Healing from PTSD after the Killing Fields

Episode 233 of the It Is Written Canada podcast, hosted by IIW Canada, titled "Healing from PTSD after the Killing Fields" was published on January 25, 2025 and runs 28 minutes.

January 25, 2025 ·28m · It Is Written Canada

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Summary

Dr. Sereivudh Ly miraculously survived the Cambodian killing fields while he was in his early teens. Working in brutal labour camps deep in the Cambodian jungle, young Serivudh’s life was unexplainably spared time and again, yet once he was set free, he did not want to live. He was filled with anger, bitterness, and hatred; suffering from PTSD, he needed help.

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Dr. Sereivudh Ly miraculously survived the Cambodian killing fields while he was in his early teens.
Working in brutal labour camps deep in the Cambodian jungle, young Serivudh’s life was unexplainably spared time and again, yet once he was set free, he did not want to live.
He was filled with anger, bitterness, and hatred; suffering from PTSD, he needed help.

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