The optimism generated by vaccines and falling infection rates has blinded many Americans to the deep sorrow and depression of those around them.
Tag: PTSD
New Intergenerational Trauma Workbook Offers Process Strategies for Healing
By following the clearly outlined steps to healing in the workbook, one can start healing the emotional wounds brought on by unaddressed intergenerational trauma.
Avoiding Family Drama During the Covid-19 Pandemic
When the pandemic broke out, for the first time since I left home, I felt conflicted between the need to learn my brothers are safe and my need to maintain a drama-free life.
The Unique Harm of Sexual Abuse in the Black Community
What makes R. Kelly’s alleged sexual abuse of black girls different than that of other big-name alleged perpetrators, like Woody Allen?
From War Correspondent to Workplace Mental Health Advocate: An Interview with Dean Yates
People often think of PTSD as being something that affects the nervous system, the brain, the body. I think it also affects the soul.
Upon Release from Prison, a New Kind of Nightmare
After staring at a wall for almost half of my life, being able to look out the windows of the halfway house at the world but not being able to go out and experience it was maddening.
Finding Meaning in Tragedy: Addiction, Trauma, and Activism
Turning grief into activism is a powerful way to process and give meaning to the pain of traumas like the death of a loved one who struggled with addiction. It is on the heels of tragedy that we can make voices of change be heard.
Can 12-Step Programs Treat Dual Diagnoses?
Effective treatment needs to include both the substance use disorder and the co-occurring disorder in an integrated approach because the two conditions build on each other.
Post-Incarceration Syndrome: Adjusting to Reality After Spending 15 Years in Prison
Life inside the penitentiary is extremely hard. The violence and deprivation warp your whole view; you see a total disregard for basic human life firsthand. But the after-effects can be even worse.
I Don’t Always Feel Better After a 12-Step Meeting
Why would someone continue to go to something that they don’t always like and don’t feel immediate relief from? I’m playing the long game.