“Trauma is a time traveler, an ouroboros that reaches back and devours everything that came before. Only fragments remain.” – Junot Diaz Traumatic experiences typically don’t result in long-term impairment for most individuals. Across and within our lifespan it is normal to experience such events as individuals, through our families and communities and usually respond…Read More
“We had a Navy Lt. Commander come talk to us in high school about ROTC as an option to pay for school, so my twin sister and I both signed up and were accepted. I’m glad we went that route because we had time to go to school, do extra curricular activities, and fulfill our…Read More
“I grew up on eastern Long Island and watched a lot of CHIPS so I knew I wanted to be a pilot or cop. Once I realized how much math was involved to be a pilot, it sealed the deal on becoming a cop. I knew I wanted to do police work but my dad…Read More
Get familiar with one of Headstrong’s newest team members. Matt is the Director of West Coast, non-clinical field operations and one of the newest members on our growing team. Learn more about his journey below! Why I joined Headstrong: I joined headstrong because it operates within two of my great passions, veteran services and mental…Read More
“Growing up in Connecticut I never thought I’d follow in my dad’s footsteps of becoming a Marine; however, I fell in love so I decided to skip out on playing baseball and enlist in the Corps. I enlisted in 1995 which was a peaceful time, and it wasn’t too long afterward when things changed. I…Read More
“Almost everyone in my family has served. We cover every branch of the Armed Forces, but I was the first to become an officer. My original plan was to go to NC State and walk onto their football team. My rec league football coach and mentor asked me if I would consider West Point. It…Read More
“My one grandfather was a Marine in WWII and the other was in the Army and always told a handful of stories that became family favorites. In coming from that lineage of service, I knew I wanted to serve as well. I originally wanted to be a Marine after seeing that commercial where the guy…Read More
“I’m born and raised in Georgia and very proud of all things Atlanta. I would say for the first ten years of my life, there was a lot of uncertainty; a lot of police calls at the house, living in shelters, living in my mother’s car, and my mother working multiple jobs to take care…Read More
In many ways, 2020 was the year of unprecedented extremes; a global public health crisis unmatched by recent history, complete with its unspeakable human tragedy and loss of life, a presidential election like no other witnessed in the nearly 250 years of American history, a still-bitterly divided republic and public that demonstrates no identifiable means…Read More