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Adytum 's story is a part of me. It is made up of many parts: my stories, my father’s stories and my mother’s stories. My mother’s...

By Mary Cools    This description of Adytum  was solicited by another client, and they requested 300 words. While the content in my...

PTSD Survivors -- find Grounding Techniques and Mindfulness!​ Information from the Horsham Clinic (Philadelphia, Pa.):  ​ Grounding...

A description of Adytum   By Mary Cools:    Recently, I was asked to write a 500-word description of my memoir,  Adytum . You cannot...

Creating a Supportive Space for PTSD Awareness 1    Did you know that there is a thing called PTSD radio? I did not. So, I looked it up....

This memoir is raw and truthful. It delves into the world of the very, very poor and unfortunate. Viola Davis brings hardship to life for...

Fluffy White Frosting - a trigger buster for sure! Combine in the top of a double boiler: 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup corn syrup 2...

​​​ ​The Warning Signs of PTSD:  ​ These signs are what the Delta Airlines survivors should be looking for in themselves . . .  ​...

Support for Survivors Those of us who know people who are survivors, and have PTSD because of what they have survived, will always want...

He Touched My Adytum   “My father’s silences were bits of him that I could absorb, feel. Even as a child, I sensed where he went, why he...

1. PTSD and nightmares go hand in hand. The nightmares are not even always about the trauma suffered by the person who ended up with...

As I try harder and harder to create this supportive space for those with the condition labelled PTSD, I think it is important to...

Truly a book about life’s greatest lesson. A dying professor teaches his student about life. An astounding story unravels the joys of a...

With PTSD, of course our nightmares/dreams can trigger some very intrusive thoughts during our waking/worrying hours. It is recommended...

PTSD has a bothersome symptom, nightmares! Often, I do not even remember what the nightmare was but I awake in the night with some...

Some of you may wonder why I include recipes in my posts. Well, my mother taught that cooking was a cure all. Not the act of eating but...

Adytum  (ad-it-um): the most sacred place within a sacred place; the inner shrine of the heart, the place inside you where you feel a...

Identifying PTSD:   I am feeling quite vulnerable today. I feel this way sometimes when I cannot control my self-doubt or insecurities....

In this case, direct quotes from Milton's book say it all:   “It takes me ten or fifteen minutes just to put on my support socks in the...

Now here is a recipe that would comfort anyone on their worst day. 1/4 cup butter or margarine 40 regular sized marshmallows 1/2 teaspoon...