Beau Chatham | Feb 03, 2012
We've all heard this analogy when describing a flawed approach..."trying to put a square peg into a round hole", right? It couldn't be more true when we refer to our current mental health approach with combat veterans. As recent as yesterday, we read that combat troop ailments are creating a medical backlog in the already strained system. To make...
Beau Chatham | Jan 02, 2012
Namaste is a friendly greeting in written communication, or generally between people when they meet. Some would say it literally means, "I see the good in you." I use it in my final blog of the year because I'd like to thank all members of The Warrior Nation for their support, their encouragement and their participation in helping grow Warrior Life Coach....
Beau Chatham | Dec 01, 2011
When working with wounded combat vets, I sometimes encounter “the question” from caregivers and spouses that I find difficult to answer or explain. So in this week’s post, I wanted to share a bit of insight I have recently gained in the hope it will be beneficial for some of my readers.
To caregivers and spouses, I want to first state that I have the highest level...
Beau Chatham | Oct 24, 2011
Most of you that are consistent readers of my blog know I attempt to provide a positive and empowering approach to healing PTSD. Providing insight “through a warrior’s eyes”, I think, can be beneficial for many of the motivated clients I work with. By focusing on their Objectives, we work together using tools, encouragement, and reinforcement for the positive...
Beau Chatham | May 31, 2011
I wanted to take an opportunity to share something with my readers that I have encountered with several warriors I have recently worked with and Memorial Day seems the perfect vehicle to do that with.
As you all know, Memorial Day (formerly known as Decoration Day) commemorates U.S. Service Members who died while in military service. What has become a day of celebration and...
Beau Chatham | Apr 05, 2011
I’ve received some recent inquiries from clients, specifically around the images of service members I use on Facebook, and how my coaching process applies to those that have not served in the military.
Some ask, “why warrior?”
Others inquire, “Are you going to teach me to fight?”
Or “how can I accomplish more in my life if I am at war with...
Beau Chatham | Mar 05, 2011
If you've been reading my last few posts, you know that we've been revealing some medical studies that demonstrate the prevalence of PTSD (a.k.a. adrenaline poisoning) in returning service men and women. On a particular note, we have learned that the bulk of the symptoms in our combat-exposed warriors have a tendency to manifest 3-6 months after they return from the "combat box...
Beau Chatham | Mar 02, 2011
In my last blog post, we looked at the delay of our warriors reporting symptoms consistent with "adrenaline poisoning." In many of the study subjects, there existed a 3-6 month delay in leaving the combat box, before symptoms for combat stress fully manifested and began to affect the warrior's behavior.
Today, I bring some additional insight that would suggest...
Beau Chatham | Jan 23, 2011
In the military, there is a technique for estimating distance. It's known as counting "flash-to-bang" time. It works like this:
An explosion takes place and immediately you see the "flash" of the explosion.
Start your timer...
Sometime later (depending on your distance from the explosion) you hear the "bang."
Stop your timer!
If you were to...
Beau Chatham | Dec 14, 2010
In military instruction, there is a specific sequence of events that is consistently followed, so that all training develops a familiar tempo and feel. A program of instruction (POI) usually starts with a demonstration of the task to be learned. This demonstration is conducted under the same conditions and time allowance in which the recruits/students are ultimately...