Thomas Ramey Watson

PTSD

The times are dark all over the world, and anxiety is high

     I am going to start doing regular Facebook Live Streams and offer online counseling/coaching and support groups to help calm that anxiety and isolation. This way people will not have to come to see me in person but can still get my unique brand of help and support.      I am working …

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Now Distributing Bluebird Botanical Hemp CBD products

According to Consumerlab.com which does independent lab testing, Bluebird CBD 6X concentrate oils are most recommended for price and purity. They are manufactured in Louisville, CO but won’t ship to Denver because of too many restrictions. I drove over on Tues and picked up a 3 bottle variety pack for me and a neighbors All …

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Lucid dreaming and dream yoga for healing

We’re accustomed to deepening our personal growth journeys during our “waking hours”… Yet, what if your dreamtime could become a type of night school — a spiritual laboratory where you could raise your consciousness, heal from your past, and even practice learning new skills? Lucid dreaming is being “awake” and aware that you’re dreaming when …

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MY TIMELY NOVEL (CREATIVE NONFICTION), READING THE SIGNS: A PARANORMAL LOVE STORY

MY NOVEL– READING THE SIGNS: A PARANORMAL LOVE STORY Ted Jones, campus chaplain and English Professor in downtown Denver, doesn’t need more problems. His life has been full of them. More than a few of the clergy seem to think of the church as a sex club, and those who administer the English Department are vipers. …

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Who Gets to Choose Which Childhood Experiences Are ‘Appropriate’?

Fom Christina Berchini’s thoughtful article: Hard as some parents and guardians might try to shield their children from life’s difficulties and cruelties, other students bring adult issues to our classrooms. I certainly did. My students certainly did. An “appropriate” text, then, is also a text that honors this reality. Students who see their experiences ― …

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PTSD May Have A Physical, Not Just Psychological, Effect On The Brain

Post-traumatic stress disorder, a mental health condition triggered by witnessing or living through a traumatic event, is linked to a host of emotional side effects, including anxiety, flashbacks and nightmares. Now, new research indicates PTSD might physically change the brain, too. Researchers at University of California San Diego Health took brain scans of 89 former …

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