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...
by Leisa Watkins | Feb 16, 2022 | PTSD
Trigger warning: mentions of violence towards a child. This is just one of my PTSD stories – the trauma related events that led to me living with complex post traumatic disorder. You may be wondering what place it has on a blog dedicated to happiness. I am...
by Leisa Watkins | Feb 16, 2022 | PTSD
Have I told you my post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) story? Probably not. I have yet to tell many people, until now. After all, I tried to hide it for many years. This is my first time openly speaking (well-written) about it. You see, I was afraid people would...
by Leisa Watkins | Oct 18, 2021 | Resilience
Exhausted – that is how I felt when we returned from the ER visit that Friday evening. My youngest daughter had broken her arm in a rollerskating accident. It was extremely late, everyone was hungry, and I just wanted to crawl into bed, but those motherly instincts...
by Leisa Watkins | Jul 13, 2021 | Resilience
Telling yourself you thrive under stress could be healthy. It’s a much better story to tell yourself, than, “This stress is killing me.” You see… A 1998 study found that 54% of American’s are worried about their stress level....
by Leisa Watkins | Jul 13, 2021 | Resilience
Do you want to lower your stress level? Has your stress levels escalated? The hustle, bustle, and challenges of everyday life alone often produce a lot of stress. But then, if you are anything like me, you perhaps say yes far too often to things you really don’t...
