9 | Built from Broken Pieces

James Dickerson had already been through chaos, rehab, crime, drugs, and more than his share of instability before he ever put on a uniform.

Then the two Kathies gave him a choice:

1️⃣ Leave the house

OR—

2️⃣ Go to Job Corps, get his GED, learn a trade, and get himself into the military.

He chose the Army.

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Strangely enough, basic training felt almost comfortable.

The yelling.

The structure.

The pressure.

The schedules.

James had spent much of his life learning how to function inside chaos, so while others struggled, he thrived.

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But there was a problem:

The Army gave direction to a man who was already carrying years of unresolved trauma WITHOUT ever addressing the unresolved trauma…

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Eventually James deployed to Bosnia, injured but unwilling to leave his team behind.

And what he witnessed there introduced another kind of wound.

Not simply fear.

Not simply PTSD.

But moral injury—the guilt, shame, and internal
conflict that can come when the things you witness, do, or cannot prevent collide with your deepest beliefs about right and wrong.

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This episode explores the difference between wounds of the soul and wounds of the spirit.

Because you cannot heal the right problem by treating the wrong wound.

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📓 Grab Andy’s book (or audiobook) “Soul & Spirit | Health + Healing” = www.GY6.online/SSHH

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⭐️ James’ website = www.JamesForVets.com 

📳 The Adverse Childhood Experiences Assessment = www.GY6.online/ACE

📺 The short video describing the difference between PTSD and Moral Injury = www.GY6.online/blog/which 

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