Tag Archives: PTSD

Three Suicides Last Month Connected to School Shootings

The burden survivors bear when friends and family die in a mass shooting can lead them to thoughts and acts of suicide

How would you feel if you had to bury a friend or family member who had been killed in a school shooting? What if you had been one of the lucky ones who survived the actual event? The burden of … Continue reading

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How Can Health Advocates Help with End-of-Life Planning? An Interview with Ruth Linden, Ph.D.

A health advocate discusses how she gives her clients peace of mind

Dr. Linden works as the president of Tree of Life Health Advocates from her office in San Francisco. Her organization serves clients in the Bay Area, Monterey County and other areas of the country via phone or video chat. Learn … Continue reading

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Giving a Talk at Toastmasters Seems so Benign

But taking about death can be a seriously touchy trigger to those who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder

Recently, I found myself in the position of being in the line of fire to suffer the residual effects of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I had delivered my public talk “Changing the Last Taboo – Death” to my San … Continue reading

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What are the Effects of Trauma? – An Interview with Carolyn Lunsford Mears

Understanding the full effects of trauma from death on those who've survived a life-changing event

In 1999, Carolyn Mears’ son was a student at Columbine High School in Colorado, where a horrifying mass shooting claimed the lives of 12 students and 1 teacher. She now serves as dissertation advisor and adjunct faculty at the University … Continue reading

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