
- 288 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This is the story of a woman who witnessed the worst in the War in Afghanistan, was confronted by demons of post-traumatic stress, and fought for her life to become stronger than ever. As seen on:
¡ JOCKO Podcast Episode #381
¡ The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show "Post Traumatic Growth and Resiliency"
¡ Lex Fridman Podcast Episode #230Fresh out of high school, Kelsi Sheren, a diminutive nineteen-year-old woman, sought to join the military to help liberate those oppressed by the Taliban in Afghanistan. While she was often the smallest person in basic training, she proved she had the biggest heart and often the most energy. She made it to Afghanistan and joined a British military unit for house-to-house insurgent patrol. What she saw there was unimaginable death and destructionâincluding the killing of a brother-in-arms. Devastated, Kelsi was sent home to get her head straight, but even therapy and medication couldn't clear her mindâor let her sleep. When two others who served with her later took their own lives, she feared that was the only way out. Clinging to life and the love of her husband and child, she knew she wasn't ready to give in. Finding respite in a jewelry business that utilized spent shell casings, and with the help of innovative grief therapy, Kelsi not only survived but continues to thriveâand works tirelessly to spread the word and help others.
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Table of contents
- Brass & Unity
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Authorâs Note
- PROLOGUE: Numb
- PART 1: Brass
- CHAPTER ONE: The Start, the French
- CHAPTER TWO: Training
- CHAPTER THREE: Weapons Handling
- CHAPTER FOUR: Posted
- CHAPTER FIVE: Sink or Swim
- CHAPTER SIX: Home, Sweet Home
- CHAPTER SEVEN: Afghanistan
- CHAPTER EIGHT: FOB Ramrod
- CHAPTER NINE: Invisible Enemy
- CHAPTER TEN: âBorrowedâ
- CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Op
- CHAPTER TWELVE: Post Op
- PART 2: Unity
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: All the Meds
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Cracked
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Released
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Civilian
- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Roo
- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Restart
- CHAPTER NINETEEN: An Invisible Injury
- CHAPTER TWENTY: Stuck
- CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: The Beginning
- CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Finding Meaning
- CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Stress, Stress, Stress
- CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: The New People
- CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: A New Chapter
- CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: Healing
- CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: Closure
- POSTSCRIPT: About the Veteran Crisis
- APPENDIX: Coping Tips
- Acknowledgments