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This episode features Edward Tick, Soldier's Heart, discuss Dr. Tick's PTSD treatment model based on research of worldwide spirituality, mythology, traditional cultures and the warrior archetype.
Between 11-20% of service members who returned from Afghanistan and Iraq suffer from post-traumatic stress, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
One hundred years on from the end of the first world war, a group of veterans in Dorset are torn between their pride in their military careers and their anger over the lack of psychological support provided to them by the Ministry of Defence.
Meditation can reduce the effects of PTSD allowing peace into a veteran’s life. See how meditation is changing the lives of America’s veterans. When Erik Younger returned from combat, he thought he knew what the enemy looked like.
Belleruth describes recent research from the San Diego VA Hospital, which concludes that Transcendental Meditation decreases symptom severity in Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress, outperforming Prolonged Exposure Therapy.
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Watch this video with Belleruth Naparstek as she tells the story of creating a guided imagery introduction with 1st Sergeant Dave Rauls that soldiers really get.