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Healing The Hero Behind every uniform is a human being. Trauma, anxiety, and depression don’t have to define a life. Join us on the High Ground.
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We walk alongside veterans, first responders, and Gold Star families, helping them find hope, healing, and a path forward.

Meet Dr. Frank Ochberg — the psychiatrist who helped define PTSD, now a Healing The Hero mission ambassador.Before PTSD ...
10/30/2026

Meet Dr. Frank Ochberg — the psychiatrist who helped define PTSD, now a Healing The Hero mission ambassador.

Before PTSD had a name, Dr. Ochberg was fighting for the people who carried it — editing the first text on its treatment and serving on the committee that defined it. A Harvard and Johns Hopkins graduate, he’s one of the founding fathers of modern psychotraumatology.

Drop a 🙏 to welcome Dr. Ochberg.

The scariest thing tonight isn't ghosts.It's suffering alone while everyone thinks you're fine.Halloween eve — check on ...
10/30/2026

The scariest thing tonight isn't ghosts.

It's suffering alone while everyone thinks you're fine.

Halloween eve — check on the buddy who's been quiet. The one who stopped showing up. The one whose laugh changed. You don't need a reason, and you don't need the right words. "Hey man, thinking about you" has pulled people back from the edge.

If you're the one struggling: call or text 988 right now. Not tomorrow — now.

👉 Text your buddy tonight.

Everyone wish Maze a happy 7th Birthday. 0ctober 29, 2019 is her beautiful entry into the world day. She got half my pri...
10/30/2026

Everyone wish Maze a happy 7th Birthday. 0ctober 29, 2019 is her beautiful entry into the world day. She got half my prime rib tonight.

Happy 7th birthday, Maze. 🎂Seven years of loyalty, muddy paws, and knowing exactly when someone needs her close. Dogs li...
10/29/2026

Happy 7th birthday, Maze. 🎂

Seven years of loyalty, muddy paws, and knowing exactly when someone needs her close. Dogs like Maze don't just share our homes — they steady our hearts. For a lot of heroes, a dog is the first one who noticed they weren't okay — and stayed anyway.

Here's to the four-legged family members who love us through the hard days and celebrate the good ones.

Drop a 🎂 for Maze below — and tell us about the dog who's been there for you.

"I'm a complete left-brain scientist. I assumed it wouldn't work. It worked." — NancyNancy came in skeptical — she'll te...
10/29/2026

"I'm a complete left-brain scientist. I assumed it wouldn't work. It worked." — Nancy

Nancy came in skeptical — she'll tell you so herself. She never disclosed what her trauma was. She didn't have to. "It is about disconnecting the emotions from the event," she says. No reliving it. No retelling it. Just the work.

For the analytical minds who need proof before they'll try: we hear you. The outcomes are on our side.

👉 Share this with the skeptic in your life — the one who says "that stuff isn't for me."

Meet Jon Avery — combat Marine, police officer, and Healing The Hero trauma recovery advocate.After 10+ years in Marine ...
10/28/2026

Meet Jon Avery — combat Marine, police officer, and Healing The Hero trauma recovery advocate.

After 10+ years in Marine Corps infantry, time as a Polk County police officer, and K9 work in executive protection, Jon spent years protecting others while silently battling his own demons. In 2021 he confronted the darkness — and today he’s four years sober and thriving, proof that the healing journey works.

Share this with someone who needs hope today.

They answer the call. Then they carry it home.Today is National First Responders Day. We honor the cops, firefighters, E...
10/28/2026

They answer the call. Then they carry it home.

Today is National First Responders Day. We honor the cops, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, and dispatchers who run toward what everyone else runs from.

Here's the part nobody posts: the call doesn't end at end-of-shift. It follows them home — into sleep, into marriage, into fatherhood. Honoring them means more than a thank-you. It means making sure they have somewhere to take the weight.

👉 Tag a first responder below to thank them — and make sure they know about healingthehero.org.

Find a first responder today and tell them how much you appreciate them. We stand safe and secure on our holidays and ev...
10/28/2026

Find a first responder today and tell them how much you appreciate them. We stand safe and secure on our holidays and every other day when they are standing in the gap. Lou Pimber Tammy Lynn Laird Jonathan Doe Mike Romo Holly Mae Staudacher Tactical Resiliency USA

Why 3 a.m. is the hardest hour.Cortisol naturally rises before dawn — and for a nervous system stuck on alert, that spik...
10/27/2026

Why 3 a.m. is the hardest hour.

Cortisol naturally rises before dawn — and for a nervous system stuck on alert, that spike feels like danger. So you wake at 3 a.m., heart hammering, mind racing.

Try this: feet flat on the floor. Name 5 things you can see, 4 you can touch, 3 you can hear. It tells your body what your mind can't — you're safe, you're home, it's just a Tuesday.

👉 Save this for the next 3 a.m. Share it with the night-shift buddy.

Meet Gina Pusateri — attorney and Healing The Hero board member.Gina graduated cm laude from Boston College with a degr...
10/26/2026

Meet Gina Pusateri — attorney and Healing The Hero board member.

Gina graduated cm laude from Boston College with a degree in psychology, earned her law degree on an academic scholarship, and has practiced law in Massachusetts since 2003, focusing on estate planning, real estate, and housing matters. She brings that same dedication to our mission and the heroes we serve.

Drop a 🙏 to welcome Gina.

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