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Warrior Songs mission is to heal veterans with PTSD through music and the creative arts. The $850 cost per veteran is covered through donations.
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Warrior Songs mission is to heal veterans with PTSD through music and the creative arts.
The creative arts can play an integral part in helping veterans cope with their PTSD. Healing from PTSD requires processing the experience and the trauma, but recounting the experience in a detailed linier account will often aggravate one’s PTSD. Veterans are triggered by their memories and will try to repress them. They isolate, they avoid, they self-medicate…they do everything they can to not remember. PTSD makes it very difficult for veterans to talk about their experiences.This is where the arts come in. You can paint a feeling, or draw the part of the story you are ready to tell. Also, when veterans show their art, they can communicate their truth without having to be the subject of the conversation. Instead of the listener looking at the veteran eye to eye, which can be disempowering and very uncomfortable, both the civilian and the veterans can look at the artwork, adding a layer of protection to the veteran. The creative arts allow the veteran to explore what they are ready to talk about in a way that isn’t as triggering as traditional talk therapy.Warrior Songs hosts 4-day creative arts retreats for veterans with PTSD. The $850 cost for each vet is covered through donations, so they can attend free of cost.
See more here. https://warriorsongs.org/
