Tag: Lee Norris

Toxic Air Force Leadership, CPTSD, and Institutional Betrayal: How a Squadron Commander Failed Two Vulnerable Airmen (August 13, 2026)

August 13, 2026

Workplace Betrayal & Ostracism: A Letter to the Commander Explaining How Toxic Military Leaders Negatively Impact CPTSD (2010) How failed supervision, professional jealousy, medical-retirement obstruction, and command indifference compounded decades of trauma, military sexual trauma, brain injury, and toxic exposure. By Jennifer Norris, U.S. Air Force RetiredAugust 13, 2026 He Wasn’t Protecting the Mission. He Was … More Toxic Air Force Leadership, CPTSD, and Institutional Betrayal: How a Squadron Commander Failed Two Vulnerable Airmen (August 13, 2026)

The Masks Trauma Made Us Wear: How Treatment Helped Us Find Our Confidence Again (August 8, 2026)

August 8, 2026

Jennifer and Lee: Until Death Do Us Part (2024) Please Hear What I’m Not Saying Don’t be fooled by me.Don’t be fooled by the face I wearFor I wear a mask. I wear a thousand masks—masks that I’m afraid to take offand none of them are me.Pretending is an art that’s second nature with meBut don’t … More The Masks Trauma Made Us Wear: How Treatment Helped Us Find Our Confidence Again (August 8, 2026)

Two Loving Fathers, One Cruel Pattern: Understanding Parental Alienation and Family Erasure (August 7, 2026)

August 7, 2026

Parental Alienation: I Watched What Happened to My Father Happen to My Husband & It Broke Me (2024) For most of my life, I believed the story I had been told about my father. I was repeatedly told that he was “evil,” while the abuse happening inside my own home was minimized, excused, or ignored. My … More Two Loving Fathers, One Cruel Pattern: Understanding Parental Alienation and Family Erasure (August 7, 2026)

How to Lower Inflammation After Chronic Stress: 10 Science-Supported Tools (+ Bonus Pro Tip)

August 3, 2026

#1 Prioritize Quality Sleep: 🧠💙 Trauma can teach your body that sleep isn’t safe. When you’ve lived in survival mode for years, your nervous system doesn’t simply “turn off” because you’re tired. It stays on guard, scanning for danger—even when you’re finally safe. The good news? Your brain and body can learn a new pattern. … More How to Lower Inflammation After Chronic Stress: 10 Science-Supported Tools (+ Bonus Pro Tip)

19 Years Later: Love Didn’t Save Us… It Gave Us the Strength to Save Ourselves (July 4, 2026)

July 4, 2026

Jennifer and Lee getting married at Height of Land near Rangeley Plantation in Maine (2007) Nineteen years ago, Lee and I stood before one another and promised, “Until death do us part.” Neither of us could have imagined what those words would eventually mean. We thought marriage would be about building careers, traveling, growing old … More 19 Years Later: Love Didn’t Save Us… It Gave Us the Strength to Save Ourselves (July 4, 2026)

From a Taillight Stop to Excessive Force to an Obstruction Charge: Video Evidence and Questions for Rumford Police Department in Maine (June 7, 2025)

June 7, 2025

Synopsis: The Rumford Police Department pulled over this Rumford, Maine citizen for a taillight out. As evidenced by the video… a traffic stop was quickly escalated by the Rumford PD for NO REASON ending in police brutality. The unconstitutional and unethical behavior is absolutely shocking to us. This citizen was abused by the police like … More From a Taillight Stop to Excessive Force to an Obstruction Charge: Video Evidence and Questions for Rumford Police Department in Maine (June 7, 2025)

You Can Take Them Out of the Air Force… But You Can’t Ever Take the Air Force Out of Them (2025)

January 23, 2025

We explored an abandoned Air Force Base in the desert. We love learning about history but we just don’t see things the same anymore. We now know that the Air Force abandons bases they contaminate. The squadron and Fighter Wing in Massachusetts that poisoned me with lead is gone too. The brand new facility they … More You Can Take Them Out of the Air Force… But You Can’t Ever Take the Air Force Out of Them (2025)

The Desire to Not Exist is Not the Same As Wanting to Die (2025)

January 2, 2025

“I Just Want to Disappear”: The End Result of a Lifetime of Dehumanization and Abuse “I just want to disappear” are the last words I said to medical personnel and those same words would end my Air Force career for good.  I’m not exactly sure where to start as I’ve never put words to any … More The Desire to Not Exist is Not the Same As Wanting to Die (2025)

Top 10 Posts on Jennifer and Lee (2024)

December 29, 2024

1. Military Injustice: Nowhere to Turn, Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide; The Story of Kamisha Block and How U.S. Army Leadership Contributed to Her Death I was watching Investigation Discovery (ID) one night in 2018 when Forbidden Dying for Love came on the television. I was what you would consider an #IDAddict and I regularly watched the … More Top 10 Posts on Jennifer and Lee (2024)

Our Struggle for Peace: Surviving Neighbors Who Swatted Us, Weaponized a Dog, Abused Us From The Comfort of Their Home, & Stalked Us With A Ring Camera (2024)

December 28, 2024

Brief Synopsis: We moved to California for healthcare and thankfully we found a doctor right away who is saving our lives. We moved to the beach in California after struggling to survive in rural Maine with PTSD and chronic illnesses for twenty years with no healthcare. Things went great the first year we lived at … More Our Struggle for Peace: Surviving Neighbors Who Swatted Us, Weaponized a Dog, Abused Us From The Comfort of Their Home, & Stalked Us With A Ring Camera (2024)