos tienen PTSD, el ejército, primeros auxilios y sí, incluso niños, aunque el PTSD a menudo se asocia con soldados y otros en el frente de guerra. Pero cualquiera, incluso los niños, puede desarrollarlo después de un evento traumático. Quiero asegurarte que no estás solo. Dios es más grande que el trastorno de estrés postraumático. Aunque la Biblia no menciona el trastorno de estrés postraumático, podemos extraer mucha información de la palabra de Dios. Para aquellos de nosotros que desarrollamos PTSD, tenemos síntomas persistentes durante más de un mes. Otros síntomas del PTSD pueden incluir una nueva experiencia intrusiva del trauma, como recuerdos recurrentes involuntarios, pesadillas o disociación; evitar pensamientos o sentimientos relacionados con traumas o recordatorios externos; cambios negativos en pensamientos o comportamiento, incluida la incapacidad para recordar detalles relacionados con el trauma, creencias negativas persistentes sobre uno mismo o el mundo, pérdida de interés, sentimientos de alienación o incapacidad para expresar emociones positivas; y cambios en la excitación o reactividad como irritabilidad, agresión, hipervigilancia, comportamiento imprudente o alteraciones del sueño. En las personas que viven con PTSD, estos síntomas causan un deterioro significativo en el trabajo o el funcionamiento social. Algunos pueden pensar que Combat PTSD es diferente de los que no son de combate. ¿Cómo se separa el PTSD no relacionado con el combate del PTSD que escuchamos con más frecuencia en el combate militar? La realidad es que es la misma enfermedad, los mismos síntomas, la misma condición debilitante. El desencadenante del trauma, los síntomas específicos y la gravedad de los síntomas pueden diferir, pero millones de veteranos y civiles viven con TEPT.  Las personas pueden desarrollar PTSD cuando experimentan, presencian o se enteran de un evento que involucra muerte, violación o lesión grave real o amenazante. El TEPT que no es de combate puede afectar a todas las edades, géneros, niveles de ingresos, etnias y estilos de vida. Puede ser un desafío para los veteranos de combate procesar las atrocidades que han presenciado, llegar a un lugar de aceptación sobre las cosas que se les ha encomendado hacer y reajustarse a una vida sin combate. Para el personal militar cristiano, puede ser un desafío aceptar quitarse la vida, incluso como un acto de guerra, o en el entierro ceremonial en curso de los hermanos y hermanas caídos, como los hombres y mujeres que sirven en el 3er Regimiento de Infantería. Desde el Fuerte de EE. UU. (The Old Guardia). Myer VA. Los cristianos conocen el profundo valor que Dios otorga a la vida humana y, a menudo, se sienten increíblemente culpables por quitarle la vida a otro, incluso en lo que se consideraría una circunstancia justificable. Muchas veces, los veteranos de guerra cristianos están más profundamente conscientes de su estado pecaminoso que otros cristianos. Pueden sentirse indignos del amor de Dios debido a las cosas que el servicio militar les exige. Aquellos de nosotros que sufrimos de TEPT tanto de combate como de no combate, podemos encontrar extremadamente difícil aceptar el perdón de Dios. Es posible que se sientan obsesionados por las decisiones que tomaron en las muchas situaciones fallidas en las que fueron colocados durante la guerra. Porfavor entiendeme. El horror del combate es real y aterrador. También pueden tener recuerdos persistentes de las horribles realidades de la guerra y sentirse constantemente en alerta máxima después de meses de vivir en situaciones potencialmente mortales. Aquellos que tienen PTSD por cualquier experiencia deben reconocer que el tratamiento llevará tiempo, lo cual está bien. Algunos han comparado esto con el "aguijón en la carne" de Pablo (2 Corintios 12: 7-10). Dios se ofrece a sanar, pero en la forma y en el momento que le parezca oportuno. Mientras tanto, da suficiente gracia para