For the first time in a couple of years, I’ve got nothin’ for you today. Well, not nothing. There is certainly a whole bunch going on, but so much has gone on over the past couple of weeks that there’s not much fuel in the tank for a long article Read more…
I talk a lot about changing the way we think about veteran mental health. When I do, I get a variety of responses. These include stigma, “Veterans just don’t want to talk about mental health. They think it makes them weak.” They include dismissal, “Veterans don’t need therapy, they just Read more…
Over 47 million households in the U.S. have installed a smart speaker in their homes. And it’s very likely that the smart speaker installed in the home is the Amazon Echo, the Alexa-voiced device that responds to your command. Jetsons, anyone? Yes, of course, there is the recent controversy over Read more…
Summary: This episode is a short overview of the book, Combat Vet Don’t Mean Crazy: Veteran Mental Health in Post-Military Life In This Particular Episode You Will Learn: What is Combat Vet Don’t Mean Crazy about? Raising Awareness about the Psychological Impact of Military Service Developing Personal Awareness of the Read more…
If you’re a long-time reader, then you might be familiar with the term “moral injury” and how it impacts service members. I’ve written about it several times, and the idea of moral injury is one of the eight aspects of veteran mental health that I’ve included in the comprehensive veteran Read more…
You’re not going to see ME going to see a shrink! There are so many different variations on this statement, I’ve heard dozens and I don’t think I’ve heard them all. The challenges around helping a veteran to understand the benefits of working with a mental health professional are significant. Read more…
We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell Read more…
Have you given up on your New Year’s resolution yet? I’m not one to mock someone’s attempt at self improvement, but resolutions made for the new year that are abandoned by the end of January is almost a cliche. I tend to start new things when I start them throughout Read more…
So here we are at the tail end of 2016. Whether it was life changing or not, it’s in the history books. I don’t know if this year was more impactful than any previous year, but I know that this is the year that I started to write in order Read more…