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In this video, Gail Strom, mother of Hannah, shares her personal experience navigating the emotional ups and downs of a loved one’s recovery from a disorder of consciousness.

USAF Staff Sergeant Adam Watson joined the military just before 9/11 to find a sense of direction as a young adult. He was trained as a linguist and worked in intelligence. He found purpose and fulfillment in his mission to target terrorists but at a high cost. His time in service took a toll on him and, eventually, his family.

Hear how Home Base, a part of the Wounded Warrior Project's Warrior Care Network, helped Adam treat his depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) and other complementary therapies in their Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). For information about treatments for PTSD please visit The Treatment Hub: https://www.brainline.org/treatment/ Don’t forget to like and subscribe! Information about Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE): https://www.brainline.org/treatment/pe Home Base in Boston, MA, USA: https://homebase.org/ Wounded Warrior Project's Warrior Care Network: https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/programs/warrior-care-network Website: https://www.BrainLine.org Donate: https://tinyurl.com/BrainLineDonation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brainline Twitter: https://twitter.com/brainline LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brainline.org/

Generational trauma is trauma that isn’t just experienced by one person but extends from one generation to the next.

Words you choose, gestures you make, small kindnesses, and gentle supports make all the difference.

Being organized and having a routine makes each day smoother for Natalie Vines who has TBI and PTSD and for her caregiver husband and fellow vet, Brian Vines who also has PTSD. 

People often say that Brian and Natalie's story of injury, caregiving, and retirement from the military is a tragedy. But for them, it's more of a love story.

During their time apart on deployments, Brian and Natalie Vines stayed connected via skype, social media, and hand-written letters, which helped their love endure and burgeon.

My husband is a vet with PTSD and will not stop playing video games … he stays up all hours of the night. Should I be worried? Dr. Klassen answers your questions about mental health treatment.

Telling your loved one with PTSD that you cherish them, you care about them, and that you will help them if they will let you is a powerful first step toward getting that person needed treatment. You can’t take on someone else’s suffering—unproductive, anyway—but you can steer them toward the resources and providers who can help them.

Dr. Mary Alexis Iaccarino tells the story of a service member who sent her team a note of thanks along with a photo of himself attending his daughter’s graduation. Before attending the Home Base program as well as a special brain health and trauma program for Special Operations Forces, he could never have imagined being in a crowd filled with noises and lights. For him, attending the graduation was a huge win; because of treatment he was able to participate in a big family moment.

Wounded Warrior Project’s Independence Program case managers understand that when a service member has a TBI or other physical or mental health issues, the whole family is affected—in the short- and long-term. WWP case managers get to know their families intimately, checking on them weekly and helping them find the services and resources they need. They are always available to help families navigate through these sometimes-complex situations.