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🚨 Issue #1 of Beyond the Diagnosis is here!

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Post-traumatic growth is often misunderstood.

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For a long time, I tried to do what most people do when life hands them something heavy: I tried to adapt quietly.

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For a long time, I believed my days in the mountains were over.

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Identity is one of the most powerful anchors we have as human beings. It’s the lens through which we interpret our past, the compass that guides our present, and the map we imagine for our future. And yet, Identity is fr...

","url":"https://cmtunbroken.com/unbroken-voices/f/posttraumatic-growth-identity-the-signature-i-never-wanted","title":"Posttraumatic Growth & Identity: The Signature I Never Wanted","summary":"Identity is one of the most powerful anchors we have as human beings. It’s the lens through which we interpret our past, the compass that guides our present, and the map we imagine for our future. And yet, Identity is fr...","date_modified":"2025-08-16T23:40:42Z"},{"id":"https://cmtunbroken.com/unbroken-voices/f/true-courage","html_content":"

As much as I want to be normal, I am lucky to have CMT.

","url":"https://cmtunbroken.com/unbroken-voices/f/true-courage","title":"True Courage","summary":"As much as I want to be normal, I am lucky to have CMT.","date_modified":"2025-07-12T20:29:15Z"},{"id":"https://cmtunbroken.com/unbroken-voices/f/the-weight-of-a-world-we-didn%E2%80%99t-build","html_content":"

I once found myself staring down a panel of psychologists in a room where escape was impossible. I had 15 minutes to disclose every trauma, every negative trait, every intimate detail of my life in one of the coldest set...

","url":"https://cmtunbroken.com/unbroken-voices/f/the-weight-of-a-world-we-didn%E2%80%99t-build","title":"The Weight of a World We Didn’t Build","summary":"I once found myself staring down a panel of psychologists in a room where escape was impossible. I had 15 minutes to disclose every trauma, every negative trait, every intimate detail of my life in one of the coldest set...","date_modified":"2025-06-28T22:54:54Z"},{"id":"https://cmtunbroken.com/unbroken-voices/f/hopeless-the-true-cost-of-war","html_content":"

$8 trillion.

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A Memorial Day Reflection on Survival, Brotherhood, and the War That Never Ends

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That question has been echoing in my mind since yesterday’s neurology appointment. It’s not just about medication or pain management—it’s about everything.

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Today’s workout was called Huanglong.

","url":"https://cmtunbroken.com/unbroken-voices/f/letting-go-of-shame-the-weight-we-don%E2%80%99t-deserve-to-carry","title":"Letting Go of Shame: The Weight We Don’t Deserve to Carry","summary":"Today’s workout was called Huanglong.","date_modified":"2025-05-19T13:59:38Z"},{"id":"https://cmtunbroken.com/unbroken-voices/f/you%E2%80%99re-not-broken-you%E2%80%99re-trained-life-after-survival-mode","html_content":"

If you’ve lived through hard things—combat, trauma, chaos, a rough childhood, or even just the relentless pressure of always needing to be \"on\"—there’s a good chance your brain adapted to help you survive.

","url":"https://cmtunbroken.com/unbroken-voices/f/you%E2%80%99re-not-broken-you%E2%80%99re-trained-life-after-survival-mode","title":"You’re Not Broken. You’re Trained: Life After Survival Mode","summary":"If you’ve lived through hard things—combat, trauma, chaos, a rough childhood, or even just the relentless pressure of always needing to be \"on\"—there’s a good chance your brain adapted to help you survive.","date_modified":"2025-05-18T22:13:58Z"},{"id":"https://cmtunbroken.com/unbroken-voices/f/the-lies-we-believe","html_content":"

There’s a pretense about birth—about how we enter the world. It’s a small lie, one meant to soften the cruelty waiting for us. We're told, and eventually believe, that we are born a certain way—and that who we are in tho...

","url":"https://cmtunbroken.com/unbroken-voices/f/the-lies-we-believe","title":"The Lies We Believe","summary":"There’s a pretense about birth—about how we enter the world. It’s a small lie, one meant to soften the cruelty waiting for us. We're told, and eventually believe, that we are born a certain way—and that who we are in tho...","date_modified":"2025-05-18T21:42:54Z"},{"id":"https://cmtunbroken.com/unbroken-voices/f/kabul-2006-a-memory-that-stays-with-me","html_content":"

I had no idea where I was going. Just an M16 issued at Fort Benning, a one-way plane ticket, and vague orders. I stepped onto a plane alone and landed in Kabul, where I’d spend six months living out of a safe house—befor...

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Today, I was reminded of something that sits at the heart of human transformation.

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They say growth happens in the struggle, but no one ever tells you how much it will cost.

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It seems that with every passing day, I lose a little more of my physical identity. Movements I used to take for granted now feel like distant memories. There’s a version of life I once dreamed of — a vision filled with ...

","url":"https://cmtunbroken.com/unbroken-voices/f/more-than-muscle-finding-strength-in-the-wake-of-loss","title":"More Than Muscle: Finding Strength in the Wake of Loss","summary":"It seems that with every passing day, I lose a little more of my physical identity. Movements I used to take for granted now feel like distant memories. There’s a version of life I once dreamed of — a vision filled with ...","date_modified":"2025-05-17T22:49:05Z"},{"id":"https://cmtunbroken.com/unbroken-voices/f/my-pen-my-story","html_content":"

Some days, I wish this wasn’t my story. I didn’t choose the pain. The tremors. The moments my body doesn’t cooperate. The battles that start before my feet even hit the floor. I didn’t ask for the exhaustion that sets in...

","url":"https://cmtunbroken.com/unbroken-voices/f/my-pen-my-story","title":"My Pen, My Story","summary":"Some days, I wish this wasn’t my story. I didn’t choose the pain. The tremors. The moments my body doesn’t cooperate. The battles that start before my feet even hit the floor. I didn’t ask for the exhaustion that sets in...","date_modified":"2025-05-17T22:45:34Z"},{"id":"https://cmtunbroken.com/unbroken-voices/f/duality","html_content":"

Today, I really struggled to walk and I feel extremely weak. Last year I lived in my emotions too much as I struggled to process everything inside. This year I committed to journaling in order to alleviate the stress and...

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As I'm watching the Osama Bin Laden documentary on Netflix, a powerful memory and learning lesson came flooding back.\n

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