A Journey Home - A healing place for veterans, their families and friends

A healing place for veterans, their families and friends

Positively impacting the lives of veterans & their loved ones through information & programs that contribute to overall healing & wellness.

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VFP's Afghanistan Statement - October, 2009

Posted by Mike Ludwig on October 28, 2009 at 9:00am

"World, don't give up": a letter to my sister.

Posted by Mike Ludwig on October 21, 2009 at 7:30am

Celebrating Slaughter: War And Collective Amnesia

Posted by Mike Ludwig on October 5, 2009 at 8:58am

The journey continues

Posted by Paulina Brooks on September 29, 2009 at 2:45pm — 6 Comments

Veterans Healing Initiative

Posted by Paulina Brooks on September 24, 2009 at 6:52pm

LIfe is Crazy!

Posted by Amber on September 16, 2009 at 7:24am — 6 Comments

Link to Boston.com Story on Medal of Honor Recipient

Posted by Gretchen on September 6, 2009 at 2:07pm

Visit to Camp Pendleton USMC

Posted by David T Brooks on September 5, 2009 at 4:03pm — 1 Comment

RELIVING THE PAST

Posted by Mike Ludwig on September 5, 2009 at 5:58am

This Is Not A Way Of Life At All...

Posted by Mike Ludwig on August 31, 2009 at 11:10am

Forum

Oct. 5, 2009... VFP Members Arrested Outside White House

Started by Ward Reilly Oct 12.

Julie Anna... Infantry Wife 2 Replies

Started by Ward Reilly. Last reply by Ward Reilly Oct 13.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070730/hedges/single 3 Replies

Started by Matthew Mardan. Last reply by Mike Ludwig Jul 30.

Those Who Bury The Dead See It.

Started by Mike Ludwig Jun 8.

Does Anyone know http://soldiersangels.org/ 3 Replies

Started by Paulina Brooks. Last reply by Jeri L. Reed May 21.

"Love Shouldn't Hurt": Combat Veterans, PTSD, and the Deadly Serious Topic of Domestic Violence 6 Replies

Started by Paulina Brooks. Last reply by Mike Ludwig May 20.

Travis Twiggs: The Un-Happy One Year Anniversary of Combat PTSD's Perhaps Most Visible Death 1 Reply

Started by Paulina Brooks. Last reply by Mike Ludwig May 17.

The Great Debate 7 Replies

Started by Mike Ludwig. Last reply by Mike Ludwig May 16.

Unfit For Combat? Just Give 'Em An Antidepressant! 1 Reply

Started by Mike Ludwig. Last reply by Paulina Brooks May 12.

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WELCOME!

To our new members, a warm welcome to A Journey Home! To our returning members, thank you for coming back and for contributing to our ongoing healing process.

This community would not exist without you, and I sincerely appreciate your commitment to creating a supportive and peaceful environment for all to enjoy.

With gratitude,
Paulina

Latest Activity

Laura Curtiss Palmer and Paulina Brooks are now friends

October 28

Mike Ludwig added a blog post

VFP's Afghanistan Statement - October, 2009

To President Obama and the House of Representatives: As veterans of our nation's wars, we insist you hear our call. British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin spoke an unassailable truth when he said, "War would end if the dead could return." If you...

October 28

Paulina Brooks left a comment for Natasha House

October 28

Paulina Brooks and Natasha House are now friends

October 28

Natasha House left a comment for David T Brooks

October 26

David T Brooks left a comment for Natasha House

October 26

Natasha House is now a member of A Journey Home

Welcome Them!

October 26

Mike Ludwig added a blog post

"World, don't give up": a letter to my sister.

jane, it is amazing when one really thinks about it... obama has been given, besides a f'ing nobel peace prize (PEACE prize!), such a honeymoon far out of proportion to his accomplishments, or even his efforts for anything pertinent to his "chang...

October 21

BOOKS

"A Journey Home - Thoughts on Loving and healing from the Silent Wounds of War" by Paulina Brooks.
Cover.pdf
A Journey Home.pdf

"The War Comes Home - Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans" by Aaron Glantz
Available at Amazon.com

"Band of Sisters - American Women at War in Iraq" by Kirsten Holmstedt (with forward by Maj. L. Tammy Duckworth).
Available at Amazon.com

"Chasing Ghosts: A Soldier's Fight for America from Baghdad to Washington" by Paul Rieckhoff.
Available at Amazon.com

"War and the Soul" by Edward Tick, PhD
Available at Amazon.com

"MOVING A NATION TO CARE: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and America's Returning Troops" by Ilona Meagher
Available at Amazon.com

"Courage After Fire: Coping Strategies for Troops Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and Their Families" by Keith Armstrong, Suzanne Best, Paula Domenici.
Available at Amazon.com

"Recovering From the War: A Guide for All Veterans, Family Members, Friends and Therapists" by Patience H.C. Mason.
"Chickenhawk" | New York Times bestselling Vietnam memoir by Robert Mason.
These titles and more available directly from Patience Press: http://www.patiencepress.com/bookstore.html

Daily Reflections

"When things go wrong as they sometimes will;
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but have to sigh...

When care is pressing you down a bit-
Rest if you must, but do not quit.
Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you can never tell how close you are
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-
It's when things go wrong that you must not quit."

~ Unknown