Field Exercises: How Veterans Are Healing Themselves through Farming and Outdoor Activities
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (682 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0865717613 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Christopher said Great book for vets.. As a veteran with PTSD I found this a great book. It confirmed what I'd heard about from friends and allowed me to enjoy yardwork in a new way. It helped free me up to pursue working in my yard.. I am both in awe of what many of these La Rousse I am both in awe of what many of these men and women have done for their countries, and ashamed of how they have been dealt with afterwards. That there is hope, that there are people committing their lives to finding workable solutions for helping veterans is heartening. How can we send young men and women off to war and not have a well thought out system in place when they get back to show our gratitude and help them use their skills to reintegrate back into socie. "Three Stars" according to bssmj7. Good.
She has been conducting research with veterans since 2009, and continues to be inspired by their courage and personal resolve to move through pain toward recovery, and their unrelenting desire to serve their communities.. While conventionally prescribed treatments primarily involve medication and therapy, many people are discovering additional ways to manage their injuries and reduce their suffering.Field Exercises: How Veterans Are Healing Themselves through Farming and Outdoor Activities shares the compelling stories of men and women who are finding relief from stressful and traumatic military experiences, w
She makes the case for green care,” which she uses as an umbrella term for health care that combines traditional medicine with agriculture, therapeutic horticulture and gardening, landscape conservation, wilderness activities, and animal-assisted therapies.” The book’s individual chapters highlight the healing of a veteran through the type of green-care under discussion. In her book, Field Exercises, Stephanie Westlund has done a wonderful job of capturing the intensely personal battles some veterans continue to fight upon their return home, while simultaneously shining a light on the transformative power that nature can have f