Staying fit requires more than physical strength – it requires a comprehensive approach that focuses on the mind, body and spirit working together. It’s important to consider how mind and body practices like breathing, meditation and relaxation techniques can assist you in staying resilient or coping with invisible wounds.
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As one war ends in Iraq and another continues for the foreseeable future in Afghanistan, thousands of U.S. soldiers arrive home, only to face a more prolonged and far lonelier battle with the psychic aftermath of combat experience.
Read more →The recent merger of The Lazarus Project and SAFE (Soldiers and Families Embraced) was, as Rev. Jodi McCullah put it, “a no-brainer.”
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As the United States military begins the transition from a decade of war to a period of harsh fiscal realities, a new study by the Pew Research Center has taken a fresh look at the tough transition of military members to civilian life.
Read more →Hello again everyone!
I hope you enjoy the next installment of our “Quarterly Activity Report”. We’ve been busy, and some exciting stuff is on the horizon for us, and we’ve done some good things as well…
Read more →When the Lazarus Project began less than a year ago, the problem was getting the word out to traumatized combat veterans that there was a new resource for those needing counseling and support.
Recently, however, as word of mouth has spread through the veteran community, the success of the program has created a new problem — a shortage of funds.
Read more →Letter to the Editor by Don McCasland. Originally published in “The All-State” Nov 9th, 2011.
As we near Veterans Day 2011, it brings mixed emotions for me. The day is always filled with things like flags, parades and other outward and very public signs of thanks for veterans. Of course that’s a good thing I appreciate, but for me it’s also a time of sadness and frustration with a twinge of anger.
Read more →Don McCasland served three combat tours in Iraq before he finally agreed to get help for his debilitating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He only did then because he said he was about to lose his family. Counseling saved his life and his marriage because, he said, “I needed help coming home.”
Read more →“I always went when they said ‘go’ and always did what they told me to do. Now, they throw me away because I can’t fight?” Michael told us at The Lazarus Project.
Read more →The Lazarus Project is excited to announce a partnership with Project SAFE. This partnership will enable us to continue the resources and services we now offer, plus additional ones.
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