Overview
Many of our male participants cite a feeling of loss, a missing purpose or some unresolved aspect to their military service after separation, retirement or returning from war.
At MVS we know that steps can be taken to mitigate post-traumatic stress and other service-related issues, but sometimes something still lingers. An underplayed aspect of recent conflicts is the preponderance of moral injury to good men and women, doing the right thing for the right reasons, but still suffering through the consequences of actions that conflict with one’s moral sense of self, sometimes many years after the causal events.
Combat action, violence, intensity of experience, loss, emotional pain and the human cost of war can haunt a soul unless specific steps are taken to acknowledge, accept and heal the wounds arising from them. The hidden or invisible scars of war and multiple trips to the extremes of human experience can be just as debilitating as physical injuries but, because of the intensely personal nature of feelings stemming from them (often centered around guilt, shame and remorse), it is common for them to go untreated…sometimes with lasting and predictable impact on emotional health, spiritual wellbeing and relationships. At MVS, we specialize in healing this hurt and using it to fuel personal growth and a positive journey forward as a proud veteran.
