Tag: ptsd

A Long Time: Star Trek: Discovery and the Many Faces of PTSD

Ruth Anne Amsden • December 28, 2021

Burnham puts her hand on Book's knee in his bedroom after Kwejian is destroyed

“This is going to be with you a long time, Jean-Luc. A long time. You have to learn to live with it.” ~Robert Picard to brother Jean-Luc Picard, “Family” Spoiler alert: This post contains spoilers for the first four episodes…

Anika Dane • January 28, 2019

B'Elanna looks at herself in the mirror healing her injured arm

My first exposure to Star Trek was watching the Original Series episode “Balance of Terror” live on stage. My father was a professor of Theater at Wesleyan University (notable Trek alumni include Alex Kurtzman and Akiva Goldsman) and one of…