When PTSD And Guilt Collide

Some wounds keep you scanning every exit in the room. Others bury themselves deeper, showing up as guilt, shame, distance at home, and the fear that the people you love would see you differently if they knew the whole story.

Larry Brant brings clarity to that hidden battle through his path from Helmand Province to a COVID ICU to the Aspire Center, where he saw how PTSD and moral injury can wreck a person's sense of safety, faith, and connection. He explains why moral injury can feel like it fractures your soul, why so many veterans pull away from family and faith, and how healing starts when someone finally feels heard without judgment.

This conversation offers listeners clear language for what they may be carrying, practical tools like the two-way prayer journal, a better understanding of why group support matters, and real next steps through resources such as Building Spiritual Strength, REAL, Hunt Therapy, and Larry's book Restoring the Broken. Here are the moments that hit hardest.

Timestamps:

• 00:10:36 - The difference between PTSD and moral injury finally gets a name
• 00:20:47 - The two-way prayer journal that helps break self-blame
• 00:36:34 - Twenty years of silence before one hard conversation at home
• 00:48:47 - The flashback that proved war had followed him home
• 00:55:29 - The three-part support system that makes healing more likely

Links & Resources

• Veteran Suicide & Crisis Line: Dial 988, then press 1
• Website: https://www.restoring-the-broken.com
• Follow Larry Brant on Facebook: www.facebook.com/larry.brant.5?mibextid=wwXlfr&mibextid=wwXlfr
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• Follow Larry Brant on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/larry-brant-09394544