Why do we even bother…

Therapy comes in all types. Some folks require daily medication for their blood pressure, seizure disorders, insulin for diabetes, anti-depressants, and of course, service dogs. Yeah, service dogs are a form of treatment, although they do not fit in a pill bottle. However, they can be just as important as medicine that comes in a …

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What is moral injury (burnout) like…

This is graphic, it is pain and hurt coming out, Read at your own peril It was Wednesday when my boss called me to his office for a little “chat.”  Lisa had come up with another list of complaints (she was getting quite good at these since I think she spent more time watching me …

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I’ve seen things, and I’ve done things…

  I wouldn’t recommend it. Honestly, I don’t think anyone would. Everyone knows what PTSD is. It inundates the news, and honestly, not only does it get a little heavy on how overused it is, but how many people claim to have PTSD. It does not say that PTSD in a person does not exist, …

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I Wanna Pet Your Dog…

Or you can’t always get what you want. As I am sitting typing this morning at the end of an interesting shift, my coffin open and ready for me to crash for the day, a text message shows up from a friend about fake service animals asking for my thoughts on people’s obsession with having …

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