soportar las dificultades. Las espinas son dolorosas y el trastorno de estrés postraumático es, sin duda, una gran espina. Pero podemos continuar volviéndonos a Dios y recordarnos su fidelidad (Lamentaciones 3; 1 Corintios 1: 4-9). La verdad es un componente crucial para afrontar o superar el trastorno de estrés postraumático. Recordarse a sí mismo que Dios ama, perdona y valora a su pueblo es extremadamente importante. Es esencial saber quiénes Dios dice que somos y definirnos por sus estándares en lugar de por lo que hemos hecho o por lo que nos han hecho. No necesitamos identificarnos ni como víctimas ni como perpetradores. En Dios, podemos recordar como un hijo amado (Romanos 8: 14-17; Efesios 1: 3-6; 1 Juan 3: 1-3), sellados en el Espíritu Santo (Efesios 1: 13-14), perdonados (Romanos 5; Efesios 1: 7-10; 1 Juan 1: 8-9) y redimidos. Perder a un amigo cercano o familiar es increíblemente difícil y muchos pueden sentirse indignos de salvarse a sí mismos. Pero aquellos con "culpa de sobreviviente" pueden recordar la verdad de la soberanía de Dios y que Él tiene un propósito para la vida de todos. Dios amó a los que fueron víctimas de la guerra u otros crímenes o tragedias tanto como ama a los que sobrevivieron. El propósito de la misma para cada persona es único. Reemplazar la mentira de que somos indignos de haber vivido con la verdad de que Dios tiene un plan y valora nuestros días en la tierra esvital (Efesios 2:10; 5: 15-16). Soy un hijo de Dios y tengo PTSD. Sé que el trastorno de estrés postraumático es un desafío complejo que requerirá una fe fuerte en Dios y la voluntad de perseverar. Pero Dios es fiel, y cada día podemos elegir entregarnos al amor de Dios, luchar contra el trastorno de estrés postraumático lo mejor que podamos y, en última instancia, descansar en la gracia y la compasión de Dios.  El trastorno de estrés postraumático no es algo para ignorar, sino algo para entregarse a Dios y participar activamente. Estamos invitados a acercarnos a Dios con valentía y derramar nuestro corazón por Él (Hebreos 4: 14-16). Estamos seguros de que nada puede separarnos de su amor (Romanos 8: 35-38). Dios puede restaurar la salud mental de la persona que vive con PTSD. Al final, Dios incluso puede usar la situación para su gloria. “Alabado sea el Dios y Padre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, el Padre de misericordia y el Dios de todo consuelo, que nos consuela en todas nuestras angustias para que podamos consolar a los que están en cualquier angustia con el consuelo que recibimos de Dios. Porque de la manera que compartimos abundantemente los sufrimientos de Cristo, así también abunda nuestro consuelo en Cristo ”(2 Corintios 1: 3-5). Bendición en Cristo. Aquí hay siete escrituras que prometen la curación de eventos traumáticos. Salmo 91: 4-6. "Él te cubrirá con sus alas, y debajo de sus alas encontrarás refugio; su fidelidad es escudo y escudo. No temerás el terror de la noche, ni la flecha que vuela de día, ni la pestilencia que acecha. En la oscuridad, ni en la destrucción que asola al mediodía ". Proverbios 1:33. "Pero quien me escuche, vivirá seguro y se sentirá cómodo, sin miedo al desastre". Isaías 41:10. "No temas, porque yo estoy contigo; no desmayes, porque yo soy tu Dios; te fortaleceré, te ayudaré, te sostendré con la diestra de mi justicia". Isaías 53: 5. "Pero él fue traspasado por nuestras rebeliones, molido por nuestras iniquidades; sobre él fue el castigo que nos trajo la paz, y con sus heridas, somos sanados [startSpeech r = Slow startSpeech] [endSpeech]" . Lamentaciones 3: 21-23. "Pero esto recuerdo, y por tanto tengo esperanza: El amor inquebrantable del Señor nunca cesa; sus misericordias nunca terminan; son nuevas cada mañana; grande es tu fidelidad". 2 Corintios 5:21. "El que no conoció pecado, lo hizo pecado por nosotros, para que en él seamos justicia de Dios". 1 Pedro 5: 7. "Pon todas tus ansiedades sobre él porque se preocupa por ti"

