Want to Learn More About Posttraumatic Growth?
If you are interested in learning more about Posttraumatic Growth (PTG), we have put together this list of resources; some are referenced in our Warrior PATTH programming, and others reinforce the need and/or significance of PTG.
Links are provided for you to view/listen to the material and/or purchase the books.
Recommended Videos
Recommended Books
Your struggle may come in different forms, and be given one of many different names, such as anxiety, depression, addiction, and/or post-traumatic stress (PTS) . By embracing the struggle, rather than fighting it, you can stop surviving and start thriving.
Click here to learn more and/or purchase Struggle Well on Amazon.
Guided by “Akira-sensei,” John comes to realize the greatest adversity on his journey will be the challenge of defeating the man in the mirror. This powerful story of one boy’s journey brings the Train to be Clutch curriculum to life in a powerful and memorable way. Click here to learn more and/or order Chop Wood Carry Water on Amazon.
We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding–“tribes.” This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival. Click here to learn more and/or order Tribe on Amazon.
Every day we experience the uncertainty, risks, and emotional exposure that define what it means to be vulnerable or to dare greatly. In this book, Brené Brown PhD, MSW, dispels the cultural myth that vulnerability is weakness and argues that it is, in truth, our most accurate measure of courage. Click here to learn more and/or order Daring Greatly on Amazon.
We are all warriors. Each of us struggles every day to define and defend our sense of purpose and integrity, to justify our existence, and to try to understand who we are and what we believe in. This book examines the evolution of the warrior code of honor and “mental toughness.” Click here to learn more and/or order The Warrior Ethos on Amazon.
Change your life and your future when you discover that every decision you make is significant and can have a lasting impact on the world. New York Times bestselling author Andy Andrews disagrees, and he has an inspiring and empowering message for you, “Every single thing you do matters. You have been created as one of a kind. You have been created in order to make a difference. You have within you the power to change the world.” Click here to learn more and/or order The Butterly Effect on Amazon.
Why have history’s greatest minds—from George Washington to Ralph Waldo Emerson to CEOs and celebrities—embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life. Offering daily Stoic insights and exercises, you’ll find the serenity, self-knowledge, and resilience you need to live well. Click here to leran more and/or order The Daily Stoic on Amazon.
Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom, and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery and spiritual healing, The Alchemist has transformed the lives of countless readers around the world. Helping them find inner peace, strength, gratitude, and a deeper, divine connection with themselves and the world. No matter where you are in life’s journey, this fable can awaken you to the beauty of the present, the hope of the future, and what it truly means to be human and at peace. Click here to learn more and/or order The Alchemist on Amazon.
As human beings, we will inevitably go through a life-changing event at some point in our life that has disastrous effects on us and the people around us. This happened to Nick when he left a 12-year career as a Marine Raider. For years, he was stuck with feelings of anger, indifference, and bitterness – until he took action. Through Nick’s journey transitioning from military to civilian life, he identified 7 stages of transition that apply to veterans and civilians alike who have suffered trauma. Click here to learn more and/or order Excommunicated Warrior on Amazon.
In The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, it offers a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.
Click here to learn more and/or order The Four Agreements on Amazon.
RECOMMENDED ARTICLES
Click here to read Director David Lynch’s Transcendental Meditation article urging veterans to practice transcendental meditation to reduce post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms.
Click here to download The Difficult Transition from Military to Civilian Life article.
Click here to download the US Army Transition Information Sheet.
RECOMMENDED PODCASTS
EPISODE #505: A Man’s Need for Ritual – For thousands of years, men’s lives were structured by rituals — rituals that helped them mark significant events, make sense of the world, and move from one phase of life to the next. In our modern age, our lives are largely devoid of rituals, and my guest today says we’re worse off for it.
EPISODE #527: A Father’s Wounds, Male Spirituality, and the Journey to the Second Half of Life – How does the way men experience spirituality differ from the way women engage it? What obstacles particularly keep men from experiencing greater meaning in their lives, and what paradigm shifts help them find it? My guest today has been thinking about those questions over the six decades he’s served as a Franciscan friar.
EPISODE #660: How the Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Heal the Soul – When you think about ancient Greek tragedies, you probably think about people in togas spouting stilted, archaic language. My guest today argues that this common conception of Greek tragedies misses the power of plays that were in fact created by warriors for warriors, and which represent a technology of healing that’s just as relevant today as it was two millennia ago.
TED Talk – Why You Should Define Your Fears Instead of Your Goals by Tim Ferriss – The hard choices — what we most fear doing, asking, saying — are very often exactly what we need to do. How can we overcome self-paralysis and take action? Tim Ferriss encourages us to fully envision and write down our fears in detail, in a simple but powerful exercise he calls “fear-setting.” Learn more about how this practice can help you thrive in high-stress environments and separate what you can control from what you cannot.