I’ve been reflecting on some of the new frustrations in my work in furthering the cause for trauma survivors, and it occurs to me that I simply can’t get frustrated.

If you’ve already read much of this blog, you know that my mom died in 1983 just a scant three weeks after I got out of the hospital from my first accident – my only trauma experience (thankfully it’s only one).

There are a couple of rants in my blog with respect to the fact that trauma survivors find it impossible to have at least one person in their lives that is willing to listen to their deepest struggles. That certainly was the case for me, and as we get more members on TraumaSupport.org it’s becoming quite clear to me that my experience of having zero people in my life that I could talk to about my struggles...

After a little detour to vent some righteous anger, it’s time to get back on track. This is THE subject that is most near and dear to my heart. Trauma survivors are so fortunate to have a wide range of things they can do and concentrate on that can and do literally turn tragedy into triumph. Taking your experiences and focusing energy on things around you where what you’ve been through can make a...

All at once I can imagine everyone’s eyes just glazing over , but it’s true. It may not be true for you now, but if you keep on fighting the good fight, it will, I can assure you. It’s like that old saying; "That which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger". Maybe you’re not ready to hear that yet, but it is truth. I remember my experience playing high school football...

I totally applaud Mothers Against Drunk Driving. As someone who has "survived" a fatal drunk driving accident, no one needs to hit me over the head to understand how important it is to STOP this horrible blight on our nation and on the world. Having a dead drunk driver lying next to the front passenger side of my car was adequate evidence for me that it’s a problem. MADD has been at the forefront...

I’ve certainly let it be known that I am a Christian. Within the "church", forgiveness is an important topic; one might say it’s the cornerstone of Christian life. I was a Lay Speaker at the church I was a member of when I lived in Maryland. I knew that forgiving the person who’s bad decision nearly killed me was an important step for me as a Christian; I had no idea how important...

Man… what a tough question! I watched a news piece on one of the talking head channels just recently that really got to me. It was focusing on an Iraqi vet who was literally torn apart by the death of his friend. He said he had asked a clergyman that exact question "Why did God allow my friend to die?" He said the clergyman went into all kinds of reasons why people die… but the soldiers...

That nasty horrid three letter word that has dogged society since the dawn of time. I certainly asked it over and over and over again. Especially for me, the advent of my trauma incident landing square in the middle of my mom’s last few weeks on this earth… could the timing have been worse? Whether there are other issues going on or not at the time of a major trauma incident in someone’s life,...

One of the things I want to make very clear about these victory articles is, this is what has worked for me in my life. I don’t say any of these things as though I suggest they are the answers for any other individual. They are certainly food for thought for anyone, but I fully recognize that we are all a part of the human condition, and this condition plays out differently for every single person on...