S2E3: Episode 70 More Than 70 Years Later, A 97 Year Old World War II Vet Was Still Traumatized (ft. Mel Jenner)

S2E2: Episode 69 A Woman Domestically Abused Then Has To Endure An Unwarranted Baker Act (ft. Kate)

S2E1: Episode 68 If We Had Stayed In The House We Would Have Drowned - A Teenage Boy Traumatized By Dorian (ft. Dakota)

S1E67: Episode 67 Season 1 Year In Review: The Best Of Life After PTSD 2019

S1E66: Episode 66 A Military Vet Cleared Of PTSD Now Focuses On Healing His Body (ft. Dr. Ben Rall) 

S1E65: Episode 65 If This Clears PTSD Why Isn’t It Widely Known - Answering Critics (ft. Allen Kanerva) 

S1E64: Episode 64 A Vietnam Veteran Tells His Story As Part Of His Healing (ft. Kari Russo & Bill)

S1E63: Episode 63 You Do This Job Long Enough - A First Responder With Longterm Trauma (ft. Patty Montagnino & Jim)

S1E62: Episode 62 A First Responder Was Traumatized By A Domestic Violence Call (ft. Allen Kanerva & Dani Devine)

S1E61: Episode 61 There's More To Healing Than Just Clearing Trauma - Negative Emotions After PTSD (ft. Allen Kanerva & Rory Oleson)

Jesus!!! Did she say at <a rel="nofollow" data-episode-id=5e2548efab0fee0dcf667e58 data-timestamp=1694.076844>28:14</a> that a week ago Mel couldn&#39;t even say the name Oscar? That&#39;s remarkable.

This may be corny but for everyone that reads this I&#39;d like you to take a moment to think of Oscar and pay your respects. Mr. Jenner has hurt for him for a very long time and I would like to send it out in the universe that we are all thinking of him and hope his soul is at peace.

Thank you Mel Jenner for telling your story today. We&#39;ve all seen the movies but it is very rare to hear a first hand account of WWII. Wish you luck in continuing your therapy!

Really for any mental illness there are so many resources. I agree, don&#39;t struggle alone!

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Yeah, they are talking about the B-17 at <a rel="nofollow" data-episode-id=5e2548efab0fee0dcf667e58 data-timestamp=813.979461>13:33</a> and there was a reason they called it the Flying Fortress. <div className="video-container"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NPw4fzjMUp8" frameBorder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowFullScreen></iframe></div>

<a rel="nofollow" data-episode-id=5e2548efab0fee0dcf667e58 data-timestamp=386.407838>6:26</a> You know that&#39;s a successful session when you are relaxing on the couch afterwards!

I think about this every time I read anything on facebook about going to war. People seem so nonchalant about it and talk &#39;big talk&#39; about blowing other people up and shooting them down. I don&#39;t think they would talk that way if they really understood what it does to a person to experience the trauma.

He talk about being asked to speak at different events at <a rel="nofollow" data-episode-id=5e2548efab0fee0dcf667e58 data-timestamp=638.40223>10:38</a> and says that it is a scary thing. I can&#39;t even begin to imagine how after surviving a war and going through so much that the idea of even talking about it is scary. We can never underestimate how horrible war is.

<a rel="nofollow" data-episode-id=5e2548efab0fee0dcf667e58 data-timestamp=1647.027923>27:27</a> I had never heard about stress induced hives before!! When I was younger I used to scratch my legs constantly. I remember I would try to stop but then I would scratch them in my sleep until they bled. It stopped happening soon after I moved out of my parents house and I always thought it was strange but I wonder now if it was a reaction to the stress I was under living with my parents. Which is crazy because I left their house and moved into my car and it&#39;s sad that living in my car was less stressful than living at home. :(

If you are struggling with PTSD please know that you are not alone. Reach out. If you aren&#39;t comfortable talking to family and friends please find a support group or professional. There are so many resources available now and it really is about getting the word out. <a href="https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Posttraumatic-Stress-Disorder/Support">https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Posttraumatic-Stress-Disorder/Support</a>

