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\"7I can’t believe that it’s already been a year since PTSD Parent was born. One morning last December, I woke up with “PTSD Parent” on my mind and knew that I wanted to make this idea a reality.<\/p>\n

I trekked through the snow to my PTSD partner’s<\/a> house, telling him about my idea, and we got a logo and website going. By the first week of March, PTSD Parent was a reality! It feels like a lifetime ago, because quite frankly, 2017 sucked hard. One of the most challenging years of my life, I’m not kidding.\u00a0And this is from me, the person who wrote\u00a0Caskets From Costco<\/em><\/a>, which is a book about trauma and grief and my PTSD journey. So you know it was tough.<\/p>\n

But 2017 was also one of the most amazing years when it came to growth, love, community, relationships, and moving from surviving to thriving.<\/strong> I’ve shared more about my post traumatic stress disorder and healing from abuse than I ever have before. I continue to learn the best ways to take care of myself, use my voice, and advocate for myself.<\/p>\n

But what I am most grateful for is the chance to meet people like you, who experience PTSD in some form on a regular basis. Whether you have been diagnosed yourself or love someone who is diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, I am so glad you have joined us on this journey.<\/p>\n

To celebrate the end of this year and welcome 2018, enjoy the seven best PTSD Parent blog posts of 2017!<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. The Self-Care Acronym That Will Rock Your World<\/a> – What does self-care really mean? I would stop and figure out what it really means to actually take care of myself only to forget, so I made up a self-care acronym to help.<\/p>\n

6. How To Stay Safe: PTSD Triggers and the Holidays <\/a>– December isn’t the only holiday time of year. Here are some good tips to stay calm and safe, including how to make a holiday plan for PTSD triggers.<\/p>\n

5. Simple\u00a0Self-Care Tips When You Want to Give Up<\/a> – What do you do on those days when you’re not okay?<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0What to Do When Parenting With PTSD Sucks<\/a> –\u00a0Parenting with PTSD can really suck sometimes. But you are not alone.<\/p>\n

3. Stop Telling Me That You Know the Cure for PTSD<\/a> – This is a good one, in which I rant about how someone told me that they had the cure for PTSD.<\/p>\n

2. The Best Way to Avoid Avoidable PTSD Suffering<\/a> – Should I see this person again? Aside from \u201cshoulding\u201d all over myself, I knew that the answer to this question was a resounding \u201cNO.\u201d<\/p>\n

1.PTSD Can Be a Gift for Grieving<\/a> –\u00a0I don\u2019t often think of PTSD with regards to all of the gifts it gives me. Grieving is a cleansing side effect of my post traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n

Happy New Year! Bring on 2018!<\/h2>\n

Searching for Hope and Inspiration? Check Out Caskets From Costco
\n\"Caskets<\/a><\/h2>\n

A Funny and Poignant Grief Book<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

For twenty years, I thought that I had been marching through the stages of grief in a straight line. I had been following the formula, crossing each processed grief experience off my list.<\/span><\/p>\n

Except that I was totally deluded. And I didn\u2019t discover that until Jim, my beloved father-in-law, died. I found myself drying off from my shower the morning after his death, really hoping he couldn\u2019t see me naked. Or, if he could, that he was averting his eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n

From that moment, my path through grief resembled a roller coaster, spiraling and twisting and turning, circling back around. Echoes of past trauma, including childhood abuse and cheating death, would no longer be ignored. I somehow needed to get from the beginning to the end of this grief adventure, and I don’t have a good sense of direction. <\/span><\/p>\n

But what is always present during a journey through grief, regardless of the path chosen?<\/span><\/p>\n

Hope.<\/span><\/p>\n

Caskets From Costco<\/a>\"\"<\/em> is a funny grief book that demonstrates the certainty of hope and healing in an uncertain and painful world.<\/span><\/p>\n

Go Here to Read a Free Excerpt of Caskets From Costco<\/em>!<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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