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When Someone You Love Suffers from Posttraumatic Stress: What to Expect and What You Can Do

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By Claudia Zayfert, Jason C. DeViva — 2011

For trauma survivors struggling with intense memories and emotions, it often feels like life won’t ever be “normal” again. Effective treatments are out there, but the needs of family members are often overlooked. See more...

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Second Act of Service: Veterans Find Work and Purpose in the National Park Service | NBC News

Veterans make up 5.9% of the American working age population. But in the National Park Service, veterans make up 26% of the workforce.

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Is Time Outdoors the Key to Helping Veterans Overcome PTSD?

The aim of these ecotherapy programs and services is to connect veterans back to nature in a way that will conjure positive emotions and elicit a sense of confidence when reintegrating into the civilian world.

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Nature Is Proving to Be Awesome Medicine for PTSD

The awe we feel in nature can dramatically reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to UC Berkeley research that tracked psychological and physiological changes in war veterans and at-risk inner-city youth during white-water rafting trips.

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Parks for Healing

“Being...out in nature, it’s just good for the soul. It’s cleansing...it gets you outside of yourself. It’s my...way to decompress.” —Edye Joyner, U.S. Marine Corps and Desert Storm veteran

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Military Outdoors

Military Outdoors (SCMO) is at the forefront of a national movement to ensure every veteran in America has an opportunity to get outdoors when they return home after service.

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The Land We Defend

The Land We Defend: A story of seven military veterans, strangers before connecting in the wilderness. Learn more about Sierra Club’s work with Military Outdoors.

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Boots on the Ground

Conservationists make the case that veterans can have a career in the environment and a home in nature.

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6 Simple, Accessible Ways to Start to Feel Healthier

Some of the most effective methods people can use to improve their health are also the most accessible. The following six practices demonstrate how valuable it can be to go back to basics when it comes to well-being.

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Why 30 Minutes of Nature a Day Is So Good for Your Health

Science is showing how immersion in nature speeds healing and acts as an antidote for many ailments.

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Can the World Mend in This Body?

The author writes that what she does on behalf of healing any individual or being must also be healing, even if not directly extended, for the world itself.

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Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD)