One of the key aspects of military service is training. Training, training, training. We train in the heat, we train in the rain, we train on the water and in the sky. There’s never a question about why we do it; we know why we do it. Preparation. I am Read more…
“It is the same with people as it is with riding a bike. Only when moving can one comfortably maintain one’s balance.” – Albert Einstein Imagine getting to a point in your life when you say, “Well…this is it. Life can’t get any better (or worse) than it is right now. Read more…
One thing about being a veteran; when we were in the military, we could put up with just about anything. Extreme boredom. High stress. We would stand out in the rain, for no apparent reason, just because someone said thats what we had to do. Our natural environment was chaos. Read more…
” I don’t belong here.” “This feels weird.” “I feel like a alien.” These are all things I’ve heard veterans say after leaving the military or returning from combat. Something changed, and they’re not sure what. It was them, sure, but it was also the community that they came back Read more…
It’s a statement that I’ve heard many veterans say: “I was told to just give it time, things would get better.” Is that really true? There is something very powerful about the passage of time, of course. Hindsight is 20/20, distance gives us perspective, and all that. But just allowing Read more…
This may seem odd, but at least three times a week, strangers tell me their secrets. When I meet a new veteran or military spouse in my office for the first time, I know very little about them. They know very little about me. Okay, in this digital age, they Read more…
The veteran community is at a crossroads, and there is a growing divide. This is not the civilian-military divide, although that certainly still exists, but a divide within the veteran community. This divide is between those veterans who are succeeding in their post-military lives, and those who are struggling. Between Read more…
No way, pal. You won’t catch me going to the therapist. I’m going to avoid that crap so hard that it hurts. I’m so focused on holding it together that I don’t have time to yap at someone who’s only going to judge me anyway. No thanks, I’ll handle it Read more…
How much do you know about veteran mental health? Many think that it only applies to PTSD and TBI. In this video, we provide a look at comprehensive veteran mental health and how to address it. All of these aspects have been covered in the Veteran Mental Health Boot Camp, Read more…
This is something I hear often from veterans that I work with: “I don’t get help, because others are worse off than me.” “What do I have to complain about? I made it back, didn’t I?” “I don’t want to take up your time, there are other veterans who need Read more…