As we approach the anniversary of the Persian Gulf War’s Operation Desert Storm (January 15, 1991), I cannot help but...
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Mike Kim Veteran: Mike is a psychoanalyst, an Iraq War vet, an ex-friar monk, a war trauma care provider and a doctoral researcher at the Teachers College of Columbia University. Find him on his website (www.mikekimveteran.com), on Twitter, on Instagram and on Facebook at Warrior Wellness and Lifeworlds.
The holidays inspired me to reflect more deeply. I did not just think about being nice to people. I did...
The tradition of a New Year’s resolution does not stem from some party scene in Times Square. The tradition of...
The New York Times is calling the present plans of withdrawal of troops from Syria a ‘Strategy of Retreat’ in...
Many are donating to veteran organizations via a TV commercial or a magazine ad. ‘Tis the season! Many veterans complain...
As I write this piece, I reflect on who in society misses an uncomfortable truth: There are fewer and fewer...
As I come across recent TV shows and movies that try to capture the essence of war trauma therapy or...
In the past, Thanksgiving was a really cool time of the year. As a kid and young man, Thanksgiving was...
Veterans Day is not just a day to have fun and show off my rare vintage headgear given to me...
HOW TO APPLY GENERAL SEMANTICS: Using the technology of the self on the Veteran Readjustment Journey
After Iraq, I returned to New York City life with post-war stressors on my mind. It seems that ‘veteran readjustment’...
[General semantics: a system of linguistic philosophy developed by Alfred Korzybski (1879–1950), which explores the arbitrary nature of words and...
As I was flirting with my college-bound next-door neighbour’s daughter, I found a copy of Death of a Salesman by...
A 40-year anniversary tribute to M. Scott Peck’s timeless self-help book The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love,...
A 40-year anniversary tribute to M. Scott Peck’s timeless self-help book The Road Less Traveled [Part 1 of 2]. The...
My definition of veteran spirituality is that it’s a journey both in and out of uniform, during which the veteran...
It was the 1980s and the Soviet Union was still a powerful might. The world was divided into two sides:...
I recently read an interview about Jane Olivier, a human rights activist and poet, and the interview was informative about...
Labour Day in the U.S. will let us give up summer. Labour Day will help us think about rest. But...
My unbridled words about war aren’t bloused in name-brand books. My war writing is tied to my former calling as...
Who knows where or when? After Iraq, and giving up on the idea of returning to religious life, I found...
Redeeming a warrior’s heart After Iraq, and giving up on the idea of returning to religious life, I found myself...
Losing love: The price of war After a war, many troops still carry war with them. Each troop has had...
Sijo is a form of poetry from Korea that fits with my journey. For me, Sijo is a soulful play...
The contemplative ‘only one with God’ friar monk, with tattoos and a sharpened cold steel U.S. Marine Corps Ka-Bar fighting knife...
