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Mutual Mondays, Ptsd And Dialogue Process With Veterans Of Armed Conflict: Becoming A Facilitator, And Healing Along With Participants, Michael Johns
Mutual Mondays, Ptsd And Dialogue Process With Veterans Of Armed Conflict: Becoming A Facilitator, And Healing Along With Participants, Michael Johns
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After nearly five years working with youth offenders, addressing the trauma and stress of their lives in gangs and prison I was ready for my current job as a municipal Director of Veterans Services. These positions have given me the opportunity to start addressing posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] that has plagued me for over 20 years, since I flew in the US Navy. Mutual Mondays is a forum I created which brings together veterans using the Dialogue Process to empathically, intellectually, and communally address the effects of participation in armed conflict. Mutual Mondays has been a productive vehicle for veterans …