Dear Fellow Teal Star,
A Letter From The Creators
The idea for this magazine came to me literally out of thin air one day. I’d been talking with my agent, friend and CEO from Power 28 Communications, Tom Beckman, about how to get a speaking tour started next year…and Teal Star was born.
I personally have never created a magazine or a newsletter, but I thought, “What the heck. It’ll be fun.”
This first magazine is not very long and we are hoping for feedback on exactly what type of material to offer in here. We are also being very selective in the type of businesses that will be sold ad space because anymore assisting Military/Veteran families has become “en vogue”…and sadly not every one of them operate with integrity and honor.
We will do this so that you know this is a magazine that you can trust as a place to look for resources and assistance—should you need them.
More importantly, this issue—and every issue that follows—will focus on stories of hope and methods of healing, along with how to care for yourself as a caregiver and exactly what
do to when you notice your children are being affected in less that positive ways from witnessing PTSD.
Some of the stories will be from what the general
population would call “qualified” individuals—those with titles attached to their names…you know, counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, Ph. D.s and the like, but most of the stories will come from Teal Stars—individuals I consider far more qualified because they are like you and I in that they live this “Teal Star Life” day in and day out.
Some of the stories don’t end the way we all would hope. Some end in death and divorce…we share those because knowing how to pick up the pieces after the sky has fallen is something that most avoid talking about, but I can speak from experience when I say I wish that information had been shared. Additionally, sometimes divorce is the answer because whomever has the diagnosis of “PTSD” has fully adopted the “PTSD life-long sentence” and “victim” mentality and has become truly abusive and cruel with themselves and their family.
Why do I insist on sharing stories from what the general population would call “non-qualified individuals” because they lack a title next to their name?
"I ask that if you disagree with anything, just chuckle and move on without raising a fuss. We are positive, uplifting and supportive of one another’s truth, ok? Because, like we said before, we each have our own version of the truth—and aren’t striving for perfection. We are striving for healthy, happy and whole."