by Margaret Mary Vasquez | Nov 21, 2018 | Books and Resources, PTSD
More Than Words: The Freedom to Thrive After Trauma Today I am pleased to introduce Different Dream readers to Margaret Vasquez, a gifted mental health care therapist and author of More Than Words: The Freedom to Thrive After Trauma. In her post, she explains why she...
by Jolene | Jun 25, 2018 | In Children, PTSD
June is PTSD Awareness Month–Again June is PTSD Awareness Month–again. If I had my druthers, I’d do the ostrich thing and bury my head in the sand. Because PTSD Awareness Month is hard for me. It brings back memories of the early days of my baby’s life and...
by Jolene | May 22, 2015 | In Parents, PTSD
Newborns Feel Pain: The Headline that Almost Triggered my PTSD Thank you for stopping by Different Dream to check out today’s post in our ongoing series about PTSD in parents of kids with special needs. In this post, Jolene dissects a headline that brought back...
by Jolene | Feb 23, 2015 | Advocacy and Research, PTSD
4 Childhood Trauma and PTSD Updates Childhood trauma and PTSD have been in the news frequently of late. That’s good news after years of trying to raise awareness about this form of mental illness. For this author, whose book about childhood trauma and PTSD will...
by Jolene | Jan 22, 2013 | In Children, PTSD
PTSD in Kids: What Is It? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common in children. More common than adults, who want to believe they can protect kids from all harm, want to admit. Because PTSD in kids is real, parents, educators, medical professionals, therapists,...
