Category Archives: Combat Stress

Coming Home for a Warrior

“I feel like my heart’s been ripped out of my chest!” and “Damn it Sarge, no one understands me now” is what a young 26 year old Soldier told me a short time ago.  He went on to say, “I … Continue reading

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Warrior Resilience Training / Warrior Resilience & Thriving (WRT)

Here is some excellent material that may be very useful to families, veterans, and active Military. This program is by Major Thomas A. Jarrett, “an Army licensed clinical social worker, executive coach, rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) doctoral fellow, and … Continue reading

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A NEW TOOL IN OVERCOMING THE EFFECTS OF COMBAT TRAUMA…

. As a Supplement to The Warriors Guide to Insanity

2. As a Primer to Use “The Warriors Guide…” as a Teaching and Counseling Tool;

3. As a Guide to Influence the Need for Change in how we train and support our Combat Warriors;

4. As a Foundation for New Solution Papers to Follow.

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GUIDELINES FOR HOW BEST TO USE THE BOOK TO HELP COMBAT VETERANS…

I’m pleased to report momentum is building toward using The Warriors Guide to Insanity throughout the VA Health Care System as a counseling  tool for helping Combat Veterans effectively deal with their PTSD challenges.  It’s proving to be a great … Continue reading

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MENTORING COMBAT WARRIORS REACHES 4,500 AND GROWING…

Most Recent Mentoring Sessions I conducted another group of Mentoring Sessions to approximately 700 Combat Veterans at Fort Carson the 6th and 7th of this month.  This takes the total troop mentoring sessions to over 4,500 participants.  The feedback from … Continue reading

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Support the Post Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009!

Urge your Senator to support S.711, the “Post Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009″ Background The mental health needs of the 1.64 million troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to make headlines.  Over 18 percent of troops … Continue reading

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