Michael Belton asked me to talk about Moral Injury… a “lesser known” (but probably “more lethal”) invisible wound than PTSD.

So, we compare and contrast PTSD with Moral Injury to set the stage.

Here’s the core of it

Moral Injury feels different, because Moral Injury starts differently than PTSD. Whereas PTSD is a response to external “triggers” (you can remove yourself from the situation or avoid certain scenarios) Moral Injury goes with you. Moral Injury IS you.

You’ve probably heard the saying "Wherever you go, there you are.” When the issue is “in you” (i.e., your conscience, your spirit), you can’t fight it or run from it.

Key differences

Note the key distinctions between the PTSD and Moral Injury:

💥PTSD

🫣 Moral Injury

Again, Moral Injury is not PTSD, and PTSD is not Moral Injury.

Why it matters

You must heal the KIND of hurt you have.

If you don’t identify the kind of hurt you have and also implement the correct healing protocols for that specific wound, then—

For clarity, even though every “part” of you impacts the others (interdependent realization), hurts generally occur in the ways listed above. If multiple types of hurts are present, we must address each of them in their own way.

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Links referenced

See the GY6 resources, referenced here: www.GY6.online/FG

Upcoming GY6 workshops = www.GY6.online/events

Differences between PTSD and Moral Injury 

Ten ways Moral Injury happens = https://www.gy6.online/blog/ten 

PTSD or Moral Injury = https://www.gy6.online/blog/MI 

Serve Ministries

Website = https://serveministriesinc.com 

Become a certified chaplain = https://serveministriesinc.com/courses 

Podcast / YouTube feed for Serve = https://youtu.be/HbVk4sQ608g?si=2z1hcqe-GXj55fkv 

Other, related

Access the Soul Wholeness video course = www.Jenkins.tv/SWV 

Grab the digital bundle (eBook + audiobook) = www.Jenkins.tv/SW 

Coaching

One-to-one personal coaching = https://www.jenkins.tv/PC