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Boulder Crest Helps Struggling Veterans Transform Struggle To Strength.
Founder & Chairman Ken Falke believes there’s no greater mission than helping Veterans, first responders, and their families rediscover hope, purpose, and a future that is truly worth living. I'm so honored to be able to shine a light on him and Boulder Crest this Veterans Day.
SO impressive what the Boulder Crest Foundation and The Boulder Crest Institute are doing for our Combat Veterans to help them heal from traumas. Traumas that affect combat veterans and first responders, touch everyone: families, friends, neighbors, and the community.
To help transform 'struggle to strength', Boulder Crest offers 2 peaceful locations for struggling veterans to come, sepnd quality time, be embraced and understood. One loaction is in Bluemont, VA and the other in Sonoita, Arizona. Plus they offer many other programs across the country where those who are struggling get the quality help they need to find the path to a life worth living. The locations feature things like ADA-accessible cabins with plenty of amenties for comfort and for families to join in. There are also therapeutic and recreational activities like equine, archery, art, music, labyrinth walks, and fishing. There are also optional organized group activities, like barbecues and bonfires, which create opportunities for guests to connect with, and draw strength from, one another in what they've coined as a 'warrior’s paradise'.
The Boulder Crest Institute, located in Bluemont VA, serves as the hub for the development, delivery, study, and scaling of their groundbreaking, Posttraumatic Growth-based programs. The Institute led the development of the Warrior PATHH curriculum, which is now delivered in nine locations across the country: Boulder Crest Virginia, Boulder Crest Arizona, Boulder Crest’s Mobile Training Team, and through partnerships in Florida (GratitudeAmerica), Georgia (Camp Southern Ground), South Carolina (Big Red Barn Retreat), Maine (Travis Mills Foundation), Arkansas (Sheep Dog Impact Assistance), and Washington State (Permission to Start Dreaming Foundation).
The Institute is currently leading programs in Miami, Florida and Tucson, Arizona, to integrate Struggle Well Training and Posttraumatic Growth into their police departments. This project is made possible by the support of the FirstNet by AT&T, the Gary Sinise Foundation, and the Community-Police Relations Foundation.
Since the Institute’s opening in January 2018, Boeing has been an invaluable strategic partner and supporter, enabling us to develop and deliver training on Posttraumatic Growth for the mental health community.
Founder & Chairman Ken Falke is a 21-year combat veteran of the U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) community and retired Master Chief Petty Officer. (Wow You think he's brave enough?) Ken is highly respected around the world as an innovative and forward-thinking leader on the subjects of wounded warrior care, military and veteran transition, counterterrorism, military training, and innovative technology development.
Ken’s passion is taking care of his fellow combat veterans and their family members, and he is chairman and founder of Boulder Crest, an organization focused on the teachings of posttraumatic growth. Ken spends the majority of his time educating the public and private sectors on the issues surrounding the long-term care of our returning military personnel and their families from the last 20 years of war.
As part of this effort, Ken and Boulder Crest Institute Co-Founder & Exec. Dir. Josh Goldberg,co-authored a book that's taken the mental health world by storm. It's called "Struggle Well: Thriving in the Aftermath of Trauma." It's changing the lives of Veterans, First Resposnders and anyone who's been worn down by 'struggling'.
"Struggle" the authors say, "is the story of every great leader, every great man, and every great woman. Through encountering obstacles, heroes are tested and forged into becoming the great, authentic human beings they are destined to be."
I love this quote on their website: " It's time to learn how to struggle well . Because struggle is a terrible thing to waste."
Boulder Crest Foundation would love your support. Here's where you can find out more about them and donate.
And if you want to meet a real hero please take a few minutes to meet Ken Falke, Founder & Chairman Boulder Crest Foundation in this warm podcast conversation from The Debbie Nigro Show. The world is a better place because of people like Ken Falke.
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Boulder Crest Helps Struggling Veterans Transform Struggle To Strength.
Founder & Chairman Ken Falke believes there’s no greater mission than helping Veterans, first responders, and their families rediscover hope, purpose, and a future that is truly worth living. I'm so honored to be able to shine a light on him and Boulder Crest this Veterans Day.
SO impressive what the Boulder Crest Foundation and The Boulder Crest Institute are doing for our Combat Veterans to help them heal from traumas. Traumas that affect combat veterans and first responders, touch everyone: families, friends, neighbors, and the community.
To help transform 'struggle to strength', Boulder Crest offers 2 peaceful locations for struggling veterans to come, sepnd quality time, be embraced and understood. One loaction is in Bluemont, VA and the other in Sonoita, Arizona. Plus they offer many other programs across the country where those who are struggling get the quality help they need to find the path to a life worth living. The locations feature things like ADA-accessible cabins with plenty of amenties for comfort and for families to join in. There are also therapeutic and recreational activities like equine, archery, art, music, labyrinth walks, and fishing. There are also optional organized group activities, like barbecues and bonfires, which create opportunities for guests to connect with, and draw strength from, one another in what they've coined as a 'warrior’s paradise'.
The Boulder Crest Institute, located in Bluemont VA, serves as the hub for the development, delivery, study, and scaling of their groundbreaking, Posttraumatic Growth-based programs. The Institute led the development of the Warrior PATHH curriculum, which is now delivered in nine locations across the country: Boulder Crest Virginia, Boulder Crest Arizona, Boulder Crest’s Mobile Training Team, and through partnerships in Florida (GratitudeAmerica), Georgia (Camp Southern Ground), South Carolina (Big Red Barn Retreat), Maine (Travis Mills Foundation), Arkansas (Sheep Dog Impact Assistance), and Washington State (Permission to Start Dreaming Foundation).
The Institute is currently leading programs in Miami, Florida and Tucson, Arizona, to integrate Struggle Well Training and Posttraumatic Growth into their police departments. This project is made possible by the support of the FirstNet by AT&T, the Gary Sinise Foundation, and the Community-Police Relations Foundation.
Since the Institute’s opening in January 2018, Boeing has been an invaluable strategic partner and supporter, enabling us to develop and deliver training on Posttraumatic Growth for the mental health community.
Founder & Chairman Ken Falke is a 21-year combat veteran of the U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) community and retired Master Chief Petty Officer. (Wow You think he's brave enough?) Ken is highly respected around the world as an innovative and forward-thinking leader on the subjects of wounded warrior care, military and veteran transition, counterterrorism, military training, and innovative technology development.
Ken’s passion is taking care of his fellow combat veterans and their family members, and he is chairman and founder of Boulder Crest, an organization focused on the teachings of posttraumatic growth. Ken spends the majority of his time educating the public and private sectors on the issues surrounding the long-term care of our returning military personnel and their families from the last 20 years of war.
As part of this effort, Ken and Boulder Crest Institute Co-Founder & Exec. Dir. Josh Goldberg,co-authored a book that's taken the mental health world by storm. It's called "Struggle Well: Thriving in the Aftermath of Trauma." It's changing the lives of Veterans, First Resposnders and anyone who's been worn down by 'struggling'.
"Struggle" the authors say, "is the story of every great leader, every great man, and every great woman. Through encountering obstacles, heroes are tested and forged into becoming the great, authentic human beings they are destined to be."
I love this quote on their website: " It's time to learn how to struggle well . Because struggle is a terrible thing to waste."
Boulder Crest Foundation would love your support. Here's where you can find out more about them and donate.
And if you want to meet a real hero please take a few minutes to meet Ken Falke, Founder & Chairman Boulder Crest Foundation in this warm podcast conversation from The Debbie Nigro Show. The world is a better place because of people like Ken Falke.