Tim was sexually assaulted three times in his life, he numbed himself for decades — Post-Traumatic Winning showed him a path (Part 2)

Tim was sexually assaulted three times in his life, he numbed himself for decades — Post-Traumatic Winning showed him a path (Part 2)

by | Sep 21, 2020 | A3, A4, Mental Health, Post Traumatic Stress, Post Traumatic Winning, PTSD, Sexual Assault

Recently I found out that my friend of 36 years, Tim, was sexually assault three times while he was in his twenties.  His story is an amazing one which is filled with pain, alcohol abuse and isolation which led to hurting those around him and Post-Traumatic Winning is...
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY: Matt Kiker talks about his road to not killing himself (contains explicit content)

NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY: Matt Kiker talks about his road to not killing himself (contains explicit content)

by | Sep 10, 2020 | A3, A4, Post Traumatic Growth, Post Traumatic Stress, Post Traumatic Winning, Post-Combat Related Mental Health, PTSD, Substance Abuse, Suicide

On the 10th World Suicide Prevention Day — you will hear a guy who personifies the phrase “Trauma to Joy” — his name is Matt Kiker.  I met Matt at Camp Lejeune NC in January of 2019 as he was leaving the Post-Traumatic Winning presentation he...
I HAD NO IDEA MY FRIEND TIM LYNCH WAS ISOLATED AND HOMELESS FOR A TIME IN HIS LIFE UNTIL HE TOLD ME: Tim Lynch

I HAD NO IDEA MY FRIEND TIM LYNCH WAS ISOLATED AND HOMELESS FOR A TIME IN HIS LIFE UNTIL HE TOLD ME: Tim Lynch

by | Dec 27, 2019 | A3, A4, Current Events, Lynch & Kenney, Mental Health, Post Traumatic Growth, Post Traumatic Stress, Post Traumatic Winning, Post-Combat Related Mental Health

I’ve known Tim Lynch since 1990 when we served together at the Infantry Officers Course as instructors.  On December 26, 2019 Tim came on to help me kill an hour of “holiday radio” and he told a story about when he homeless.  The story was stunning...