Meet the Certified Leaders: Mai Lee Smith

Cpl Vic Burk - You are most welcome. I really have no choice in this matter. I would be a failure and remiss if I did nothing. :)

Cpl Vic Burk - Irony is I am probably the only person on earth who is glad to have PTSD because I could empathize with people who are afflicted by it. Here is the genesis to the PTSD book I wrote. In my 18th year on AD PTSD hit me hard, very hard. I felt the full spectrum of horrific PTSD experiences. They were invaluable experiences although I would not want to go through them again.

None of the psychologists could help me let alone give me a campaign plan for healing. I randomly tried things to heal myself. Some worked, some did not. I finally settled on making myself less depressed, mitigating and reducing the PTSD symptoms, then the trauma would be easier to contend with. When I healed 160 degrees, I wanted to know if the healing methodology could be used on others with PTSD. I found a couple E-7s with PTSD and worked with them. They were smiling and laughing after 4 months of coaching them. Then I knew I had something.

I made it a goal to write the PTSD healing book before I retired. That is the edition I have been giving out. Therefore, it is not my best writing because I wanted to jam through the endeavor and finish it as quickly as possible. All I can say is sometimes gut feelings and intuitions are absolutely right. I am rewriting the book now and I can logically explain and describe the methodology I wrote down. I am compelled to do my best on the rewrite because I know people with PTSD need help. I feel morally obligated to offer my coaching.

MAJ Ken Landgren - As you know, I read your book. I'm no English major but to me it all made sense. It's written in a perspective that only a person who was inflicted with PTSD themself could write.

Cpl Vic Burk - Thanks for the perspective. Perhaps I should ditch the thesaurus. hahaha