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Duane France

Duane K. L. France is a combat veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as a mental health counselor practicing in the state of Colorado. Do you want to join the conversation regarding veteran mental health? Share, like, and comment. Read Duane's previous posts and follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn. Keep the conversation about #veteranmentalhealth going.
Awareness

How Do We Resolve the Crisis of Doubt?

This was originally posted on the Military Spouse Advocacy Network blog, and I’m honored to be working with them! You can read the original post, and find more great information for those who support service members and veterans most, by going here.  Many times, when faced with challenges in our lives, we are faced with a Read more…

By Duane France, 8 yearsMay 30, 2017 ago
Grief

Memorializing the Ultimate Sacrifice

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends – John 15:13, King James Version Sacrifice. The ultimate, final sacrifice of one’s life for others. This is the true secret that lies at the heart of military service: it is one of Read more…

By Duane France, 8 yearsMay 25, 2017 ago
Awareness

How Do You Hold On To Failure?

Do you carry your failures in your pockets, or do you have them tattooed on your skin? Which this is for you can be the difference between peace or chaos in your life. Some of us wear our failures like a second skin, the scales of a dragon that become a Read more…

By Duane France, 8 yearsMay 23, 2017 ago
MSAN Blogs

An Open Letter to the Military Spouse

This was originally posted on the Military Spouse Advocacy Network blog, and I’m honored to be working with them! You can read the original post, and find more great information for those who support service members and veterans most, by going here.  Dear Military Spouse, The few words I write here today are not going to Read more…

By Duane France, 8 yearsMay 18, 2017 ago
Awareness

The Wounded Healer and Veteran Mental Health

We could say, without too much exaggeration, that a good half of every treatment that probes at all deeply consists in the doctor’s examining himself, for only what he can put right in himself can he hope to put right in the patient-Carl Jung Early in my training as a Read more…

By Duane France, 8 yearsMay 16, 2017 ago
Awareness

Four Keys to Navigating Obstacles on a River…and in Life

People have to go through trials and tribulations to get where they at. Do your thing – continue to rock it – because obviously, God wants you here- Kendrick Lamar Crap happens in life. We all know it. We all experience it. The irritating daily problems, like workplace jealousy or Read more…

By Duane France, 8 yearsMay 11, 2017 ago
MSAN Blogs

On the Other Side of Crisis: Strength, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Growth

This was originally posted on the Military Spouse Advocacy Network blog, and I’m honored to be working with them! You can read the original post, and find more great information for those who support service members and veterans most, by going here.  That which does not kill us makes us stronger -Friedrich Nietzsche This quote is Read more…

By Duane France, 8 yearsMay 9, 2017 ago
Awareness

Change Your POV About Memorial Day

Memorial Day 2017 is rapidly approaching, and our social media feeds are once again going to be inundated with reminders of what the day is supposed to be about, as opposed to what it seems to be about. Friends and neighbors everywhere are going to be getting ready for summer, Read more…

By Duane France, 8 yearsMay 4, 2017 ago
Podcast

Veteranology Podcast with Jay Knight

I recently had the pleasure to sit down and have a conversation with Jay Knight, the host of the Veteranology Podcast. He and I had such a great time that we went way longer than expected, and ended up having to split the episode into two parts. You’ll hear our Read more…

By Duane France, 8 years ago
Awareness

Welcome to the first Cross-Generational War

Never before in American history has there been a chance for child not born at the beginning of a war that would potentially be able to fight in the same war as their parent. That day is rapidly approaching. I’ve been having some conversations recently, about the impact that combat Read more…

By Duane France, 8 yearsMay 2, 2017 ago

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I am a Mental Health Counselor certified to practice in the state of Colorado. The thoughts, ideas, musings, and posts on this site come from my military experience, my professional experience, and my personal opinions. They do NOT, however, represent professional advice. While I am a Mental Health Counselor, I am not YOUR Mental Health Counselor, and interaction with me on this web site does not result in a professional therapeutic relationship. The opinions I express here are my own, and in no way should be seen as reflection of my agency, my profession, or any professional associations that I am connected with.

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