Dan L. Hays

Dan L. Hays has been diagnosed with chronic and severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from two incidents in his childhood, only remembered when he was an adult.

In 1987, as his life was spinning out of control, Dan was trying to put together pieces of his past, to remember some piece of his past that struggled to come to the surface. He was broke, unable to go look for a job, at times suicidal and mystified by it all. After years of struggle with PTSD symptoms, in 1988 Dan remembered a violent incident with his Dad when he was 17.

Dan has published a book about that healing journey entitled "Freedom's Just Another Word," which describes the steps he took - out of desperation - to try to make sense of his life. As he revealed old wounds and began to heal them, he was able to embrace the journey toward forgiveness of his father.

In 2003 Dan began to remember events when he was eight years old, when his grandmother threatened to have him locked up in an insane asylum if he became a writer. This led to a substantial writer's block and was the second source of his PTSD.

"Healing the Writer - A Personal Account of Overcoming PTSD" is Dan's second book, which describes his healing process from the abuse by his grandmother, through a number of inner child exercises, therapy and using other healing tools. The book describes how he has reclaimed his writing gift, and now works as a freelance writer.

Website:

http://www.danlhays.com

Blog:

Thoughts Along The Road To Healing

http://danlhays.wordpress.com/

Twitter:

http://twitter.com/DanLHays

Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/DanLHaysAuthor

Minute to Freedom inspirational radio spots:

http://www.minutetofreedom.com

Dialogues With Dignity Radio Show:

http://dialogueswithdignity.podbean.com