In 1986, we spent about $31 billion on mental health services in the United States. In 1996, we spent about $62 billion. In 2000, we spent about $79 billion. In 2020, we spent about $238 billion. And in 2023, we spent about $280 billion! https://www.statista.com/statistics/252393/total-us-expenditure-for-mental-health-services/ Despite this staggering increase—3.5 times…
I was listening to the Shawn Ryan Show podcast, and his guest, retired Green Beret Scott Mann (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh_3yrAgBEU), spoke about a chilling concern: terrorist groups and drug cartels teaming up to smuggle bombs and terrorists across our southern border. They believe it’s part of a plan for a large-scale attack,…
I want to be home. I am on the road teaching my class, “Veterans, Police Officers, and Communities in Crisis: Responding to Trauma,” and as I was hitting the hotel’s elliptical machine I began to reminisce about the 26 years my wife and I have been married. Really, it had…
Why do we do things we know are wrong? Why do witness the destruction of ourselves and others and feel helpless to the feelings and emotions that drive our bad behavior? The ultimate battle is the one we fight for our soul, all else in life is dependent on the…
The following is from the US Department of Health and Human Services. It is representative of how the established mental health world views mental health. “Ways to maintain positive mental health include: * Getting professional help if you need it * Connecting with others * Staying positive * Getting physically…
You can use your own pain, wisdom, experience, and desire to live free. When you do, life is better. The sky is bluer. We find purpose in our pain. It can be depression, loss, PTSD, trauma, a life un-lived, or just plain muddling. Our pain unites us. And when we…
