A Vietnam Vet Helps Us Understand Ourselves

Larry Winters went to Vietnam at the age of eighteen, and like many, was injured for life. What Larry saw, and what he was told to do, was just too much. His book, The Making and Unmaking of a Marine is an important work documenting what went wrong for so many – and the path toward healing and forgiveness.

Larry will be talking to our us about Moral Injury, the crushing psychological and spiritual anguish we experience when an authority or a trusted person violates our core morality. This deep wounding challenges one’s sense of self and one’s trust in humanity. And the wound can deepen even further when there is no responsible party for resolution or reparation.

Through sharing, storytelling, and science, Larry will help us understand that moral injury is not confined to the battlefield, but deep injury can emerge in narcissistic relationships, nasty divorces, religious betrayals, and in the governing of communities.

These ethical fractures contribute to the disillusionment and despair many feel in the moment. But perhaps understanding that we all share the effects of such trauma can help to ease our pain and division.

We welcome Larry Winters, an honored war veteran – and now a psychotherapist – to understand moral injury in modern life – and discover the road to healing.

Please register at https://katonahstudygroup.org/event/healing-from-moral-injury/