Miles Striker website: GospelofStriker.com AdventuresinFetish.com StraightGayHumiliation.com Twitter: @MilesStriker Miles Striker is an award-winning adult performer and professional actor. A producer of a wide range of fetishes for both the straight and gay audience. Miles is also a sexuality and kink educator. A speaker on true male masculinity. He has actively practiced and studied in the BDSM lifestyle for over 12 years. Miles Striker is also a combat veteran of the Army 25th Infantry with 15 months served in an active combat zone. Miles is diagnosed with Complex Trauma, PTSD and Combat PTSD. Which he actively struggles with on a daily basis.

Brooke A. Fina, LCSW, BCD is an Associate Professor and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Ms. Fina is Board Certified in Clinical Social Work by the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work. She serves as the Suicide Risk Advisor for the STRONG STAR Consortium and Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. She specializes in Prolonged Exposure (PE) for combat-related PTSD, and is a Master Clinician and Clinical Supervisor in PE. In This Particular Episode You Will Learn: Brooke's background and clinical experience Approaching military and veteran mental health as a non-military provider Strong Star's beginning Combat PTSD versus Non-Combat PTSD What is Prolonged Exposure and how it can help The Strong Star Research Consortium Learning Communities Links Mentioned in This Episode: The Strong Star Training Initiative Strong Star on Twitter Strong Star Training Initiative on Facebook June book donation recipient: Inner Resource Psychotherapy The Veteran Mental Health Minute on Amazon Alexa --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/changeyourpov/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/changeyourpov/support

Dominique Brown aka Dom joined the United States Army in 1994. Dom joined the Army as Infantrymen 11B, Military Police 95B, Truck Driver 88M, Logistics 92A, Combat Veteran. He went to Basic at Fort Benning GA, first duty station in Washington DC where he did inauguration security, then was deployment was to Honduras, Germany, El Salvador, Yemen, Turkey, Jordan, Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, States: Washington, Montana, Virginia, Maryland, and finally Pennsylvania. Dom then was deployed to different countries and states throughout his career then was deployed to Iraq from 2003-2005, 2009-2010 with 189CSB 82 Airborne once all of his deployments was over he was stationed at Letterkenny Army Depot where it was his last duty station retired in 2012 in Chambersburg PA. Dom volunteers his time with Freedom Team Inc., Wounded Warrior Project – Peer support mentor volunteer, Semi-Pro football player with the Chambersburg Phoenix Team, Board member of the Scotland Community Association also ran for Borough Council 3rd Ward here in Chambersburg. Dom currently volunteering on WRGG 93.7FM as the host of “Warrior Empowerment Hour “where Dom speaks from a Combat Veterans Point of View on adapting into home life. As he works toward balancing their family and mental health they always make time for one another, in his constant battle to spread awareness about Combat PTSD, TBI, and Secondary PTSD and how we all can play a negative and positive part in achieving Mental Health Wellness. Follow Dom: #weh Warrior Empowerment Hour #mrtooez Mr. Too EZ Both on IG, YouTube, Twitter Follow me: ~Facebook: Erik Castillo; Warrior Mindset and Motivation; Straight Couch Talk Podcast ~Instagram: @curly815; @straightcouchtalk ~YouTube: Warrior Mindset and Motivation; Straight Couch Talk Podcast ~Tiktok: @curly0815 ~Anchor FM: Warrior Mindset & Motivation Podcast ~Email: straightcouchtalk@gmail.com ~Paypal: @erikcastillo815 ~Venmo: @curly815 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/warrior-mindset-and-motiv/support

