by Key Ministry | Oct 7, 2021 | Down syndrome, PTSD, Strategies
Guest bloggers Gail Averette and Sheila Sullivan share helpful tips and approaches for parents of teens and adult children with disabilities to help prevent sexual abuse. Join us on October 27 as Gail and Sheila will share tips and strategies for ministry leaders to...
by Sandra Peoples | Nov 30, 2017 | Autism, Care and Support, Families, Mental Health, PTSD, Trauma
Earlier this year I went from doctor to doctor trying to figure out why I was having headaches so often. It wasn’t allergies. It wasn’t sinuses. It wasn’t my vision. After seeing a few family doctors, I made an appointment with an ENT since the...
by Key Ministry | May 9, 2017 | PTSD, Resources
10 minutes and her life was forever changed. It was beautiful morning as my friend headed out the door for work. She called her husband to wish him a good day as she walked to her car. During the phone call, she heard a sound behind her and looked to see what it was. ...
by Key Ministry | Apr 20, 2017 | PTSD
In the Civil War, it was called a “soldier’s heart.” During the Industrial Revolution, it was “compensation neurosis.” During World War I, it was labeled “shell shock.” In World War II, it was defined as “battle fatigue or combat exhaustion.” During the Korean and...
by Key Ministry | Mar 14, 2017 | PTSD, Resources
I wonder what it would be like to live one day without a jolt of terror running through my veins. Literally, one day without my off the chart startle response would be heavenly. And, it’s so unexpected … a soft knock on my office door or my husband’s gentle...
by Key Ministry | Jan 31, 2017 | Care and Support, Hidden Disabilities, PTSD
Not long ago I saw a colorful, captivating picture on a doctor’s office wall. It was clearly a parody of Disney’s movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Remember those jolly little round, robust fellows who whistled, worked, and walked home singing catchy tunes? Good...
