Warrior to Civilian
The Field Manual for the Hero's Journey
Robert Sarver ; Alex Gendzier
- A
- compassionate,
- practical
- guidebook
- for
- veterans
- transitioning
- from
- active
- duty
- to
- civilian
- life
- and
- for
- the
- loved
- ones
- supporting
- their
- journey."Challenging
- yet
- reassuring....a
- key
- addition
- to
- every
- veteran’s
- packing
- list
- ."
- --Stan
- McChrystal,
- General,
- US
- Army
- (Ret)
- and
- Co-Founder
- and
- CEO,
- McChrystal
- GroupSome
- important
- statistics:It's
- clear
- that
- we
- have
- not
- honored
- the
- promise
- we
- make
- to
- veterans:
- that
- we
- as
- a
- country
- will
- help
- them
- after
- they've
- served
- and
- sacrificed.
- And
- while
- there
- are
- many
- books
- written
- by
- and
- for
- veterans,
- only
- a
- small
- selection
- of
- those
- address
- the
- transition
- to
- civilian
- life,
- and
- none
- are
- a
- truly
- complete
- reference
- for
- stepping
- out
- of
- service
- and
- back
- into
- normal
- life.
- Warrior
- to
- Civilian
- covers
- a
- range
- of
- topics,
- from
- the
- practical—finding
- a
- job,
- reintegrating
- into
- family
- life—to
- the
- more
- challenging
- topics,
- like
- dealing
- with
- loss,
- and
- finding
- new
- purpose
- in
- life.
- This
- well-curated
- resource
- incorporates
- stories,
- insights,
- and
- observations
- from
- veterans
- and
- their
- partners;
- evidence-based
- advice
- from
- health
- professionals
- and
- experts
- who
- work
- closely
- with
- veterans;
- and
- inspiration
- taken
- from
- heavyweights
- like
- Jon
- Kabbat-Zinn
- and
- Tony
- Robbins.
- The
- authors
- take
- care
- to
- address
- the
- unique
- challenges
- faced
- by
- veterans
- of
- color,
- and
- those
- in
- the
- LGBTQ+
- communities.With
- support
- from
- some
- of
- our
- country's
- most
- recognizable
- military
- members,
- authors
- Rob
- Sarver,
- a
- former
- SEAL,
- and
- Alex
- Gendzier,
- combine
- their
- voices
- and
- their
- experiences
- in
- and
- out
- of
- the
- military
- in
- a
- unique
- way
- that
- will
- make
- this
- resource
- shine.
- Scaffolded
- by
- the
- hero's
- journey,
- in
- which
- the
- hero
- experiences
- a
- series
- of
- transformative
- events,
- they
- reveal
- that
- within
- the
- loss
- that
- many
- veterans
- have
- suffered
- while
- serving
- and
- suffer
- in
- the
- transition,
- there
- is
- great
- opportunity
- for healing.
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