Courtney had the privilege of being invited to share a short video on six steps to heal from grief to peace with the Open to Hope project. Click “read more” to see the video and learn more about Open to Hope.
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Nurses, medics, and physicians are often overlooked as suffering from post-traumatic stress because they are not necessarily viewed as being “in combat situations.” However, these brave medical professionals also encounter the horrors of war on a daily basis during their deployment and it can affect them greatly upon their return to civilian life. Drs. Sharon [...]
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As Veterans Day 2011 approaches, many are preparing for troops deployed in Iraq to return home, following President Obama’s recent announcement that troops there will be withdrawn by the end of 2011. Despite varying opinions on the troop withdrawal, there is no question that life can be difficult for troops making the transition back to [...]
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Mary Silver recently wrote an excellent article titled “September 11 Attacks Bring Trauma, Inspire Altruism.” She interviewed Courtney among others about how people have coped since the attacks. Click the link below to read the full article: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/united-states/september-11-attacks-bring-trauma-inspire-altruism-61280.html
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Dr. Steve Salvatore interviews Courtney about coping with traumatic grief on WPIX-TV New York:
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As we begin the week approaching the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks, people are asking how to avoid traumatic anniversary reactions and/or support friends directly impacted by this event. The good news is that people are preparing themselves in advance and coming together in very creative, positive ways. For [...]
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After a major loss or other traumatic event, you could feel as if you’ve changed permanently and will never return to be who you once were. You can feign joy, hope, or humor for your friends, but deep down it can feel like only a hard, bitter shell of who you are remains. Many people [...]
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Sometimes people are so disturbed by the way someone died that they focus more on the deceased person’s “dying story” than they do on the person’s living stories. Yet reflecting on our living experiences with the deceased is an integral part of healing. When I interviewed grievers for my book, they consistently stated one of the [...]
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Current research suggests that grievers do not actually move through grief in a series of five “stages,” but instead tend to experience grief in cycles of recurring waves. There are high tides during which emotions are intense and the griever is preoccupied with feelings and thoughts around the loss, alternating with restorative tides during which [...]
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Did you know there have been many recent advances in the effective treatment of complicated and traumatic grief that have not been featured in the mainstream literature? Well, I’ve been working feverishly over the last six months to put these together in a book I’ve written called, Transforming Traumatic Grief: Six Steps to Move from [...]
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