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Veteran Health, Power Dynamics, & VAC

Veteran health is something that often gets highlighted in November, or after a tragedy is reported in the media. How do we move beyond half-measures?

Veterans

Grief, Gratitude, & Remembrance Day

There can be a lot of mixed emotions on Remembrance Day. How can we come together as Veterans and First Responders?

Grief in First Responders & Veterans, Veterans

Have Legions Become Irrelevant?

Has the Royal Canadian Legion changed its strategic intent? Many believe it has.

Veterans, Peer Support First Responders & Veterans

Traumatic Brain Injury & Family

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) affects many First Responders and Veterans, often going unrecognized. Learn about symptoms, recovery strategies, and the importance of family support in navigating the complexities of brain injuries.

Health Care for First Responders, Peer Support First Responders & Veterans

Health, Recovery & Unit Readiness

Experiencing physical and mental distress from service is a normal reaction to the abnormal situations we face from duty.

Health Care for First Responders

Recovery & Resiliency

While discussing mental health, First Responders and Veterans often ask me how to develop resilience. But what is resilience?

Health Care for First Responders, Peer Support First Responders & Veterans

Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI): Injuries to Brain & Mind

Symptoms from a TBI and those of a more psychological nature, like PTSD, are not mutually exclusive and may occur together. Despite the risk and prevalence of brain injuries in service, many are not identified, diagnosed, or treated.

Health Care for First Responders, PTSD in First Responders & Veterans, Sane in Insane Places

Trauma: The Living Past

The term trauma has frequently been misused as a catch all word. It now means so many things, it seems to almost mean nothing at all, which has only created more confusion than clarity.

Moral Injuries, PTSD in First Responders & Veterans

Dark Humour

Most of us have probably experienced that awkward silence after a joke we thought was hilarious around civilians. Not everyone gets our dark humour, but could it serve a deeper purpose?

Peer Support First Responders & Veterans

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