After 25 years in and out of therapy, Roger was finally accurately diagnosed with PTSD/Complex PTSD in 2014, at 45. An accurate diagnosis changed his treatment plan and self-help work, which is improving his life.
When writing or speaking, Roger works to incorporate science and personal stories to deliver a down to earth, easy to understand presentation. Roger has been a public speaker and educator for more than 20 years. Since 2019, he has been speaking about mental health struggles, skills, treatments and his life story. Behind his family’s public façade of a peaceful dairy farm in southwest Wisconsin, was domestic violence, alcoholism, denied parental mental illness, stalking, death threats and more.
Hoping to increase understanding of CPTSD from a survivor’s perspective, Roger’s highest goal is increase CPTSD awareness and understanding so diagnosing is earlier and treatments more on point, leading to less suffering and more comfort in survivors’ lives.