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 | Jul 21, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
The Surprising Causes of PTSD in Children Who wants to believe that kids, even very young ones, can develop PTSD? I certainly don’t. But as my family knows, many children do develop PTSD. And because children are small and vulnerable and dependent, the causes of...
by Kim Combes | Jun 15, 2016 | In Children, PTSD
Creating a Legacy of Love and Hope for Children with PTSD Too often, discussions about children with PTSD descend into a litany of gloom and doom. Foster and adoptive parent, Kim Combes, who is also a mental health therapist, is here with words of hope and...
by Liz Matheis | Mar 3, 2016 | In Parents, PTSD
Respite for Kids with Special Needs and Stressed Parents, Pt. 10 Welcome back to another post in the series about stress, trauma, and PTSD in parents of kids with special needs. This week, Dr. Liz Matheis will answer a question submitted by a parent. She wants to know...
by Liz Matheis | Feb 11, 2016 | In Parents, PTSD
PTSD, Stress and Moving On as Special Needs Parents, Pt 8 The Different Dream series about PTSD, stress, and special needs parenting is ready to address a conundrum common to many parents. Simultaneously dealing with stress and moving on as special needs parents and...