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Archives for November 2017

Alternative Therapies for PTSD…

November 7, 2017 by Cathrine Hoekstra

I have to share a link and also some personal experience on working with alternative therapies for those who live with PTSD. You may or may not now that approximately 2.6 million United States service members were deployed to serve in the military from 2001-2001. My husband falls in that category. And during the period of Operation Enduring … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2017, art, blessed, blog, dogs, feel good, gift, healing, invisible wounds, journey, PTSD, service dog, support, Veteran art show, Veterans, writing

Living with PTSD

November 6, 2017 by Cathrine Hoekstra

Veteran's Day is coming. In all honesty, it is now a day that puts me on alert, if you will. I am a little on edge because I never know what Sam might be feeling, or what he may be "hearing" or "reading" from those who want to remind him of the day. Now, I'm not saying it is bad to reach out and thank him for his service, but honestly, that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2017, anniversary, anxiety, blog, deployment, depression, hope, invisible wounds, journey, mental health, military, PTSD, Veteran's Day

Write, Write, Write

November 2, 2017 by Cathrine Hoekstra

I like to write. I write this very blog, I write in a notebook, a journal, on post-its, and sometimes the writing turns to doodles or writing on my iPad (Penultimate, great app). I take notes, write in the margins of books, underline ideas or try to come up with new ideas for blog posts, writing prompts, or concepts to use in my class. I love … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2017, blog, feel good, gift, healing, writing, writing group

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