When trauma does occur... We are living in times of racism, skewed values, and careless words. All can lead to war, and do lead to violence, in our country, right in the daily news. All past presidents would have used their national platform to bring peace and reconciliation within our …
Psychological trauma
Open Door
Open the Door I grew up with words like this, “It’s too terrible to tell you, it's too much. I do not hate the Japanese; they were cruel to each other too.” Those words came from my father, every time I asked him what it was like to survive WWII in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). He never …
Is there more?
Always afraid, always needed to talk, but didn't. The recoil from pain is instinctual. For a long, long time survivors do not wish to talk about the past. The need to be heard, is why I can still find so many stories of World War II survivors who share, who still need to share. Sharing is …
