Jeff Smith became a paramedic to help people. But over time, the career he loved became a catalyst for repeated trauma, a thousand paper cuts he says he couldn't recognize until he was officially ...
Hi, and welcome. I’m a trauma-informed therapist offering a holistic, compassionate approach to healing PTSD, C-PTSD, anxiety, and the overwhelm that life’s transitions can bring. Life can be a lot at ...
Richmond Fire-Rescue Captain Bryan Kongus was remembered at his Monday funeral as a husband and father, a friend and a brother, a hero, and the latest of all too many first responders to die after ...
VANCOUVER — Angel Kibble spent seven years with the Canadian Forces in Esquimalt on Vancouver Island. But during that time, she claims she suffered a knee injury in basic training and was harassed by ...
The cumulative effect of nurses witnessing human suffering in operating rooms and hospital beds can result in post-traumatic stress disorder, says the B.C. Nurses’ Union Hundreds of nurses attending ...
Medical marijuana’s possible role in banishing fear in PTSD patients is being explored by a University of Calgary researcher. Italian memory scientist Dr. Maria Morena is taking a cue from indications ...
2:00 Helping First Responders Dealing with Mental Health Issues Randy Reinholdt spent Saturday flipping a 400-pound tire around the Vancouver seawall to raise awareness about Post-Traumatic Stress ...
Since former paramedic Lisa Jennings's life fell apart after a PTSD-triggering incident on the job in 2014, she's been pushing for better support for first responders. Three years later, the B.C.