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Written by Alan Johnson My uncle moved in with us when I was 6 years old. He had returned from WWII and had been in a hospital in the USA before moving in with us. He had what they called �shell shock.� Today I think they might be using the term PTSD or trauma. I had heard why he moved in with when I was much older. He had been in D-Day, the invasion of Omaha Beach. But even in his 90�s

Photo credit - http://croftonparish.org.uk/sermons/gods-call-on-our-lives/ written by Karl Shallowhorn �Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 I was relatively early in my addiction recovery program when I began to feel the desire to pursue counseling as a profession. The atmosphere and

�Now when Job's three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, they came each one from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and comfort him. When they lifted up their eyes at a distance and did not recognize him, they raised their voices and wept. And each of

written by Amy Petr� Hill �Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what God has done for me.� Psalm 66:16. I remember the first time I shared my story of mental health recovery beyond my circle of family and friends: just thinking about it makes my palms itch and echoes of knots to form in my stomach. It was 2009, federal legislators were arguing fiercely about President Obama�s

written by Kirk Moore Therapeutic music is good for the soul. But not only. I�m a musician. A guitarist. And I play music to help create a healing environment in hospitals, hospice, nursing homes, in yoga classes, and in behavioral health treatment centers. Some would say what I do is magic. It�s not magic. There�s science behind it. Therapeutic music is not a performance

by Rachael Keefe Watching �13 Reasons Why� brought back a lot of memories and emotions from my own horrible high school years. It also made me realize anew that suicidality is still a mystery and, too often, a shameful secret that can claim too many lives. We do need to talk about it, as the show supposedly intends. However, we need to talk about suicidality, trauma and depression in

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew 11.28-30. _________________________________________________________________________________ By M.W. Bychowski Too often people marked