42 Amputee New Years’ Resolutions
By Kevin Kappler, Ph.D. |
42 Amputee New Year’s Resolutions It’s time to make your amputee New Years’ resolutions. This means reevaluating your physical and mental recovery. With five hundred new amputees every day in the United States may mean this is your first New Year’s with a new body image and limb loss to deal with. It is time…
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KEVIN KAPPLER, PH.D.
AMPUTEE LIFECOACH
As a fellow amputee, I know the psychological difficulties people face after losing a limb. I have helped people on the phone and texting for the last ten years as a Life Coach with these specific issues. I understand what you are up against when you realize you have lost a limb. Prior to that, I was a clinical psychologist for over thirty years specializing in treating panic disorders and post-traumatic stress. My post-doctoral work was at the VA in San Francisco with vets coming back with lost limbs and traumatic body images.