Memory therapy and harm reduction: Therapist's guide to PTSD treatment – EP293 Tango Alpha Lima

Iraq War veteran Dr. Timothy Vermillion discusses his harm reduction approach to veteran mental health, trauma therapy, PTSD treatment and suicide prevention. As founder of the Paradise Institute, he explains how EMDR memory therapy helps veterans process combat trauma and move from surviving to thriving. Vermillion shares how quitting smoking is also effective in mental health treatment and veteran suicide prevention. Other topics in this episode include Project Athena, a visual map connecting the memories of those who served in Afghanistan to their coordinates; and “Angel’s Glow,” and why it took almost 140 years to understand it.