The military's current mental health system often fails to adequately address the complex, long-term effects of trauma on service members.

“I want to show I I think it's important for people to see what that downward spiral looks like and how ugly it gets after service.”

Mental health support for veterans should shift from a sole focus on psychological PTSD diagnoses to also addressing underlying physiological issues like hormonal imbalances and sleep.

“I think when we slap a psychological diagnosis on something that has a lot of physiological implications, we miss the we miss the mark there. And I think that's a big reason why we're not seeing a lot of success solving this PTSD thing, cuz there's so many physiological things that we're just not ad”