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I’m from the great southern state of North Carolina. I like to kill bad guys and look for IEDs.”
But over time, the consistent support, encouragement, and teaching began to sink in.
My insides had become calloused and hardened by combat but were slowly returning to their warm and gooey state. I could feel the holes in my heart being filled. I began to see that I was in a battle that wasn’t against flesh and blood, and that I had the tools needed to regain my true identity. I was not sure that identity still existed.
I remember the first time I shared the story that I’ve shared just now, I felt like the world had been lifted off my shoulders and that I was loved. At that point I realized out of all the programs that I had been through, I had found one that worked.
Two years ago, I stood up and shared my story with a REBOOT group, full of anger, guilt, hate and despair. But today I share my testimony with you, full of hope, optimism, compassion and most of all, faith.
For the countless other service members struggling through government program after government program, I hope you know that hope and healing is out there. There is light that can shine into the darkness and that through the support of people like you, REBOOT will be there to help.
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We tell our course participants that we can't guarantee that their symptoms will go away but we can say that, after completing the course, they will experience some joy, peace and a renewed sense of purpose. If you've tried other things that haven't worked, give this a
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