Ever fall into bed exhausted, but your brain won’t shut off? Feel like life keeps getting busier and faster? Wonder just how much more you can s-t-r-e-t-c-h? I love rubber bands. Last week I lost one of my favorites to overstretching. I guess it had been too tight for too long. And it snapped!…
(Welby O’Brien shared this talk on a recent webcast with Reboot Alliance on their Caregiver Renewal Hour.) When my husband and I first started seeing each other, I felt so alone and so overwhelmed. He told me from the get-go, “Welby, I’ve got PTSD and I’m all screwed up.” I didn’t have a clue! PTSD…what’s…
In a recent interview I was asked, “You’ve said that many of the people who share their stories in the book Love Our Vets have grown stronger because of PTSD rather than in spite of it. In what ways have you and these other loved ones/caregivers experienced growth?” I really had to stop and think…
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has featured the LOVE OUR VETS book! Hope you can check out the blog. 🙂 Love Our Vets: Restoring Hope for Families of Veterans with PTSD (by Welby O’Brien)