An interview with John Mudrey at the 2017 Winter Sports Clinic
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While serving his country in Saudi Arabia, Airman Dwayne Parker lost vision in his right eye. Like thousands of our servicemen and women wounded in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, Dwayne returned home to a life filled with challenges. For Dwayne, frustration and depression soon followed.
A practicing psychotherapist for more than 30 years, Tick specializes in extensive and innovative work with survivors of severe trauma and violence — particularly combat war veterans — sexual and substance abuse victims, those with severe mental and emotional disorders, men's issues and deeply rooted...
"It's our job as civilians to tend to the returning warriors by bringing them into the center of the community," says Dr. Ed Tick, psychotherapist and author of "War and the Soul."
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.
February 18, 2009 in Eugene OR. This was the 2008-09 Tzedek Lecture.
In the return to civilian life, many women find that veteran services fall short of their needs. Unemployment rates for female veterans are higher than for other women, as well as for male veterans. Female veterans are at least twice as likely to be homeless than women who haven’t worn a uniform.
Living with PTSD is difficult but you can recover and become more resilient.
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.
Ukraine has got around 16 thousand women veterans since 2014. Yulia Kirillova is one of them.
We sit down 1 on 1 with former Green Beret Alan Shebaro to hear his inspiring story of survival. Alan opens up and talks about combat, the dark transition into civilian life, what worked in overcoming those struggles and what didn't work.