Okay. Sorry for the long post! But what he is talking about at <a rel="nofollow" data-episode-id=5e2548efab0fee0dcf667e58 data-timestamp=700.468572>11:40</a> is one of the most interesting things I&#39;ve ever heard! I have always thanked my network of friends for helping me survive my past. There was so much love and so much safety in this tight knit group that I happened to fall into after high school. I remember talking to them together and individually over the years. Late into the night. I&#39;ve always felt the period when we were REALLY close as almost theraputic. Now I understand it&#39;s because I was sharing my trauma with people I trusted in a safe space and every night when I went to sleep my brain would send that memory back with more postitive emotions connected to it! That is amazing! I am still friends will that group, though we&#39;ve grown apart but thinking about this now I may write them in a group message and thank them for making that transition to peaceful. I&#39;ve always acknowledged how bad things could have been if I hadn&#39;t find the right people at the right time. I had some pretty harsh self destructive behaviors. I&#39;m glad I have a better understanding of how lucky I was!!

Finally Understanding the Blessing of Good Friends

5.43 It is remarkable that they would leave her in that holding area for 19 hours!! How can the protocol to put people through and incredibly frustrating situation after you&#39;ve already had some sort of mental distress situation!

Poor Management of Mental Health Facilities

Always trust your gut! Your instincts can usually pick up on a dangerous situation far before your brain recognizes it. If you feel like something is wrong, something is wrong!! Always remember that love should hurt!

Stop Doubting your Gut!

That is such great advice to put everything into a garbage bag and put it some where high up. So clever for him to remember and save all of his electronics. I&#39;m sure that was at least a little relief when everything turned on. I wonder if anyone else has some good advice for someone preparing for a hurricane.

Hurricane Tips

When Dakota talks about how the rain felt like knives coming down and how they were struggling to see because they couldn&#39;t keep their eyes open are such important reasons to get these first hand accounts. I can see footage or the aftermath and hear reports on the news but when you can really better understand (though, never fully unless you have been in this situation) what the entire experience was like. What is sounded like, what it physically felt like. It&#39;s so important to really understand and help.

Sharing Stories and Uniting Us All

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Trauma Clearing in Action in Episode 67

This just makes me think, about 8% of the US population is struggling with PTSD. How would it change our society if we were able to get those people help and clear them of all of their trauma. I believe it would make a huge difference on society as a whole.

What if we could be PTSD free as a society?

It took me a long time to recognize that my PTSD was part of my identity. Five years ago, if you had asked me, I would have been furious at the thought. Like I want to be this way? But after therapy, I realized I was using it as a way to avoid dealing with how my behaviors affected the people around me. If i blew up or freaked out it was because i have PTSD and it was everyone else’s responsability deal with it or learn not to set me off. I knew it wasn’t fair for them but I had pretty much decided that there was nothing I could do because i had a disorder. I still have episodes, but i apologize more and I try harder now. It has made a big difference in my family.

Do you recognize PTSD as part of your identity?

Episode 65 gives me so much hope. I had no idea that people were making such advances in PTSD! I have been trying to come to terms with understanding that I will just never truly be ok but it just never sat right with me. Now I know there is something else. Thank you!

Neuro-Linguistic Programming to treat PTSD, trauma, etc..

I get nervous when people talking about clearing trauma they’ve lived with for years in fifteen minutes. I understand how this works and how helpful it is for people but there are so many mental health issues this does not work for and those patients often also have PTSD as well. How often do these clients who have trauma cleared so quickly continue to follow up?

Clearing trauma

Do you agree that NLP is more beneficial than traditional psychotherapies? I certainly find it true that simply clearing the trauma isn’t sufficient and it seems most patients aren’t accustomed to clinicians who have taken that much time in the past.

Do you agree that NLP is more beneficial than traditional psychotherapies?

Post traumatic stress is not a disorder, it's an injury that can be healed. Each week we tell stories of counselors and clients who are creating a new normal of their choosing, free of trauma and PTSD.