Mental Health Caregiver
- EMDR therapy, Faith, faith and psychology, Holidays, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocate, Mental Health Caregiver, Not Alone, Prayer, spiritual warfare, Suicidality, Suicide Prevention
Guest Writer On The Faith To Flourish Blog
I was honored to be a featured guest writer on Dawn Ward’s The Faith to Flourish blog this week. I wrote “Caregiving For Mental Illness During the Holidays” The link to my article is in the article excerpt section of this post. The Holidays Can Be Difficult For caregivers of mental illness, holidays can be especially difficult as you do not get relief from the care you give your loved one. Their need for care doesn’t take a holiday itself. You have added burden also of extra and additional caregiver to-do lists and activities that begin to add to overwhelm and lead you toward exhaustion. They can bring joy but…
- Break the Stigma, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocate, Mental Health Caregiver, Military Topics, PTSD, Suicidality, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Prevention, Suicide Statistics, Veteran health, Veterans
17.5 is the Number of Veteran Suicide Deaths a day in the U.S. & We Must Change what We are Doing to Make a Difference.
17.5 a day is too many.* Statistics: The Number of Veterans who Die by Suicide Daily 17.5 is the number of veterans who died by suicide each day in 2021.* 6,392 U.S. veterans total died by suicide in 2021.* When adjusted, the suicide mortality rate of veterans is still higher than what is observed in the non-Veteran population.* When adjusted for age and sex-subspecific suicide rates in the non-Veteran population, the % of Veterans dying by suicide is 12.4% higher than what would have been observed.* 12.4% more suicide deaths for Veterans than suicide deaths in the general population.* That is significant. All deaths by suicide are tragedies and leave…
- Caregiving, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocate, Mental Health Caregiver, Not Alone, Pursuing health and wholeness, Suicidality, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Prevention
The Caregiver of Mental Crisis Needs Support & to Be Seen.
The caregiver of mental crisis needs support. They need someone in their corner uplifting them and saying “I see you. You are not alone. The work you are doing to keep your loved one alive matters.” They need tools and resources to know how to navigate the deep, murky waters of suicide caregiving, as they advocate for and come alongside their loved one struggling. They support their loved one day after day and need support themselves. My book: “Battle Forged & Battle Ready: A Message of Hope & Resilience for the Caregiver of Suicidality, Trauma, & Persistent Mental Illness” is for you the caregiver. It comes out of my personal…
- Break the Stigma, Coping strategies, EMDR therapy, Faith, faith and psychology, For the one struggling with suicidal ideation-, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocate, Mental Health Caregiver, Not Alone, Suicidality, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Prevention, Warning signs of increased suicide risk
Truths About Suicide: Truths for the Person Battling Suicide & Truths for the Loved One, the Caregiver, of Suicidality
Suicide is a battle many face— Silently. It catches you unaware whether you are the one struggling with thoughts of it or you are the one supporting a loved one battling suicide. Both of you need encouragement, support, and truth to help you in the midst of the battle for life you are fighting. The caregiver is the loved one or close support person who cares for the person struggling with suicidal thoughts, intention, attempts, or plans. Suicidality is an all-encompassing term including anything associated with suicide to include: suicidal ideation, intention, attempt, plan, etc. It is important for many voices to come together in solidarity on this incredibly difficult…
