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Moral Injury in Combat: Holistic and Community Healing

STEVE GUNN • TEDxLehighRiver

Moral injury refers to an injury to an individual's moral conscience resulting from an act of perceived moral transgression which produces profound emotional shame. Steve uses his experience in Vietnam to illustrate the effects of moral injury on veterans. He advocates for community understanding and support for veterans and others suffering from moral injury.

Moral injury refers to an injury to an individual's moral conscience resulting from an act of perceived moral transgression which produces profound emotional shame. Steve uses his experience in Vietnam to illustrate the effects of moral injury on veterans. He advocates for community understanding and support for veterans and others suffering from moral injury.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxLehighRiver, an independent event.

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