Where War Ends: A Combat Veteran's 2,700-Mile Journey to Heal -- Recovering from Ptsd and Moral Injury Through Meditation

By Rebecca Anne Nguyen and Tom Voss

Book Overview

An Iraq War veteran's riveting journey from suicidal despair to hope

After serving in a scout-sniper platoon in Mosul, Tom Voss came home carrying invisible wounds of war -- the memory of doing or witnessing things that went against his fundamental beliefs. This was not a physical injury that could heal with medication and time but a "moral injury" -- a wound to the soul that eventually urged him toward suicide. Desperate for relief from the pain and guilt that haunted him, Voss embarked on a 2,700-mile journey across America, walking from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to the Pacific Ocean with a fellow veteran. Readers walk with these men as they meet other veterans, Native American healers, and spiritual teachers who appear in the most unexpected forms. At the end of their trek, Voss realizes he is really just beginning his healing. He pursues meditation training and discovers sacred breathing techniques that shatter his understanding of war and himself, and move him from despair to hope. Voss's story will give inspiration to veterans, their friends and family, and survivors of all kinds.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608685993
• ISBN13: 9781608685998
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: New World Library
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Gripping

Couldn’t put this book down. Opens the conversation to mental health and those who need it and how to support. It helps teach you more about Moral injury which isn’t talked about but military struggle with. A page turner and so helpful to hear first hand account without the technical jargon. A great read for military and non military.