Episode 27: Intended for professionals who want to know more about how to treat PTSD. The Warrior Class isn't just for Veterans. In this online PTSD course for professionals, you'll learn about the following topics:       https://vimeo.com/470040455 About the Book: The Warrior Class The Warrior Class represents a group of people that had a different mindset at the onset of a trauma than might ordinarily be associated with victims. They intended to fight back and had received training to overcome extreme stress and continue to function. Examples include military veterans, law enforcement officers, fire fighters, EMT's and paramedics, and other groups that fit this broad definition.   A warrior is simply someone who has stepped forward, taking on personal risk to make the world safer and more secure.   The first five chapters were written in 2014 to help me organize my thoughts during training in PTSD therapy. Clinical experiences that influenced this protocol include the Outpatient PTSD Clinic at the VA Temple, TX, the VA PTSD Inpatient Program in Waco, TX, and doing individual therapy with patients at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Temple, TX. These first five chapters were originally part of the text of Combat PTSD in America: Toward a Permanent Solution, available at Lulu.com (book number: 22601787). In response to the guidance of my editors, these chapters were separated from that book because they are specific for therapists and other healthcare givers for patients with PTSD, while the Combat PTSD in America text will appeal to the general public. Chapters six and seven contain an educational and psychotherapy protocol for treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It is based on Cognitive Processing Therapy developed by staff in the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs and was heavily influenced by my experiences in working with Lt. Col. David Tharp, Psy.D. The organization of the therapy content mirrors that of The Combat PTSD Reintegration Workbook for military-specific PTSD, available at www.CombatPTSD.org. This heavy influence of combat-related PTSD is the reason for the emphasis on the military population in this book. However, the research and statistics are often generalizable to other groups due to the high degree of overlap with respect to risk factors. For example, 60% of female new recruits in the Army have been shown to have had abuse within the previous 12 months. In some areas of the country, 45% of law enforcement officers are made up of military veterans. Over 11% percent of military recruits have convictions of crime, and countless more join the military to flee their dangerous lives in the drug- and gang-infested inner cities of America. And I personally represent the many children of veterans who, though never having seen combat, can attest to the traumatic nature of life in a post-war family. Finally, and probably most importantly, more there are more than five times the number of civilians with PTSD than veterans in the U.S. Civilians, especially the children, have always suffered the most in war – and in the war after the war. This book is dedicated to them.   The Warrior Class Curriculum includes the following: About the Book. 4 Chapter 1: Overview of Treatment 5 Communicating with Veterans: A Skill to be Learned. 6 Treatment Goals and Emotional Fitness. 7 Setting Expectations. 8 Improving Quality of Life. 9 Safety Considerations. 9 Suicide as a Crisis of Hope. 10 Suicide Risk and Protective Factors. 10 Medicolegal Issues. 13 Chapter 2: Acute Phase Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress. 14 Symptoms of Acute Post-Traumatic Stress. 14 What Not to Do. 15 Traumatic Event Management 16 How to Process a Group Trauma. 16 Psychotherapies for Acute Post-Traumatic Stress. 17 Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) 18 Medication Therapy for Acute Post-Traumatic Stress. 19 Chapter 3: Chronic Phase Treatment of PTSD.. 21 Psychotherapies That Work. 21 Psychoeducation: Timing is Everything. 22

What YOU Can Do To Save Our Soldiers

This Friday is Patriot Day in the United States. Coming up, I have a very personal, patriotic message to share with you... ...about life's realities for the MOST patriotic among us. As we prepare to rebrand from MCS to "Warrior Life," we're looking for like-minded people who want to help us accomplish what we're working toward. We want to learn from you even as we help YOU learn. And that's why this message is so important. I just got back from one of our retreats, designed to help combat veterans with PTSD. Our mission is to end veteran suicide, and we need YOUR help. In this week's podcast episode, Modern Combat & Survival's Jeff Anderson talks about the retreat, Operation Warrior Resolution, Operation Save Our Soldiers, and what you can do right now to help these soldiers suffering from PTSD. Here's What You'll Discover In This Week's Episode: What our charity work is all about. Why PTSD can be so devastating. What "rapid resolution therapy" is all about. Jeff's thoughts on why he's chosen to help his fellow veterans. What you can do to help soldiers suffering from PTSD right now! Our soldiers have put everything on the line for us. Let's pay them back by showing them all the support we can.

This is an extensive, in-depth answer to a long question, covering the topic of a difficult, toxic relationship (00:11) Cluster B Personality Types Will Only Let You Feel What They Want You to Feel (04:11) Loud Silence & Abusive Hooking (06:39) Overlapping of Traits in Different Diagnosis (08:30) Combat PTSD, CPTSD and Victims Becoming Abusers (19:03) Things Are Not Black & White or Single-layered (25:04) Addiction to Contact With Narcissist (30:56) Getting Out of the Trap and Moving on With Your Life (35:10) "How can I best help a loved one to accept compassion?" (39:53) "How can I stop people from following a cult on YouTube?"

