Randy WeekesMay 8, 2020Resilience in the time of COVID-19Let me begin by thanking CANADEM deployees and all other international workers who are working on the front lines or remotely, in your ho...
Randy WeekesMay 5, 2020The Stress of Nice New PlacesIt wasn’t a war zone. It wasn’t a hardship post. The power stayed on, the food was delicious. Beyond unpredictable drivers and the occ...
Randy WeekesMay 4, 2020Practicing Safe StressI lay in a hospital bed, just months after I started my first international job. I had swollen joints, blurred eyes, high fevers and no ...
Randy WeekesMay 3, 2020The Incredible Shrinking HippocampusIt didn’t feel good. Worry was a feeling in my chest and it woke me up at night. Fear made my heart pound, my ears ring and my voice go...
Randy WeekesMay 2, 2020The road to burnout is paved with good intentionsWe joined the “Let’s make the world a better place” club to help other people. We didn’t join to get hurt. And many of us, at some point ...
Randy WeekesMay 1, 2020If bad things happen – to meIt will happen to some of us. In a long career away from home something that causes physical or emotional injury – or creates the fear t...
Randy WeekesApr 30, 2020When trauma happens to someone we knowIt was a nice afternoon. Quiet. People were finishing their day’s work and planning their evenings. The drive home and a bit of shoppi...
Randy WeekesApr 29, 2020Coming Home: Understanding the ChallengeWhen I ask whether going on an international mission or returning home is more challenging, most people say that coming back is harder. T...
Randy WeekesApr 28, 2020Coming Home: Process the past... Plan the futureWhen I came back from my first international placement, I was stuck for many, many months. I couldn’t figure out where I wanted to go or...
Randy WeekesApr 27, 2020PTSD Support: with compassion and corny humourDr. Dee Rajska is a Canadian clinical psychologist who has a blog and website directed towards helping military service personnel manage ...