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“You drink too much.” What to say – and what not to say – to address your friend or family members’ alcohol use.
The following post is based on an article by Lisa Frederiksen, titled, “What to Say to Someone With a Drinking Problem,” that first appeared on her blog, www.BreakingtheCycles.com, on February16, 2014. For those of us who have a close friend … Continue reading
Warrior Hike Helps Veterans Find Healing Through Nature
By Alyson Browett, events coordinator with Warrior Hike In 1948, World War II Army veteran Earl Shaffer started walking north from the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail in Georgia. Before leaving, he told a friend he was going to … Continue reading
Resources Abound for Military Parents
As part of its efforts to encourage service members, veterans and military families coping with invisible wounds to reach out for available care and support, the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury’s Real Warriors Campaign … Continue reading
Are You Listening? How Caregivers Can Help Family Members With TBI
The following article is reposted from the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) blog. As a caregiver for a husband with traumatic brain injury (TBI), Rosemary Rawlins shares insights garnered from her own experiences … Continue reading
How can civilian schools better serve their military students?
By Andrea Carlile Of the approximately 1.1 million military children who attend public school, about 80% do so in non-military schools. In Indiana, we have a large population of Army National Guard members. This creates a unique opportunity and challenge … Continue reading
Sleep: Nature’s Best Medicine
By Charli Prather, MSW LCSW OSW-C Anyone who is short on sleep knows how easy tasks can become difficult and emotional reserves otherwise OK become spent. Not only is sleep essential to your daily function and psychological health, it provides … Continue reading
Treating the Generational Wounds of War
By Rebecca G. Townsend, SrLPE, LPC, NCC I am blessed and honored to live and work in a military community, and to have the opportunity to care for our nation’s Warriors and their loved ones as a professional mental health provider. … Continue reading
Military Parenting Website Assists Communication
By Amaani Lyle American Forces Press Service Service members who deploy or are otherwise separated from their families due to mission needs now have an online resource allowing them to hone their parenting skills as they reconnect with their children. … Continue reading
How Technology Can Help You Take Positive Steps
By Samantha Rogers Now that we are in the middle of February, the resolve from your new year goals may be waning. Now is a great time to start employing some creative methods to help you reach your health and … Continue reading
Valentine’s Days Through the Years When
Deployment and PTSD Are Part of Your Marriage
By Andrea Carlile Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and romance is in the air. Being in a military marriage has unique qualities. Deployments can bring about the toughest loneliness, and the return can show us the strongest joy! I have … Continue reading