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The Other Veterans

The Other Veterans

by Kindra Bradley | Nov 11, 2019 | Conscientious Objection, GI Rights Hotline, PTSD

Federal law defines a “veteran” as anyone who served on active duty and was not discharged or released dishonorably. A good many of the veterans who call the GI Rights Hotline on any given day aren’t the ones you probably heard appreciated on Veterans’ Day. Here’s a...
Bringing Order to the Mental Chaos of Trauma

Bringing Order to the Mental Chaos of Trauma

by Kindra Bradley | Aug 2, 2018 | Counseling Program at Quaker House, PTSD

A client has been with us from his transition as an active duty soldier to civilian life. While in the Army, he had experienced some depression and moral injury. After his Army contract was cut short due to a severe injury, he felt he could make a change in...
Study Published on the Unmet Needs of Soldiers

Study Published on the Unmet Needs of Soldiers

by Kindra Bradley | Mar 19, 2018 | Moral Injury, PTSD

Last month, Oxford University Press’ Military Medicine published a study about military service members who seek medical services, including mental health services, outside of the military.  With approximately 20 veteran and 1 active duty suicides per day, serious...

Bergdahl, Moral Injury, and Our Responsibility

by Kindra Bradley | Nov 22, 2017 | Moral Injury, PTSD

Bowe Bergdahl likely suffers with moral injury. Symptoms of moral injury include feelings of shame or guilt for events that are in conflict with a person’s essential inner moral code and that may have occurred outside of that individual’s control. Nonetheless, the...

Bergdahl’s Compassion for Animals Now a PTSD Trigger

by Kindra Bradley | Nov 19, 2017 | PTSD, War and Use of Military Force

Since returning from Afghanistan, on his own time, Bowe has worked with an organization that rescues feral cats, and the lady who runs the rescue calls him the cat whisperer because, for some reason, these cats trust him. He has been able to successfully work with the...

Recent Standoff Involving Veteran

by Kindra Bradley | Oct 3, 2017 | and Conflation with Patriotism, Moral Injury, PTSD

A tragic standoff with police and death of the barricaded individual occurred a few days ago in North Carolina. More details were released in a Fayetteville Observer article, today. A few things stand out in the article: The veteran who barricaded himself and shot at...

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