06/10/2026
“Loving someone with combat-related PTSD is hard and feels so isolating. Friends and family don’t understand, most even misunderstand.”
One Military Spouse knew that feeling all too well. Then she found the Healing Haven for Military Spouses program.
Healing Haven is the New York State Department of Veterans’ Services FREE virtual monthly emotional support community for Military Spouses, led by national stress relief expert Brett Cotter, founder of Stress Is Gone.
Shared here with permission are excerpts from a powerful testimonial that a Military Spouse recently sent to Brett Cotter about Healing Haven’s tremendous impact.
“I anticipated my initial call to be mediocre, like any other "spouses' coffee" - superficial acquaintances, topics of discussion like where our husbands work, PCS experiences and tips, kid's activities, etc. Instead, you provided direct emergency physiological care I needed on the spot. Over the past few months, I have even developed friendships with other regular attendees who I can relate to. You not only provide a safe environment, teach us skills, provide tools, but you also bring us together.”
"You not only provide a safe environment, teach us skills, provide tools, but you also bring us together."
After nearly a decade of her husband trying treatment after treatment with nothing sticking, a small moment said it all. Her husband told her: “The VA is ok, but I really like talking with Brett.”
“I feel we had been completely forgotten — until Healing Haven."
"Words cannot express how pivotal that shift is for my Veteran husband who I feel had given up on himself, and for our family who has struggled for many years.”
Join our growing online community of Military Spouses and let the healing begin:
🗓️ First Monday of each month: Guided Stress Is Gone session, 7 p.m.
🗓️ Third Monday of each month: Peer-to-peer gathering, 7 p.m.
Sign up today 👉 https://tinyurl.com/HealingHaven
Because supporting Veterans also means supporting the spouses who stand beside them. 💜🇺🇸
