Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Information on animals and helping with PTSD, using new fabric markers and nutritional supplements will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain).
Matthew Festa is with Guardians of Rescue, and he’s going to explain how animals who have been trained through a program called Animals Helping People can help anyone with Post Tramatic Stress Disorder, especially military personnel. He lives in Smithtown, New York.
Designer and crafter, Shannon Bielke will show how to use Tulip’s new fabric markers to decorate all sorts of items, including baby clothes, bags, tee-shirts and more. Bielke’s business is called Sha & Co. in Payson, Arizona.
Elizabeth Somer is a registered dietitian and author, and she says that more than one out of every two adults are taking nutritional supplements, making them the most popped pills in America. Are we wasting our money? Somer will talk about Supplement Savvy: What, how much, why and when? She lives in Salem, Oregon.
Information on choosing toys and decorating tile will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” noon Tuesday and 2 p.m. Saturday.
Stevanne Auerbach is an author and often referred to as Dr. Toy because of her knowledge and expertise in the field of children’s toys. Auerbach will discuss toy buying information in regards to high tech toys, as well as toys for special needs’ children. She’s from San Francisco, California.
Kristin Peck is also an author and will show various ways to decorate a tile to use in any room in the house. She’ll also explain what tools are needed and how to choose colors and designs for tiles. She lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Post traumatic stress disorder
• Post traumatic stress disorder is often referred to as PTSD. It is a mental health condition that is a type of anxiety disorder.
• PTSD usually follows a stressful life event, such as being in combat, being assaulted, or experiencing domestic abuse. Following the incidents, the person “re-lives” the experience, may have flash-backs, nightmares, and strong, uncomfortable reactions to the event.
• PTSD usually disturbs one’s day-to-day living, making it difficult for them to go about their normal routine. Therapy can help these people to address the situation.
• The prevalence of PTSD is that 7-8 percent of the total population will experience it at some point in their life. However, when it comes to military members, the number of those who experience it is much higher.
• Up to 20 percent of those who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars experience it; 10 percent of those who served in the Gulf War, and 30 percent of Vietnam veterans experience it.
• Guardians of Rescue has an animal therapy program, through their Animals Helping People Program, that helps military members with PTSD. The program pairs PTSD trained therapy dogs with veterans who need the therapy.
• The program has been successful in pairing numerous dogs with military members. They are ready to provide the assistance to others as well. Treated, people can overcome the issue and go on to live a normal life. Left untreated, they can often go on to experience depression, alcohol or drug addiction, and related medical conditions.
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