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Episode 011: Finally, we will discuss the mainstream treatment PTSD, effectiveness of medications and psychotherapy, and practical neuroscience you can use today. While the medical facts regarding what can be done for PTSD are still frightfully limited, I'll highlight what I believe are the most important. When combined, psychotherapy with medications offers synergistic improvement. Among the psychotherapies, the two at the top of the list are cognitive processing therapy (CPT), which is a subtype of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and prolonged exposure (PE). My dislike of PE was outlined in its own podcast, Episode #7 The Ugly Truth about Prolonged Exposure: A Case Study in Medical Ethics. Cognitive Processing Therapy Cognitive Processing Therapy was created by federal employees and is therefore an open, free copyright. Anyone can search online to find the exact worksheets used in this therapy. It hinges on core beliefs, automatic thoughts, and reframing just like CBT.   Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD: Automatic thoughts-feelings circle.           Example of Cognitive Processing Therapy: I believe:                                         I can't trust anyone. Consequences:                            Decreased social life, family suffers, feel lonely. Evidence for:                                 I got assaulted 4 different times. Evidence against:                        I've gone years without being assaulted. Modified core belief:                   I am safe almost all the time and work to maintain.   Now, doesn't that feel much more optimistic? It certainly puts us in a more grateful posture to set us up for growth and healing in the future. Unfortunately if this is all you do for PTSD, the body, spirit and sometimes the emotions don't get a chance to heal. Here are some cool whiteboard videos about CPT from the VA: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/appvid/video/index.asp Prolonged Exposure PE can help in specific behavioral circumstances when PTSD, phobia, or disabling anxiety are causing a clear behaviors that qualify as a disorder. Listen to Episode 7 to learn the ugly truth about prolonged exposure. Eye Movement Dissociation and Reprocessing (EMDR) A 2017 literature review of EMDR for PTSD found it to be helpful for people that have more than one diagnosis. Also, it can be help for psychotic (I have to think psychotic-like, intrusive flashbacks too) and affective (mood: anger/depression/panic) symptoms. Therefore, EMDR is definitely a mainstream treatment not to be ignored. Neuroscience of PTSD Neurons in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex degrade during PTSD, sleep deprivation, head injury, and Major Depressive Disorder. Below is a picture of mouse brains with and without Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, a protein that does the rebuilding. Row A are mouse brain slides without BDNF, Row B are mouse brain slides with BDNF. Row A has low Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Row B has high amounts of BDNF.   Figure 5. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) grows neurons. (This topic is discussed in more detail in my book, Combat PTSD in America: Toward a Permanent Solution. Available at http://www.lulu.com/shop/daniel-williams/combat-ptsd-in-america/paperback/product-22601787.html) Medications for PTSD There are only two FDA-approved medications for PTSD core symptoms: sertraline (Zoloft) and paroxetine (Paxil). From after-market trials we know that practically any SSRI, and similar medications, help about as equally as they do in other conditions, such as major depressive disorder. Evidence suggests 10% of the PTSD benefit comes from medications and 90% comes from psychotherapy. In my opinion, sleep medications are the handiest thing the psychiatrist can provide when you're just dealing with PTSD alone. Sleep medications commonly used in PTSD If you can control the adrenaline at night and practicing turning off your mind at bedtime, you can usually get reasonable control of sleep after trying less th...

PTSD can happen anywhere to anyone. Just like any mental disease, it strongly affects everything that comes in your way especially when symptoms are left untreated. Combat Veteran, motivational speaker, and author of Battlefield 2 Boardroom,  Jay Allen, believes being conscious about the condition’s existence in your system allows you to suffer less from combat PTSD. The process of overcoming such traumas and helping others overcome it requires strong dedication. Listen to Jennifer Whitacre and Jay as they chat about Jay’s life journey from joining the army, getting into a parachute accident, going into rehab, doing charity work, and so much more.

