Our ancestors had a profound way of dealing with P.T.S.D. It was believed that after a war when a man had returned from war, before he could be accepted back into society. He had to live with a shaman for 3 months to do some spiritual cleansing.
It was said that after war, the human spirit was off balance and required to undergo some ritual in order to restore it back in harmony with nature and the community. A horn was used to draw out stagnant and dysfunctional blood to the surface.
This is one of the rituals that was performed on the warriors to cleanse them of any mental illness and trauma that they might experience later on in life after the war.
This process was carried out by Africans long ago before it was allegedly deemed a Chinese invention. It was called "African suction cup," by the colonizers. This is one of the many practices that have been lost due to African slavery and colonization.
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Last week and this weekend, I binge watched @painkillernetflix and man, this was one of the hardest series to watch!!!
PainKiller tells the story of the Sackler family who created Oxycontin under Purdue Pharma and how it ravaged the communities in the early 2000's. Over 300k folks died as a result of overdosing on this drug in 3 years. We are still dealing with the lasting effects of opioid addiction because of what happened with this particular medication. To see real life folks on this series who lost loved ones ( a lot of them being children) is so friggin SAD. This is why I wrote this book because as the series explained, the epidemic didn't just hurt the individual but the families too!
Dad Got Out of Rehab is a children's book that tells the story of parental abuse of opioids and what it's like as a family to have a loved one going through recovery. I was inspired to write this back in 2021 after watching the movie, A Beautiful Boy starring Steve Carrell. It touched me to watch the unwavering support of a parent fighting for their child who was struggling with addiction. It took me all the way through 😭. And so this story was born as a way to support children who may be going through this as well and need education while going through this challenge. It is written for 9-12 year olds because of the content but can be read to a younger child as long as an adult is available for questions.
This book is available on my website for further review at www.books2inspire.com/shop. Also don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about this book.