Written by Ryan Hendrickson, author of “Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret’s Return to Battle” I used to hold my Continue Reading
Mental Health & Wellness
Combat Veterans Ask: Can I Be Forgiven?
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" on February 16, 2014, and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
Hitting That Sweet Spot: Manipulating Groupthink in Politics
“The larger the group, the more toxic, the more of your beauty as an individual you have to surrender for the sake of group thought. And when you Continue Reading
Self-Care Activities That Are Not A Trip To The Spa
The phrase self-care has taken on a lot of different connotations over the years. For a lot of people, when they think about self-care, they picture Continue Reading
The Days Before
I haven’t been downtown recently but I’m quite sure that across the United States the Christmas decorations have been strung across the streets and Continue Reading
A Small Step Gets the Journey Moving Along
We had to put our dog down 11/1. She was a beagle from the local Humane Society. My wife got her the day after I came home from the hospital 13 years Continue Reading
16 Years & They Still Don’t F***ing Get It
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" on April 8, 2018, and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
After Combat, When is Love Worth Fighting For?
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" on March 2, 2018, and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
The Truth about Mortality and Immortality
Men of fairy tales, fables, and the like. Men of honor devoid of fear, who descend into the depths of hell in Atlas’s image carrying the world on Continue Reading
The Price of Silver-Tongued Know Betters
They walk the halls when we are most vulnerable. They are the silver-tongued know betters. They are the once vulnerable turned Continue Reading
I Wanted the Adrenaline Rush… I Still Do
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on October 26, 2021 [and HJ on November 1, 2021], as "Adrenalin[e] Rush." It is Continue Reading
Drink to Remember, Drink to Forget
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on October 25, 2022. It is republished here with the author’s permission. Continue Reading