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Episode 001: Hello world! My name is Elias Diam, MD, but folks know me as Doctor Dan. Welcome to the PTSD Academy Podcast!! In today's episode, we will cover the DSM-V criteria, trust, what I call “the Big Three” (PTSD, Major Depression, and Insomnia), and the importance of a safe partner during trauma recovery. A complete and up-to-date research definition of the term “Posttraumatic Stress Disorder” can be found at https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/ptsd/what-is-ptsd. There is an interesting history here regarding what really happened with the creation of the PTSD as an official diagnosis. Vietnam veteran activists, lobbyists and politicians pushed to get it added to the DSM 3 in 1980. In society, however, PTSD is often mis-attributed to mean things like confusion, anger, and flashbacks. An innumerable amount of conditions could cause these such as trauma, sleep deprivation and memories, but none of them are specifically listed in the research definition of PTSD. Have no fear. The writers of the DSM were shamed when only two weeks before the scheduled release of the DSM V, the NIH announced it was cutting off funding for DSM-related research in favor of research for the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the symptom complexes. That's when I was in training, so was never tested on the DSM criteria by the board. Lol. The reality is that a PTSD survivor has a heightened level of tension and activity in their bodies relative to normal controls. That means that the “fight or flight” mechanism is on – and stays on. If you're body feels like it's always in the middle of the worst moment of your life, you can bet it's going to get worn out eventually. And that's exactly what happens. How to treat PTSD Mainstream USA medicine says the medications and psychotherapy (talk therapy) combined provide the best results, though an ever-increasing number of therapies are getting added to the list of approaches that can reduce certain symptom complexes. For example, yoga, tai chi, Reiki, meditation and acupuncture all have some level of evidence for relief of some of the symptoms related to PTSD. Tools like these attempt to reset the body's stress point back down to the level it was prior to the trauma. In theory. It turns out, the effectiveness of any PTSD treatment is intensely dependent on how well the trauma survivor begins to implement trust back into their lives. Forgetting the eager expectation that the worst case scenario will always happen. This means that the trauma caused an alteration to the risk assessment and monitoring tasks being completed by the brain. PTSD signs and symptoms The hallmark of good PTSD therapy is to delve deep into how the relationship between PTSD, depression and insomnia work in the survivor's life in order to help them accomplish their life goals. To start us off in this topic of how the Big Three work together, let's do a quick primer on the Biology of PTSD. After the stress of trauma, about 20% of survivors develop PTSD. After a few years, even without any treatment, that number reduces on its own to 4%. (This topic is discussed in more detail in my book, Combat PTSD in America: Toward a Permanent Solution. Available at http://www.lulu.com/shop/daniel-williams/combat-ptsd-in-america/paperback/product-22601787.html) Figure 1. Cortisol shrinks the hippocampus. Borrowed from Combat PTSD in America: Toward a Permanent Solution. (Available at http://www.lulu.com/shop/daniel-williams/combat-ptsd-in-america/paperback/product-22601787.html) Taking away the shame and stigma of PTSD Shame is one of the most devastating thought processes to joy, peace of mind, and enjoying a content life. It starts off with a perceived mistake or flaw and takes it way beyond reality. For example, if I stole a piece of gum from a store, I am guilty. Shame takes it much farther than that and says “I am a thief.” While the difference may at first seem subtle,

Childhood Trauma. Combat PTSD. Building a million dollar business and losing it all. Being diagnosed with multiple life-threatening diseases. Surviving FIVE near death experiences. And, after what would have ended most people our guest, Ryan Matthews, is thriving in his life and transforming the lives of others. A fascinating interview that will keep you on the edge of your seat Heroes, powerful lessons in resiliency that are, simply stated, inspirational. THIS is the hero's journey. You can find out more about Ryan at www.worldofdogtraining.com   

An exclusive interview with Retired Army Colonel, Nurse Practitioner, & Founder of Battlefield to Ballroom Debbie Simpson share her story, her battle with Combat PTSD, & how she is helping others to overcome it today! Also listen in to an interview with our lovely sponsors-two amazing women, Megan & Hailey who went from sorority b*tches to wellness witches talk about their Sage Sisters Podcast.

There's no way to describe, to fully capture, the feeling of post traumatic stress disorder unless you have experienced it. And even if you live with it, explaining the experience in your own words can be immensely difficult. But a group of Milwaukee veterans are tapping into their creativity and confronting their PTSD -- using theater. L

There's no way to describe, to fully capture, the feeling of post traumatic stress disorder unless you have experienced it. And even if you live with it, explaining the experience in your own words can be immensely difficult. But a group of Milwaukee veterans are tapping into their creativity and confronting their PTSD -- using theater. L

Join Skyler as she talks about how PTSD has effected her husband, a disabled veteran, their home and families. Join in as she breaks down their experiences using the VA for treatment options. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/skyler36/support

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Summary: Brooke A. Fina, LCSW, BCD is an Associate Professor and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Ms. Fina is Board Certified in Clinical Social Work by the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work. She serves as the Suicide Risk Advisor for the STRONG STAR Consortium and Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. She specializes in Prolonged Exposure (PE) for combat-related PTSD, and is a Master Clinician and Clinical Supervisor in PE. In This Particular Episode You Will Learn: Brooke's background and clinical experience Approaching miltiary and veteran mental health as a non-military provider Strong Star's beginning Combat PTSD versus Non-Combat PTSD What is Prolonged Exposure and how it can help The Strong Star Research Consortium Learning Communities Links Mentioned in This Episode: The Strong Star Training Initiative Strong Star on Twitter Strong Star Training Initiative on Facebook June book donation recipient: Inner Resource Psychotherapy The Veteran Mental Health Minute on Amazon Alexa You can be sure to find future episodes of Head Space and Timing, and all of the CYPOV Podcast Network Shows, by subscribing through your Podcast player of choice, like iTunes. Using an app makes subscribing and listening to podcasts (both ours and others) so much simpler. Just subscribe to Change Your POV Podcast within your app and it will automatically update every time a new episode is released. Do you want to check out Duane's latest book, Combat Vet Don't Mean Crazy? Check it out by finding it on Amazon

