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The Safety Paradox

U.S. Airmen discuss a plan of action before participating in a joint hazardous material training at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Jan. 19, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)

In the military, risk and danger are part of the obstacles to overcome; many veterans, however, see the world as an unsafe place that they need to protect against once they leave the military.

Memory Strategy Training

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Memory strategy training is a kind of cognitive rehabilitation that can help you remember important things.

Adaptive Sports

Man running on a spring foot.
Adaptive sports often run parallel to typical sports and are adapted for people with disabilities.

Yoga

Man doing yoga warrior pose in a sunlit room.
Yoga is a mind and body practice. There are many styles of yoga that combine poses, breathing techniques, and sometimes meditation.

Learn About Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Smiling veteran who has done CBT.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), a form of talk therapy, teaches people to reroute their negative thought patterns to improve their mental health. Many Veterans have found that CBT helps them process their trauma. Learn from Veterans who found relief with CBT at VA.

Occupational Therapy (OT)

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Guidance from an OT, along with targeted practice, will build new neural pathways, helping you build skills until you become more adept again.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT can help you to think differently about your experiences and your relationships, with the goal of making some positive changes in your life.

Speech Therapy

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Recover or learn to compensate for the communication challenges your brain injury may have caused.

The Relational Paradox

A US Navy Chief Machinist’s Mate greets his family after returning home. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski/Released)

Service members and veterans form intimate bonds with their teammates that will last a lifetime, yet struggle to form or reform intimate relationships with others

The Courage Paradox

A service member jumps out of an Air Force C-130J Hercules during a military freefall jumpmaster course over Aviano Air Base, Italy, Sept. 11, 2020. DoD Photo By: Air Force Senior Airman Savannah Waters

Courage is not the absence of fear, as some think; instead, it is the act of continuing in the face of adversity in spite of the presence of fear.

Thanks For the Memories?

David Grant and his wife smiling at the camera, surrounded by snow.

Every year since my 2010 traumatic brain injury, I’ve taken the time to reflect back on changes that have come to pass during the prior year. This past year was no different, although what my reflection showed was not what some may call progress. Progress is not always measured with tangible facts.

What is a stroke?

A stroke is when the blood supply to part of your brain is cut off. In this animation we explain what a stroke is and the risk factors associated with having one.

Thanks to Our First Responders

David Grant and his wife smiling at the camera.

Members of the medical community literally take their lives in their hands every day they go to work. It’s hard not to feel a bit humbled by that courage. My first face-to-face encounter with First Responders was just over a decade ago. In November of 2010 fate saw fit that most of the First Responders from our Main Street Fire Station and I would meet.