Dark humor isn't a lack of compassion. Sometimes it's the only thing standing between trauma and surrender.
Dark humor isn't a lack of compassion. Sometimes it's the only thing standing between trauma and surrender.
After enough loss, grief doesn’t always look like grief anymore. Sometimes it looks like quiet, distance… and moving on faster than you think you should.
Anniversaries aren’t always about celebration. For someone with PTSD, they can be landmines. In this post, I reflect on trauma, empathy, and why even in the wasteland, war never changes.