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How Can Combat Change A Soldier?
War changes everyone who goes to war. Some of the changes are for the good, but some are not. Listen in as Phil Downer (USMC) and Dan Nigolian (USAF) describe both the good and bad changes that are unavoidable for those who have been to war.helpformylife2011-05-09T10:59:44581 views00:03:29
How Can You Help Your Children Deal With The Effects Of Your PTSD?
Children of servicemen and women are vulnerable to the ill effects of PTSD. But thankfully, they are often forgiving as well. Listen in as Dan Nigolian (USAF) shares how PTSD impacts kids and how they can be equipped to handle it better.helpformylife2011-05-09T10:54:35483 views00:02:14
How Does PTSD Effect Your Wife?
PTSD not only affects the veteran, but it’s especially devastating for a veteran’s spouse. Listen in as Phil Downer (USMC) and Dan Nigolian (USAF) describe the impact that their PTSD had on their wives.helpformylife2011-05-09T10:54:35778 views00:04:20
What Did You Find Most Helpful In Your Struggle With PTSD?
Receiving help from family and appropriate sources is very important in the healing process. Listen in as Phil Downer (USMC) and Dan Nigolian (USAF) personally share how the love of God through their spouses was especially healing for them as they...helpformylife2011-05-09T10:49:34598 views00:04:13
How Can God Forgive Me For The Things I Have Done In War?
Many combat veterans feel burdened by guilt. They question if they can ever be forgiven for things they did or didn’t do, or for just making it home when so many others didn’t. Listen in as Phil Downer (USMC) and Dan Nigolian (USAF) share how they...helpformylife2011-05-09T10:39:34620 views00:04:16
What Can God Do To Help Me Heal From My War Within?
PTSD is a wound in the soul caused by the trauma of war. Many describe it as an invisible wound that won’t heal. Listen in as Phil Downer (USMC) and Dan Nigolian (USAF) each describe their battle with PTSD and how God is helping them heal.helpformylife2011-05-09T10:39:33543 views00:04:17
How Do I Handle Flashbacks And Nightmares?
Reliving traumatic events of the war when you come home—whether awake are asleep—is extremely unnerving. Listen in as Dan Nigolian (USAF) describes his bouts with flashbacks and nightmares and how he’s still learning to handle them.helpformylife2011-05-09T10:29:32634 views00:02:19
How Do I Handle The Pain And The Fear That Reoccur?
In a war, the battlefield reeks of pain and fear. Listen in as Phil Downer (USMC) and Dan Nigolian (USAF) describe how that pain and fear follows you home and how you can learn to handle it so as not to threaten those you love.helpformylife2011-05-09T10:29:31337 views00:04:04
How Do I Deal With The Memories That Haunt Me?
There are things that men and women experience in war that they never forget: the sights, the smells, and the sounds. As a chaplain on the front lines, Dan Nigolian (USAF) knows the battlefield “over there” and back home. Listen to him share how h...helpformylife2011-05-09T10:24:28536 views00:02:00
How Can I Break Free From The Symptoms Of PTSD That Haunt Me?
Everyone expects to leave the war “over there.” But many warriors coming home soon discover the war comes home with them—inside. Learn from Phil Downer (USMC) and Dan Nigolian (USAF) how you can begin to break free from the war that haunts you fro...helpformylife2011-05-09T10:24:28561 views00:04:21
What Should I Do If I Think One Of My Buddies Is Displaying Symptoms Of PTSD?
Before a deployment, all military personnel are trained in “self-aid and buddy care.” Listen in as Phil Downer (USMC) and Dan Nigolian (USAF) discuss how you are just as responsible to take care of your buddy in the PTSD war as you were during the...helpformylife2011-05-09T10:19:42478 views00:04:10
Who Should I Talk To If I Think I Have PTSD?
Men and women returning from deployments need someone to talk to about what they experienced “over there.” But people who haven’t served often don’t understand their experience. Listen in as Phil Downer (USMC) and Dan Nigolian (USAF) explain how t...helpformylife2011-05-09T10:14:39413 views00:04:13
What Should I Do If I Think I Am Experiencing Symptoms Of PTSD?
In combat, military men and women are trained to stuff pain, grief, guilt, and loss inside so that they can accomplish the mission. But after the shooting war is over, all of the feelings packed away must be “unpacked.” Listen in as two combat vet...helpformylife2011-05-09T10:14:39513 views00:04:07
Why Do I Battle With PTSD While Others Do Not?
Everyone who faces the trauma of war (or any trauma for that matter) must deal with it in some way. Each one copes with it in a way that’s unique to them and their story. Listen in as Phil Downer (USMC) and Dan Nigolian (USAF) talk about why some ...helpformylife2011-05-09T10:09:40436 views00:04:25
What Causes PTSD?
Experiencing the horrible trauma of war impacts the heart and soul of the warrior. Listen in as Phil Downer (USMC) and Dan Nigolian (USAF) each describe some of the causes that contributed to their battle with PTSD when they returned home from war...helpformylife2011-05-09T10:04:35500 views00:04:05
What Is PTSD?
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is the invisible, internal wound that many of our military men and women bring home from war. Listen in as Phil Downer (USMC) and Dan Nigolian (USAF) share their experience with PTSD and the effects it had and contin...helpformylife2011-05-09T09:59:36703 views00:04:26

Today's Devotional

A Prayer for God to Bring You Through an Exhausting Life Phase - Your Daily Prayer - May 9

I came across Habakkuk 3:19 in my attempt to refuel my sunken strength and journal out these thoughts in my morning quiet time. And what spoke to me is this…