My Nonprofit Reviews

It has been just over six weeks since I arrived at Warrior Camp, and it would be hard to overstate how transformative that experience was for me.

Less than a week earlier, I was in a locked-down psychiatric ward, having determined that suicide was the only possible relief from the combined weight of chronic PTSD, severe moral injury, work-related stress, relationship problems, financial problems, and untreated depression. The mere fact that Eva and her team were willing to bring me into the program and confront my demons with me while I was in that state speaks volumes about their sincerity, their courage, and their genuine commitment to the mission of ending the scourge of veteran suicide. When it comes to serving veterans, TRR is the real deal.

The therapeutic process participants undergo during Warrior Camp is intense -- most would probably even describe it as grueling, at times -- but I find it hard to imagine that a more effective combination of integrated therapeutic modalities is available anywhere, especially for treating moral injury in combat veterans. I would say the same regarding the gifted group of therapists, practitioners, and support staff who walked the healing path with me and my fellow warriors. The words do not exist to express my admiration and gratitude for each of them.

I am a very different man today than I was six weeks ago. I no longer find myself contemplating suicide on a daily basis; instead, I am thinking about and planning for the future. I am actively working to heal relationships with those who mean the most to me, to include engaging in couples counseling with my wife and holding space for her and for my children as they work to resolve the invisible wounds they incurred as a result of my military service and my having waited too long before asking for help. My sensitivity to their needs and my appreciation for their sacrifice has never been greater. My relationships with colleagues at work and my reactions to stressful circumstances there are different as well. People I have worked with for more than a decade have told me they have never seen me happy until now. I am more energetic and productive than I have been in years and more accepting and gracious towards myself. I even practice yoga thanks to Warrior Camp, which is something I thought I would never do.

Would I recommend Warrior Camp to other veterans living with PTSD and moral injury? Absolutely! I already have! Would I advocate for supporting TRR and its inimitable approach to healing our nation's heroes? Enthusiastically and without reservation.