Summary: Brooke A. Fina, LCSW, BCD is an Associate Professor and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Ms. Fina is Board Certified in Clinical Social Work by the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work. She serves as the Suicide Risk Advisor for the STRONG STAR Consortium and Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. She specializes in Prolonged Exposure (PE) for combat-related PTSD, and is a Master Clinician and Clinical Supervisor in PE. In This Particular Episode You Will Learn: Brooke's background and clinical experience Approaching miltiary and veteran mental health as a non-military provider Strong Star's beginning Combat PTSD versus Non-Combat PTSD What is Prolonged Exposure and how it can help The Strong Star Research Consortium Learning Communities Links Mentioned in This Episode: The Strong Star Training Initiative Strong Star on Twitter Strong Star Training Initiative on Facebook June book donation recipient: Inner Resource Psychotherapy The Veteran Mental Health Minute on Amazon Alexa You can be sure to find future episodes of Head Space and Timing, and all of the CYPOV Podcast Network Shows, by subscribing through your Podcast player of choice, like iTunes. Using an app makes subscribing and listening to podcasts (both ours and others) so much simpler. Just subscribe to Change Your POV Podcast within your app and it will automatically update every time a new episode is released. Do you want to check out Duane's latest book, Combat Vet Don't Mean Crazy? Check it out by finding it on Amazon

CombatPTSD.org was started out of an intense passion for serving veterans. PTSD and suicide are two of the most challenging issues facing our military and veterans today. Because of the cost on military members and their families, we decided it was time. Time to find a new approach

Nannette LaRee Hernandez, the authoress of 2 new books: "Using Constructive Sex-Positive Techniques to Combat PTSD in Military Men"™ (2016) and "Why Men No Longer Love Women: Feminism, Tinder and the War on Men" (2017), is also a featured columnist for THE NAKED TRUTH magazine. Because many people have contacted Nannette in anticipation of her book's publication in 2016, she’s posted an excerpt from her first draft. Since the question she’s most asked is: “How do you know that this really works?” she’s posted the chapter from an experience she had at university. That experience became the underlying foundation for this book. Much of what Nannette advises in her book is unorthodox. She’s very unconventional, and often approach problems and issues from unusual aspects, many having positive-ending results. A few years ago, when her email became flooded with questions and stories from women having intimacy issues in their relationships with military men who were suffering from Combat PTSD, Nannette made the difficult decision in choosing to go into her personal relationship history to examine just how well Positive Sexual Reinforcement can assuage numerous aspects of PTSD in men. Read Nannette’s excerpt at: http://bit.ly/2d7UbQA or visit her on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/nannette.l.hernandez/

Help For Heroes are running a research project into sleep trauma and the nightmares that affect veterans with PTSD. Psychological therapist Justin Havens is leading the study and is teaching new skills to stop sleep disturbances & improve daily function. Chris Kaye speaks to Justin Havens about his method. Sign up for a course: http://helpforheroesonline.org.uk/p/1DW2-1JA/bettersleep

Kevin Leverence joins us again for a Veterans' Day episode to discuss PTSD and a new treatment called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR.   Thanks again to all veterans who are listening! We hope you enjoy the show!     Lead From The Front http://kevinqleverence.com/about-2-2/ PTSD Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Veterans Administration Veterans Day Improvised Explosive Device Emotional Risk Improvisation   Music: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by Pete Huttlinger c/o Music City Roots petehuttlinger.com musiccityroots.com

Somer Dawn wears several hats: veteran, widow, mother, nurse, author, PTSD awareness advocate, and founder of her nonprofit that supports PTSD victims and their families. Somer created True Blue Patriots Inc. to address the unaddressed issues concerning the consequences of PTSD sufferers. Its mission is simple: to support our soldiers and their families dealing with the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and be part of the solution. And to do so before the problem becomes too large within our growing civilian veteran population. According to Somer, “PTSD is not a game. We want to set an example, not present another excuse.” Subsequently, Somer wrote a book, Halo Jumping, about the ravages of PTSD. True Blue Patriots Inc. is concerned with: Promoting healing and mental health awareness to combat the growing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) epidemic within our US Military.  Addressing the needs of military personnel and their families in times of crises.  Supporting resources designed to assist family and friends cope with the disorder, facilitate its diagnosis, as well as its treatment, and prevent/cope with the unfortunate loss of a loved one due to this illness. Visit Somer at: www.TrueBluePatriotsInc.org/ or www.Facebook.com/TrueBluePatriotsInc.org/

Susan Chandler talks with Tom Osborne and Bruce Heckathorn, military veterans and aikido instructors, about the healing art of aikido for combat-related post traumatic stress.

