by Leisa Watkins | Nov 20, 2022 | Soul Support
Why Do We Discount the Importance of Play? Have you noticed one of the primary differences between childhood and adulthood is play? After all, “Adults aren’t supposed to play.” Adults get jobs, do chores, run errands, and more. If there is any time left over, we may...
by Leisa Watkins | Mar 1, 2022 | Resilience
How do you get through hard times? I share some some of the struggles I’ve dealt with and tips for getting through them.on the podcast Stories of Hope in Hard Times by host Tamara K Anderson. You can watch it below, listen to it below, on Tamara’s website...
by Leisa Watkins | Feb 28, 2022 | Mental Health, Multiple Sclerosis
The power of words, after a medical diagnosis, should not be underestimated. They can provide you and I with the ability to change our outlook about life, the disease, and our potential outcome. Some words are more powerful than others by their very nature. Words...
by Leisa Watkins | Feb 21, 2022 | PTSD
Trigger warning. This is my second of my PTSD stories – the trauma related events that led to me living with complex post traumatic disorder. My childhood home’s basement had just one exit. A long set of stairs on the south side of the house. At the top of the stairs,...
by Leisa Watkins | Feb 21, 2022 | PTSD
Living with post-traumatic stress disorder can be so tough. Many people associate post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with combat soldiers. But there are many sufferers of PTSD that were never in the military, and I am one of them. Any traumatic event can result in...