About XLR8 Fitness and Counseling (XLR8 Therapy)

About XLR8 Fitness and Counseling (XLR8 Therapy)

  What is XLR8 Fitness and Counseling On top of regular talk therapy, XLR8 Fitness and Counseling specialized in incorporating physical fitn...

Why Would a Father of Three with a Master’s Degree Leave it all to go Play Soldier?

More soldiers die at home than they do in a combat zone.  That needs to change.  22 soldier complete suicide every day.  That needs to change.  Even with my experience and my degree I am not able to help those who kept our country safe.  That needs to change.
No one deserves our help more than a soldier who has fought to keep us safe at home. But for those who I want to help the most, I felt like I was helping the least.   I want to do everything I can to help deserving soldiers to not become a late casualty of war.  I feel I cannot help those who need it most while I am just a civilian.
As a civilian I do not speak the same language as a soldier.  I do not know the acronyms and abbreviations.  I would frustrate an already frustrated individual as they are forced to “dumb down” every experience because I do not know that lifestyle.  To be a good therapist I know that I do not need to have personally experienced everything my clients’ go through.  But I also know that becoming a soldier will help me in developing more empathy for the struggling soldier.
Soldier have trained and pushed to get their bodies to excel.  That training ignited a spark of determination and confidence that might have been lost underneath the waves of the tides of war.  I feel that my therapeutic tool Cognitive Physical Conditioning (CPC) can help reignite that fire and help a vet improve their life.
I offer a fitness program that military insurance can pay for.  I want to provide veterans better access to Mental Health treatment, physical health, and even employment.  I want to help improve the lives of veterans and I don’t want to have any roadblocks that make it more difficult for veterans to get this help.  By becoming a soldier I feel I can provide the most help.
I do not love any less any client who comes to me for help.  Young or old, male or female, veteran or civilian; I will do all in my power to help those I can.  I feel trained and qualified to assist almost anyone I meet -- Accept for military veterans.  That needs to change. 

And so I will.  I know military training and experience will sculpt and strengthen me.  I really want to make a difference in this world and I felt like I couldn't do that if there were people I would have to turn away.  Joining the military will allow me to help more people in more places.  I will be able to get more experience and will be prepared for more situations.  As the Army motto states “Always Forward” which I want to do for myself and for everyone I can have the privilege to help.