Susan Chandler talks with Tom Osborne and Bruce Heckathorn, military veterans and aikido instructors, about the healing art of aikido for combat-related post traumatic stress.

He was a former ARMY PSYCHIATRIST (during the Vietnam Era) receiving the US Army Meritorious Medal in 1976. He has, since 2001 evaluated MORE THAN 7000 Veterans with PTSD. He is the coauthor of the book I ALWAYS SIT WITH MY BACK TO THE WALL -- Recognizing and treating Combat Related PTSD. A recognized national expert in PTSD, he is frequently called upon by NATIONAL MEDIA to respond to issues on the topic, including with interviews and articles appearing in/on: CNN INTERNATIONAL, FOX NEWS CHANNEL, MSNBC, BLOOMBERG, HLN (DR. DREW), NBC, ABC, FORBES, USA TODAY, TIME, ATLANTIC, INC., CHICAGO TRIBUNE, and others He teaches Physicians and other Mental Health Professionals about recognition and treatment of COMBAT PTSD in civilian practice. Recent lectures include those for TEXAS ACADEMY OF FAMILY PRACTICE (1000) , and PRIMARY CARE NETWORK in: ORLANDO, SANTA CLARA, CHICAGO, BALTIMORE, ATLANTA, DETROIT (500 EACH) As medical director of The San Antonio Psychiatric Research Center he has served as the Principal Investigator in over 60 clinical trials of new antidepressant/anti anxiety medications over the past 25 years. He serves as MEDICAL DIRECTOR of HEALTHYPLACE.COM, the world's largest consumer driven mental health website.

Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder were more likely to have experienced violence or abuse in civilian life, especially during childhood. Karen Hopkin reports

The Strains of War, Could Cannabis Be the Cure to Combat PTSD? The Strains of War Is the Provoking New TRUE STORY Release by a Veteran Struggling to Cultivate a Cure and Recover from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. A soldier going to war knows to expect the unexpected, and R.'Doc' Gage Amsler encountered a lot of expected and unexpected trauma during his time in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan working in/in support of the United States military forces. But he also stumbled upon a legendary cure hidden in the mountains along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan – the Hindu Kush. He'd heard plenty about this mystical strain of cannabis working as a longtime medic... but how much of it was true? Could this particular strain really be the salvation to PTSD? Could he cultivate it? Could he even get it home safely? Doc Gage had no doubt of the need for an effective treatment for PTSD for Vets. It's no secret that too many of those who have served their country suffer from it for the rest of their lives with flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, a sense of detachment from loved ones, and difficulty functioning in day to day life. He knows how devastating PTSD can be because his own experiences in the military serving in combat areas have left him with PTSD. Across the US, military veterans with PTSD just aren't getting the help they need. Left to fend for themselves through the struggle to re-join civilian society after experiencing the horrors of war, too many find themselves marginalized, isolated, and unable to hold down a job due to their PTSD symptoms. Could Gage Amsler have the cure? Could the strain of cannabis he brought back from the Hindu Kush help his fellow vets recover and return to full and rewarding lives? Powerful Plant and Personal Pain The Strains of War is about much more than a plant that can help those suffering from PTSD. This is one man's remarkable story before and after his amazing find in the mountainous border territory between Pakistan and Afghanistan. R. Gage Amsler had a troubled life before he became a medic. In fact, he joined the military to change his life because his other option seemed to be dying on the street. His rollercoaster-like career path also includes stints in the fire department, as a defense contractor, and in the automotive industry. His personal life has been even more chaotic. Along the way, he gained and lost many friends and divorced twice. He missed seven years of his daughter's life to the chaos. But through it all, he has been on a quest for inner peace. Follow his adventures and misadventures on the quest to develop this cannabis cure in The Strains of war.

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