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For Some Veterans, COVID-19 Pandemic Improved Mental Health

By Kayla Hui — 2021

Veterans said they experienced positive psychological benefits during the pandemic including a greater appreciation of life, closer relationships, and an increased feeling of personal growth and strength.

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“Which One Is the Real Me?”—A Veteran’s Transition and Identity Crisis

Like most veterans, I found the transition from military to civilian life a struggle—a tougher struggle than I had anticipated. For me, I found that one of my trickier struggles was with my identity.

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Joshua Plummer
2022
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Fighting with Another Purpose

Soldiers are always supposed to be thinking. That’s what West Point teaches its cadets, who are officers in training. You’re supposed to question the orders you’re given, to see whether they conform to the Geneva Conventions and the laws of war.

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Leslee Goodman
2011
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It is Critical to Find Your Purpose First

The process to uncover your purpose after a career in military service takes great introspection.

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Military.com Staff
2021
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‘American Veteran’ Honors the Many Faces of the U.S. Soldier

On the heels of America’s longest war, a new PBS documentary series sits down with nearly 50 veterans in hopes of helping to bridge a growing gap.

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Chris Vognar
2021
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Emotion Coaching: Helping Kids Cope with Negative Feelings

Emotion coaching is the practice of talking with children about their feelings, and offering kids strategies for coping with emotionally difficult situations. The goal is to empathize, reassure, and teach. Does it make a difference? Yes.

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Gwen Dewar
2018
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Existentialist Psychologist, Auschwitz Survivor Viktor Frankl Explains How to Find Meaning in Life, No Matter What Challenges You Face

Frankl’s thesis echoes those of many sages, from Buddhists to Stoics to his 20th century Existentialist contemporaries: “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”

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Josh Jones
2016
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Once More Unto the Breach...

Many of the mornings on many of the days in the lives of many of the people on this planet, it’s not very easy to find a very good reason to throw back the covers and get out of bed.

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Neale Donald Walsch
2016
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Meaning Is Healthier Than Happiness

People who are happy but have little-to-no sense of meaning in their lives have the same gene expression patterns as people who are enduring chronic adversity.

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Emily Esfahani Smith
2013
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An Ex-Monk’s Advice on How to Follow Your True Path

Jay Shetty is focused on helping people pursue what's meaningful rather than what “makes sense.”

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Christina Nunez
2017
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9 Lifestyle Changes that Happen After You Start Meditating

Once you begin meditating daily, life as you knew it will begin to take on some interesting twists and turns.

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Light Watkins
2020
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