#FacesOfPTSD–What Is This All About?

Originally published on W.T.F. on May 4, 2016 By Dawn Daum. Sometimes all it takes for a person who is suffering to reach out for help is to see the face of someone they can identify with. By doing something you already do, nearly every day, you can help make…

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PTSD isn’t a He. #FacesOfPTSD

Originally published on Elephant Journal on May 3, 2016 By Christine “Cissy” White. How come when I googled “PTSD” a few weeks back, this is what I got? Where are the women? The children? The civilian men with PTSD? The missing images are striking—and troubling, considering the facts: “Women are…

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Dawn Daum’s Not All Wars Take Place on the Battlefield

Originally published on Huffington Post on April 28, 2016 By Dawn Daum. There is a misconception in our culture about who suffers with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and what they look like. A quick Google search will lead you to believe that the majority of those living with PTSD…

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#FacesOfPTSD / PTSD is Not a He

Originally published on Heal Right Now on April 29, 2016 By Cissy White. This is a collaborative effort between five feisty survivors. We are determined to change the Google (Bing and Yahoo) search results which show men at war as the predominant image of PTSD. We want to harness the power…

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