By Nicole Bradford, Reporter, see the original story here. Nacogdoches, TX (Daily Sentinel) A year ago, LeeAnn Dwire might have seemed like a garden variety troubled teen. Depressed and anxious, the teen often isolated herself. Worse, she began having hallucinations — hearing voices that were not there. “I was in a bad place,” said Dwire, […]
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Nacogdoches Woman Recovers Physically and Mentally from Car Wreck
Nacogdoches woman, Jodi Richardson, recently visited with KTRE about her physical, mental, and emotional recovery from a bad car wreck in July of 2015. Since then, she has dealt with overcoming and managing depression, having her leg amputated, adapting to a prosthetic, and committing to hours of mental health and physical therapies. Check out her story […]
Woodville Woman Survives Depression and Drug Abuse
This spring, Woodville woman, Kelli Fields found help through Burke’s medical detoxification program. Fields recently visited with KTRE and shared her story of overcoming depression and her addiction to prescription medications. Check out the story on KTRE’s website, or watch the video below. An East Texas woman suffered years of depression and drug abuse that […]
Nacogdoches Veteran Finds “friendly foxhole” in Peer Network
Published in the Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel on May 30, 2016 News Editor’s note: The following feature is the last in a series highlighting May as mental health month. By Kinnie Reina, Burke Two years ago, retired United States Army major, Jeffrey Smith found relief in the Lufkin-based Military Veteran’s Peer Network. Smith retired from the Army in […]