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September 19, 2025

Living with Secondary PTSD: When Trauma Echoes Beyond the Survivor

Living with Secondary PTSD: When Trauma Echoes Beyond the Survivor Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, more commonly known as PTSD, is a mental illness that develops after a person has experienced severe trauma. It is not something someone chooses. It is not a weakness. It is an involuntary condition caused by overwhelming life experiences—events that push the …

July 28, 2023

Our Irish Queen Sinead O’Connor

When I saw her face on the news. I calmly and methodically, I went to all the news sites one can rely on and confirmed. Sinead. One of my most authentic, complicated, yet most beautiful woman had left us. Our Irish Queen Sinead O’Connor. Indeed, I was not surprised. Or shocked. I had been watching her …

November 7, 2022

Wildflower Child – Nature Always Wins

I love flowers. Particularly the ones that grow wild and in my garden. My mother always taught us to observe flowers and never pick them as they are too beings like us. | Pure Photography copyright

November 10, 2021

Anxiety and Panic Attacks

Suffering from anxiety for most of my life, I always feel I must explain it to those who don’t understand it. Anxiety is a common mental health disorder. It is usually brought on by a trauma. Characterized by excessive and persistent worry or fear about everyday situations. It is often accompanied by physical symptoms such …