Category: PTSD/MST

Complex Trauma, Toxic Leadership, and Heavy Metals Poisoning: A Veteran’s Story (September 16, 2015)

September 16, 2015

Lessons We Learned After Being Scapegoated by Toxic Leaders, Authorities and Public Figures (August 6, 2026) How 9/11, my father’s death, military retaliation, stop-loss, and toxic exposure pushed me to the edge—and why my service still counts. Like a lot of Americans, I have a hard time around 9/11. It’s hard to even write about it … More Complex Trauma, Toxic Leadership, and Heavy Metals Poisoning: A Veteran’s Story (September 16, 2015)

The Healthy Cooking Bootcamp for Veterans at the Culinary Institute of America

August 24, 2015

Thanks to the Wounded Warrior Project, we got the opportunity to attend the Healthy Cooking Bootcamp at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. It was an amazing experience and I am proud of myself for working through my fears and attending this program. I had never really been a cook. It … More The Healthy Cooking Bootcamp for Veterans at the Culinary Institute of America

Lt. Joe Kenda: “Life is Random”

August 23, 2015

I first heard the phrase “Life is Random” while watching Lt. Joe Kenda’s Homicide Hunter series on Investigation Discovery. Lt. Kenda was referring to a 1994 case out of Colorado Springs, Colorado he had investigated. A recently discharged Fort Carson Army soldier was left bleeding to death in an apartment building parking lot after being stabbed … More Lt. Joe Kenda: “Life is Random”

Exercise is the Most Underutilized Anti-Depressant

December 12, 2014

I started walking this past June on a regular basis in an attempt to fix my insides. I learned that prolonged periods of inactivity, lack of appetite, and anxiety were basically killing me.  I could feel it but I didn’t know how to reverse it.  Veterans Affairs informed me that not only was my cholesterol … More Exercise is the Most Underutilized Anti-Depressant

If Military Sexual Assault Victims Experience Retaliation, the Military Justice System is Broken

December 9, 2014

Fact: 62% of military sexual assault victims report that they suffered both personal & professional retaliation after they reported the crime to their Chain of Command. (Department of Defense, 2014) The retaliation is what makes PTSD so debilitating and if witnessed by others will prevent them from coming forward. It also is the precipitator for … More If Military Sexual Assault Victims Experience Retaliation, the Military Justice System is Broken

Starting Over: The Daily Struggles of Accepting & Living with PTSD

November 2, 2014

So I noticed now that I am trying to take good care of myself that even the smallest of things is a difficult task to manage when you have PTSD. I sit here wondering how this could have happened and why it happened to me. I wish every day that I didn’t have PTSD and … More Starting Over: The Daily Struggles of Accepting & Living with PTSD