One of the main focuses in my upcoming novel, Undertow, is the issue of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in military people.
Often these incredibly brave individuals, who are putting their lives on the line for our country, go out on these dangerous and terrifying missions. We can never know the awful things they faced, or the difficulty they have functioning upon their return. Many are unable to cope and commit suicide. I think this is something we need to address and talk about more.
I'm from a military family so this issue touches even more close to home for me. I'm hoping that with my book, and AMAZING articles like this one HERE from The Dana Foundation, we can shed some light on this problem and give these incredible people the resources they, and their families, need.
Feel free to pass this along to others you feel can benefit.
Be sure to come back this weekend as we'll be making another baby step on our path to Wellness Within. =)
We've talked about the subject of bullying several times both on here as well as on my main blog, 'The Gift'. Bullying is something I am very passionate about raising awareness for (I'll get into why in a few minutes.) So, when a fellow writer led me to a blog hop that was being organized on this subject, I didn't hesitate to sign up.
The reason this blog hop was organized touched a soft spot in my heart. Long story short, a first-time author released the new novel to the world. But instead of being able to embrace the pride and excitement of such a wonderful event, she had to endure pain. Someone actually slammed her about this amazing accomplishment, and cyber-bullied her. Can you imagine? I remember how excited I was when my first book came out (that feeling is the same no matter how many books you release, by the way). Imagine how hurtful it would be to work so hard at something, and finally have that goal achieved, only to have someone try ripping it down. And that's why this blog hop was arranged.
