The self-help book for veterans who wouldn't be caught dead reading a self-help book
Psychologists, non-profits, and the VA all stand ready to help a returning veteran cope with PTSD and Moral Injury. But they can't--not until that veteran stops pretending they're fine.
That's what Continuing Actions is all about.
Using the language of squad bays, ready rooms, and firefights, former Marine Cobra pilot and special operations forward air controller Dan Sheehan provides a no-BS guide to navigating the challenges of coming home.
Not every veteran needs a counsellor, but every veteran needs a basic understanding of how healthy humans deal with trauma to help themselves and their buddies.
With a foreword by Dr. Jonathan Shay, MD, PhD, bestselling author and rockstar of the VA mental health world, Continuing Actions provides insight into the inevitable challenges of coming home--and what veterans can do to help themselves, their comrades, and their families emerge whole, strong, and healthy on the other side.
Gold Medal Winner:
2015 Nautilus Awards, "Personal Growth" category
Bronze Medal Winner:
2016 IPPY Awards, "Psychology" category
A Marine Corps combat veteran of the Iraq war, Dan turned his battlefield experiences as a Cobra helicopter pilot and special operations Forward Air Controller into two, award-winning, non-fiction books about the human costs of war and the challenges of coming home. Drawing on his personal battles with PTSD and extensive research into the invisible wounds of war, Dan exposes how modern warriors are fundamentally unprepared for the challenges of reintegrating back into peacetime life--and what they can do about it. He lives with his family in southern California, and is writing the ongoing serialized novel, The Judas Goat, on Kindle Vella.