Tag Archives: PTSD
It’s been a while, but when lightning strikes…
I should have scrolled back to see when my last post was. I really should have. I am kind of scared to, because I am afraid that the year in “18” instead of “19” and that is just… well, there’s no excuse for that. Despite working 4 jobs, 3 jobs? (I’m not sure how to …
I survived Black Friday- as a retail clerk!
Many of you know that my “real” job is not an author. It is being a therapist. So you might wonder why I was working retail on Black Friday. Over the summer, I picked up a few hours here and there (PRN, as we say in the medical world) at a little, locally owned, used …
Therapy and “IT”
This post will contain spoilers of the new movie IT (2017 version) but not the TV movie/mini series version or the book. The book is third on my to read list. I figure if I survived the movie with minimal hiding behind my hands, I can read the book. I am particular in which horror …
It might not “look” like PTSD
What do you think of when you hear or read the word PTSD (technically, the acronym PTSD)? Do you see a grizzled old combat Vet like Lt. Dan from Forrest Gump? Lt. Dan definitely had PTSD, survivor’s guilt, Alcohol Addiction and a few other diagnoses I could add in there, assuming he was a real …
PTSD is an injury, not an illness
I had a working vacation this week. I took 4 days off, didn’t see clients, left the state, crashed at someone’s place that is in a heavily traveled city (for free, score!) and forced myself to work. Boy, do I know how to party 😉 That being said, I’m proud of what I accomplished over …
Always have a signing pen…
(Fun fact: I originally typed “Always carry a signin’ pen…” for the title. Does my Southern show?) As this author status continues I’m learning little helpful hints. The first is, seriously, have (carry, keep in your possession) a decent pen for signing. My patients and others continue to surprise me, producing copies of my book …
Random ramblings, musings and maybe a coherent thought
I am aghast that I have been “absent” from social media for several weeks. As a self diagnosed “Facebook junkie” (I only chip with Twitter) for me NOT to be updating my blog, my author page, and other assorted accounts means there’s something big going on. Or that I’m sick. That was part of …
The Revenant (the novel and the movie) and PTSD
First things first, I won’t spoil either the novel version or the movie version of The Revenant. Second, The Revenant is not exactly my type of book or movie, but this was for one of my book clubs. We read the book, then saw the movie, then had dinner to discuss the differences. We had done this with Gone …
Southern Cupcakes, Coffee and Signings
How do you explain what a hummingbird cupcake (answer at end of this post) is when you’ve grown up in the south eating them? This person (and awesome fellow writer) is from South Africa and might have thought I was serving tiny birds as a snack! Today was my book release/signing event in my hometown. …
When you don’t know what you’re doing, ask the pros.
Even though “When you don’t know what you’re doing, ask the pros” is the title of this blog, it is really a summation of the process of writing this book. You’ve heard me say/read my statement that I don’t consider myself an author (slowly trying to change that thought) but I’ll explain how this book came …
Joanna Nunez, Author 