Horses of Course. Equine Assisted Therapy, Veterans, and PTSD oh my…

When you think about all the things that Veterans need when transitioning out of the Military or recovering from combat experiences, you generally don’t think to yourself “a bunch of time with some horses” – but that is EXACTLY what one of the answers might be. Equine Assisted Therapy has been found to be very […]

Listen Up! Sounds. Impact. Issues. And How Sound affects Combat Veterans

If you have ever spent much time around a combat veteran, you know they can be jumpy. Why is that? How do those startling sounds get under the skin of veterans? Do they know it? Do they understand it’s not normal? I interviewed a Vietnam veteran and reflected on my own experiences in combat – […]

Common World Photos through the Filter of a Marine Combat Veteran trying to adjust back to “Reality”

Not everyone sees the world in the same way. This is even truer for Military members who have been trained for combat. Worse even for those that have seen or experienced combat. The Military prepares you for battle. It prepares you to manage risk and recognize threats, avoid ambush, respond to attack, and treat everything […]

Chicago, Google, and More Help Veterans Transition from Military to Civilian Life. A curation on many Veteran programs

Photo by Federico Respini on Unsplash Yes… the City of Chicago has a program to help. Google has an internal group called VetNet that exists to help support their veteran employees. They, along with quite a few more entities I’ve found have programs built around helping vets transition to civilian lives. I found a couple references to Equine […]

Veteran Transition – The Journey from Military to Civilian Life Ain’t Easy (even without PTSD!)

An Intro to the Author, An Intro to my Tone, And Why I Care about the Journey We Veterans go through… I’m a veteran of the First Gulf War. I’m the son of a veteran, my Father served in Vietnam. I’m friends with a few veterans. I work directly with several veterans. I live around […]