As the number of veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and other related conditions continues to rise, many are finding relief in a surprising way. These veterans are closing their eyes and silently thinking a simple sound known as a mantra. Much to their surprise, but not to the teachers who […]
5 Ways to Transform PTSD into Post Traumatic Growth
June is National PTSD Awareness Month and June 27th is PTSD Awareness Day. In the wake of 15 consecutive years of war, a great deal of attention has been paid to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and combat-related stress amongst combat veterans. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, between 11-20 percent of those […]
What Yoga, Meditation, Horses, Gardening, and Veterans Have in Common
Boulder Crest Retreat for Military and Veteran Wellness offers several types of complementary therapies in their free combat stress recovery programs Most people may have a difficult time making the connection at first between yoga, meditation, horses, gardening, and our country’s military veterans. Yet the more one learns about our veterans, the more the connection […]
Art Therapy Leads To Lifesaving Kidney Transplant For Teen
As a 12-year-old girl in 2009, A’ja Booth remembers being healthy but worried when she was waking up feeling bloated and swollen. She thought she had food allergies. Testing at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, part of the Detroit Medical Center, showed she had a serious kidney disease called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). FSGS is […]
The EMO youth subculture and the problem of subtle suicidal tendencies and characteristics
Suicide(Latin: suicidium, from sui caedere, “to kill oneself”) is the act of intentionally causing one’s own death. But there is another type of suicide that is much more subtle. It affects millions of people who would otherwise not generally be considered suicidal, but they clearly are! I see this a lot in the EMO youth subculture particularly. The […]
Time to Return to Real Education
Students must become cognizant of their own abilities and choose what works for them. As a retired teacher with over 50 years of teaching in the state of Washington, I have a big concern about the current path being taken by our school systems. Our country has departed from our pioneers in education: such as John […]