Posts Tagged ‘ poems ’

PTSD Poetry: Bright Light, by Denita Stevens

PTSD Poetry: Bright Light, by Denita Stevens

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

As many of you already know (and if you didn’t you found out about my PTSD poetry on Monday…!), writing poetry was instrumental in my PTSD recovery process. This

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Healing Thought of the Week from Maya Angelou

Healing Thought of the Week from Maya Angelou

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Where the winds of disappointment
dash my dream house to the ground
and anger, octopus-like, wraps its tentacles around my soul
I just stop myself. I stop in my tracks…

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PTSD Survivors Speak: Using Poetry To Heal

PTSD Survivors Speak: Using Poetry To Heal

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Clair Itey holds a Ph.D. in Education and has published 3 books in the field. She is a mother, a wife, a professional, a poet and — a trauma survivor.…

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