Healing from the Hunt: A Veteran's Journey through suicide, PTSD, and healing

By Pupp Westfall

From Battlefield to Backwoods: A Journey of Survival, Redemption, and Purpose

When the war ended, the silence began. Haunted by the ghosts of combat and burdened by a grief no uniform could carry, a soldier returned home-to a couch in September 2009, where he nearly ended it all. But fate, faith, and a gobble in the woods had other plans.

In this raw, powerful memoir, one veteran takes readers from the edge of suicide to the soul-healing pursuit of wild turkeys across the American wilderness. With every hunt, he rediscovers a lost part of himself-honor, purpose, brotherhood-and learns that healing doesn't happen in a moment. It happens in motion.

Part survival story, part field journal, and all heart, this book is a call to arms for anyone who's ever felt alone, forgotten, or broken. It's about carrying your scars into the woods and coming back with something more.

Perfect for:
✓ Veterans seeking connection and hope
✓ Hunters who know the wild holds more than game
✓ Readers who believe in second chances and sacred silence

This is not just a story about turkey hunting. It's about finding your way back to life-one bird, one step, one sunrise at a time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F8LTP45R
• ISBN13: 9798282882636
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"