VETERANS

“In our Healing of Memories work we have created a powerful method that honors people for their sacrifices and yet encourages them in the fullness of time to lay down their burdens and integrate pain into a new life. In this way none of us need remain imprisoned by the past, but we can become agents of the future, helping to shape and create a better world.” ~Father Michael Lapsley, Founder, Institute for Healing of Memories

HEALING OF MEMORIES WORKSHOP

Healing of Memories (HOM) workshops were designed to respond to emotional, psychological, and spiritual wounds inflicted by war, human rights abuses and other traumatic circumstances. Since 1998, HOM workshops have been utilized in multiple contexts around the world.

The HOM workshop is a major step that helps veterans on their healing journey. It provides a safe place for participants to explore personal histories and gain insight and empathy for themselves and others contributing not only to personal healing, but also to the healing of interpersonal relationships. The key to the workshop is that it provides a safe environment for the veterans to tell their stories. Many veterans have kept these buried deep inside them and this has been a barrier to their healing. As they tell their stories and listen to others, they realize that they share a common human bond and that we are all wounded in some way by past experiences. The workshop is effective in helping veterans’ deal with the moral and spiritual wounds of war, which is a part of healing that is often left unaddressed in veteran healing strategies.

In response to COVID19, we created HOM ZOOM WORKSHOPS in order to meet the immediate and long-term needs of our Veterans.

HOM ZOOM WORKSHOPS

We provide a safe, supportive, nonjudgmental, confidential space to share feelings, story, experiences, and to begin to heal past painful experiences, trauma and moral injury. Each workshop is 4-hours long with groups of 9-12 participants. Participants find support, healing, increased trust, empathy, hope, relief, reassurance and sense of belonging.

“I realized I am not the only one with pain. I lost sight of that and it was an honor to share and to hear them share with me I am not alone.”

“I feel more connected with and aware of my story and feel moved and honored to have witnessed the stories of others. I feel very moved by the amount of compassion and empathy given by others.”

“Listening to others share their struggles, concerns, and hopes made me feel I am not alone.”


The grief you have had to bear may leave you vulnerable to emotional and psychological harm if not dealt with now.

* If you are seeing a therapist ask if whether this HOM support and healing experience is a helpful adjunct to your ongoing therapy. If you are overly dependent on alcohol, medications, or drugs to get through the day, we suggest you get help for that first.

OUR FACILITATORS:

Our facilitators are highly skilled, passionate, and committed individuals who have undergone an extensive vetting, and training process.

If you are ready to sign up, CLICK HERE for available dates and times. All sessions are confidential and free to healthcare workers.

If you have further questions about Healing of Memories, click here for our FAQS page.