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Green Beret Shares Combat Stories, Struggles with PTSD and How to Overcome Them. *GRAPHIC*

2021

We sit down 1 on 1 with former Green Beret Alan Shebaro to hear his inspiring story of survival. Alan opens up and talks about combat, the dark transition into civilian life, what worked in overcoming those struggles and what didn't work.

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Sebastian Junger: Why Veterans Miss War

Civilians don't miss war. But soldiers often do. Journalist Sebastian Junger shares his experience embedded with American soldiers at Restrepo, an outpost in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley that saw heavy combat.

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2014
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22:53

Atomic Veterans Were Silenced for 50 Years. Now, They're Talking.

After more than four decades of forced silence, some of the last surviving atomic soldiers share their unfathomable experiences of the atomic bomb tests in the 1950s. "The Atomic Soldiers" was directed by Morgan Knibbe.

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2019
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Trauma and Addiction: Crash Course Psychology #31

In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank lays out the low down on PTSD and how trauma can affect the brain. Plus, a look at how addiction can play into trauma and the different types of treatments used to help those afflicted.

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2014
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You Can’t Simply Take Trauma Away | Dr. Nadine Burke Harris | Google Zeitgeist

Google Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.

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Nadine Burke Harris
2015
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Issues of Recovery by Claudia Black PhD

Claudia Black speaks to the faulty beliefs connected to issues of addiction and recovery and the relationship to unhealthy shame stemming from trauma.

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Claudia Black
2015
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Breaking the Silence about Childhood Trauma — Dani Bostick

Most discussions of PTSD focus on veterans to the extent that many people who suffer from PTSD are often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, especially among our children.

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2018
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Learn the Signs and Symptoms of PTSD, with Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk

One of the world's foremost psychiatrists specializing in PTSD, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk visits Big Think to discuss the history of the disorder, its varying effects on sufferers of all ages, and forms of treatment that can "help people to come back to life." To understand PTSD, says Dr.

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Bessel van der Kolk
2015
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EMDR for Complex PTSD (Does It Help or Hurt?)

You’ve heard that EMDR for trauma is highly effective, right? Yet you may also have heard that it may not work as well for complex trauma.

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2019
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Complex Trauma: Understanding and Treatment - Diane Langberg

Historically, when someone has experienced trauma that has a lasting impact, they have been diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In recent years those who work with trauma victims have advocated for an additional category: Complex Trauma.

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2016
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Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong | Johann Hari

What really causes addiction - to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions.

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2015
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