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This poster was presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Forum in Boston in 2019. It shows the preliminary results of the University of Alberta's study funded by the Family and Wellbeing fund [...]
There are increasing work stresses on our First Responders and Military Members for a variety of reasons, which is resulting in an increased number of insurance claims for psychological injuries and prolonged absences from work. This is unsustainable, both in financial terms and in terms of the quality of emergency service available to society. But the real cost is to the affected first responders, who may have their lives ravaged as a cost of being in service.
Families who have one or more members suffering from PTSD are affected in a number of ways. One of the common defense mechanisms that someone with PTSD uses is to emotionally “numb themselves” so that they can [...]
Project Trauma Support is one resource for first responders focused on “deep, personal connection,” peer group support and utilizing physicians with lived experience.
True Patriot Love Foundation Supporting Veterans SATURDAY MARCH 3, 2018 Formal 3 Course Dinner at Portablellos Special Guest Speaker: Manuela Joannou Here is an interview with Manuela Joannou about Project Trauma Support:
My friend just sent me a poster saying “January was a tough year, but we got through it!” We know that Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), or the “Winter Blues” is a real thing causing feelings [...]
Vision By: Ryan O’Meara, Advanced Care Paramedic Paramedicine is an amazing profession, and is always changing. You can have incredibly rewarding experiences that leave a lasting sense of positive energy one minute, only to end [...]
Life is difficult. This is one notion that not many would refute. We are all faced with responsibilities, challenges, stressful situations and difficult decisions to make. Our life story lines include love and loss, triumph [...]
Author: Manuela Joannou The definition of a warrior is someone who is willing to put themselves in harm's way for the benefit of others. In the lives of our first responder and military warriors, intense, [...]
The 6-day PTS program is exhilarating and exhausting. You most likely have never gone through anything like it before. You quite possilbly came face to face with some raw emotion. Some of your previously troubling [...]
I am reminded in this time of suffering of the two paths we can all choose. Retreat into a solitary safety or walk into the darkness knowing and trusting you are able to call upon [...]
I thought I would take that earlier post one step further by making it personal. How have I made my way through this journey of pain and suffering to discover the light and love inside [...]
