Writings from Warriors in Recovery
In my active addiction, I had great difficulty with the word surrender. My ego was attached to a persona of who I used to be. As a soldier, I was trained to fight, endure, and
9/11/2025 I am aware it is suicide prevention month and I am attempting to figure out how to address that in a subsequent blog post. I’ve already received some prodding on why I have not
GREATER THAN MYSELF I joined the Army to be a part of the noblest cause – duty, honor, country. I sought purpose, structure, and the challenge of being a warrior. Serving in the 82nd Airborne
Thanks to those who noticed I have not been blogging lately and encouraged me to start writing again. Once more unto the breach I have taken a pause from writing for no good reason
I first heard the phrase “trauma is not a character defect” during an online Warriors Anonymous meeting – a recovery meeting for active duty military, law enforcement officers, first responders, and veterans.* It struck a
I showed up to Warriors Heart Lodge broken angry and hungover in September of 2023, I couldn’t even make it three days between an inpatient rehab and my flight to Texas without drinking. When I