Listen to your Intuition – Accept the signs your body, the angels and your spirit are yelling at you. Heal the PTSD and live the life you deserve. Be a SurThriver.

Determine your core beliefs – Write them out and look at them often. If someone is violating them, evaluate and remove offenders quickly. Take control. Heal the PTSD and live the life you deserve. Be a SurThriver.

Saving for your future gives security and freedom. Without a little nest egg you will live in fear which causes stress and can make you sick.

Perfection is not possible – Fairy tales are stories, Prince Charming is not a Disney character, he is the one that knows love. Heal the PTSD and live the life you deserve. Be a SurThriver.

Move on – Educate yourself, learn about them, understand your accountability, heal the PTSD and live the life you deserve. Be a SurThriver.

Accept the lessons of failing – there is always a lesson, seek it out before the same lesson appears again. Heal the PTSD and live the life you deserve. Be a SurThriver.

Take calculated risks – Be smart, do research, weigh benefits against risks, and listen to your intuitions. Heal the PTSD and live the life you deserve. Be a SurThriver.

Find gratitude – Everything you have is a gift, from the stars and flowers to to the rain, give thanks everyday. Heal the PTSD and live the life you deserve. Be a SurThriver.

Heroes take chances, it's not easy to be your own hero if you stay in your comfort zone. Reaching for your dream may involve chances, but the only way to reach them is to try.