Valerie KingMar 242 min WE'RE NOT FACING ITThe Coronavirus is not chronic. PTSD is. The coronavirus of 2020 'shelter in place' mandate may help all of us understand the pain of isolation that is oft...
Valerie KingFeb 81 minHAPPY VALENTINES DAYFor veterans managing medications for PTSD or associated psychological issues, here is a medication you will love --although it is habit forming. A recent ...
Valerie KingNov 11, 20192 minBlood BrothersThe new blood test for PTSD may be the answer a military community often at odds with itself needs when dealing with its own homeless . It may also ass...
Valerie KingMar 2, 20191 minA different "march" this month... This year, this month, is the month of the Woman. I have a few thoughts to share and a "minority" perspective perhaps, as someone who has "worked" both outsi...
Valerie KingJan 28, 20191 minPaying forward, we owe our vets...At the book signing for Zack had our Back, I had the good fortune of meeting two new neighbors, a teacher and her young daughter , who read the book. Thei...
Valerie KingNov 12, 20181 minNOVEMBER 11-LETS GET IT RIGHTYesterday , Veteran's Day, we paid tribute to our warriors. It is an annual ritual. We watch ceremonies on TV or participate in private memorials or ser...
Valerie KingJan 30, 20181 minStarting Them YoungZack had our Back" is a rhyming picture book for kids, ages 3-8, about a deceptively kind but #homeless veteran named Zack. Why direct this difficult topic...
Valerie KingJan 16, 20182 minHow reading changes your perspectiveMy experience with the subject of veteran homelessness; the subject of the children's book" Zack had our Back "is not first hand. I am a civilian. I signed...
