Last summer, I was living in Hawai’i, having the time of my life. While enjoying my first nude beach experience, the ocean tried to take my phone. Obviously, I didn’t have it on me since I was naked; it was inside my shoes, which were tucked behind a rock up a sand hill. A freak wave washed over

Over the past 15 years, a few terms have been coined for my age group that you may be familiar with. One of the most popular is "The 9/11 Generation." The term is meant as a catchall for millennials from around the country who were in school on September 11, 2001.Members of this ...Continue

Trigger warning: description of childhood sexual abuse, PTSD.My name is Jackie, and I have PTSD. I struggle every single day to keep my shit together. Fortunately for everyone around me, my struggle is mostly internal.An ideal day for me would be staying in bed and not confronting a single thing,

"Nacho is suffering from PTSD," the ER vet said. "Specifically, raccoon-induced PTSD." I was shocked. I had never heard of an animal being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, but from what I knew of the symptoms, he certainly had many of them. My mind flashed to an old Frasier

I'm a single mother who lives in New York City. I have two wonderful school-aged children. If you met me on the street, you would not know that I live with three significant mental illnesses: PTSD, panic disorder and depression. This is a secret that I don't reveal to employers. I do not