Posts Tagged ‘ poetry ’

PTSD Healing Thought of the Week: Make Your Own Map

PTSD Healing Thought of the Week: Make Your Own Map

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

In her poem, ‘A Map to the Next World’, Joy Harjo writes,
Crucial to finding the way is this: there is no beginning or end.
You must make your own …

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Survivors Speak: Poetry of Vietnam

Survivors Speak: Poetry of Vietnam

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

Gary Jacobson is a Vietnam vet who also happens to be a poet. I asked if I could interview him about the intersection of PTSD, healing and poems. He agreed…

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Survivors Speak: The Power of the Word

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

This week’s survivor speaking out is Catatonic Kid, prolific and insightful PTSD blogger, and also – a poet. I interviewed CK about how she uses poetry to heal. You can…

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Overcoming PTSD: Thoughts on the Superself, Part 2

Overcoming PTSD: Thoughts on the Superself, Part 2

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

In the midst of my PTSD I wrote and published the following crown of sonnets. If you’ll indulge me for a brief poetic interlude (I hold an MFA in poetry,…

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