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Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books

Summary: 

Dr. Aaron James Smith is a United States Marine and Associate Professor at Western Washington University. His focus is on military veterans and Existential Psychotherapy. IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: 

• Aaron's journey from the Marines to Veteran Mental Health
• Lack of conversation about purpose and meaning in veteran mental health
• Logotherapy and Viktor Frankl
• Identifying the future in order to deal with the past
• Three tenets of logotherapy: Freedom of Will, Will to Meaning, and Meaning of Life
• Veterans already have the knowledge to heal, they just need help to become aware of it
• Posttrauamtic Growth
• Veterans and awareness of their own mortalityLINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

The Warrior Wellness Lab at Western Washington University

Aaron's LinkedIn profile

 Man's Search for Meaning: Viktor Frankl

 The Doctor and the Soul: Viktor Frankl

 Gift of Therapy: Irvin Yalom

 Staring At The Sun: Irvin Yalom

Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books