Speaking Engagements

It's rare to find a veteran who is willing to get up in front of a group of people he doesn't know and talk about his combat-related PTSD.  The founder, Max Harris, does just that.  If you are looking for a speaker for a college class or special event, please consider affording the audience the opportunity to gain experiential knowledge of the impact of PTSD.

Book Speaking engagement

AWARENESS CREDENTIALS:

• 2010 - HBO's Wartorn Documentary.
• 2010 - OpEd, 'Life with PTSD - A Story of Warning', published on Huffington Post
• 2013 - Keynote Speaker, St. Francis University's Forum on Violence
• 2013 - Keynote Speaker, City of Allentown's Veterans Day Ceremony
• 2014 - Speaker, River House PA's Inaugural Fundraiser
• 2015 - Speaker, PPL Corporation Diversity Day
• 2017 - Speaker, Regional Rotary Club Conference

Corporate Awareness

Back in 2007-08, there was a large push to promote public awareness of the statistics: approximately one in five service members was returning home with some degree of PTSD.  Unfortunately, this was not responsibly done and there was no follow up to educate the public on what it means to have PTSD and how it impacts the lives of our veterans.  As a result, the prevailing stereotype, that veterans with PTSD are a danger to others and unstable, has unfairly stigmatized our veterans.  In the workplace, employers are reticent to employ young veterans out of fear that they will be introducing a destabilizing element into the workforce.  They call this the RAMBO EFFECT.  Part of our mission is to break this pattern.  Let us educate you on how PTSD impacts our veterans in the workplace.

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Blogging

The Blog is how this all started.  The founder, Max Harris, continues to blog about his personal struggles with PTSD. When he started blogging back in 2011, he never expected that he would gain the readership he has today.  He is grateful for the opportunity to help others and his blog remains central to his ability to cope. If you are looking for insight into the daily struggles of veterans with PTSD or are a veteran looking for a connection, please take a look!

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