This is the 8th episode of the Veteran Mental Health Boot Camp, a series of podcasts that is looking at all aspects of Veteran Mental Health. Check out the first episode and all episodes as they’re released by going here

Summary:

IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

• Aaron’s journey from the Marines to Veteran Mental Health
• Lack of conversation about purpose and meaning in veteran mental health
• Logotherapy and Viktor Frankl
• Identifying the future in order to deal with the past
• Three tenets of logotherapy: Freedom of Will, Will to Meaning, and Meaning of Life
• Veterans already have the knowledge to heal, they just need help to become aware of it
• Posttrauamtic Growth
• Veterans and awareness of their own mortality

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

The Warrior Wellness Lab at Western Washington University

Aaron’s LinkedIn profile

Man’s Search for Meaning: Viktor Frankl

The Doctor and the Soul: Viktor Frankl

Gift of Therapy: Irvin Yalom

Staring At The Sun: Irvin Yalom

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