A Beacon Home...Decompression Map

This book should be a resource in every veteran counseling clinic.” ~ Rusty  Fairbanks

From the Authors

We cared to spend many years studying soldiers who have returned 
and 
what life was like upon their immediate return to civilian life.

We attempted to understand where soldiers have been, through soldiers willing and able 
to talk about some of their experiences in hot zones.

We must attempt to understand what it is like in a war zone, to help ease a soldiers return.

 Then the question became how to best present the concept 
of an additional beacon to assist in their return.

So, we created the inspirational novella and journal...

DECOMPRESSION MAP 

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“Loving it!! You are introducing a fantastic concept. It's TERRIFIC!!”

"Decompression Map" Review - My father was an immigrant who loved this country and raised the American flag every day. He had nightmares about World War II until the day he died ... that day was 9/11 and the last thing he saw were the twin towers going down. PTSD? Who knows? But I wish I had this book when he used to wake up screaming. God bless these two authors for their obvious labor of love. The Decompression Map is brilliant. I hope the Department of Defense is paying attention. Now we won't have to feel so helpless when all we can think of to say is "Welcome Home." ~ Pj Schott

“With so much interest in Journal Writing, truth, and readers wanting to hear from the actual writer - not only is this timely, but you have given soldiers a place to share their own words, ever to be lost - a personal historical look at life during the war, records and words families sometimes never hear. It is difficult for soldiers to speak about it, but to write about it makes perfect sense. Thanks Claudette for giving soldiers a place to speak out about their live in combat.”~ Nancy Denofio  

‎..an interesting read, I must say. ~ John Moore

This is a must read for anybody coming home from combat duty and their family! This book can really help Veteran's transition back into Civilian Life after returning home so quickly after combat. Used as an Aid for family and friends of soldiers returning home. It gives you good clues on making the returning soldiers comfortable. Nice Job Ladies! ~ Amazon Review

  

"Decompression Map" Review - My father was an immigrant who loved this country and raised the American flag every day. He had nightmares about World War II until the day he died ... that day was 9/11 and the last thing he saw were the twin towers going down. PTSD? Who knows? But I wish I had this book when he used to wake up screaming. God bless these two authors for their obvious labor of love. The Decompression Map is brilliant. I hope the Department of Defense is paying attention. Now we won't have to feel so helpless when all we can think of to say is "Welcome Home."

 ~ PJ Schott - Survival for Blondes

Decompression Map with Journal 9.99 Amazon Link - Worldwide

 The screenplay "Decompression Map" is represented by

 William Kerwin of the Kerwin Agency, Hollywood, California. 

Thank you for your interest.

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The bound book with map guide and journal in the back is 9.99

 
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The "Decompression Map" is inspired by true events. 

It is designed to bring a soldier back from war in a more calm way. 

That is only possible, if we attempt to understand 

where they have been...

"Every soldier returning from a war zone needs time to decompress and a way to readapt to civilian life. That has been true for at least a century. Most recently, many of the men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are having a hard time adjusting to life at home."

                                                                                                             ~ L.Cpl. Garner, Eric S., USMC

No magic can relieve the horrors of war that follow soldiers home. Members of the military need a way to calm their pain, anxiety, and turmoil– a game plan to ease back into civilian life. The soldiers’ excitement about returning to family and friends can often be overwhelming.

Some soldiers are less than 72 hours out of a war zone when they reach their native soil. The traditional homecoming may not be the only way to welcome GIs back. The noise and crowds may create extra stress for veterans. Some may need a different means to relieve pressure, one that is more relaxed – a decompression map of sorts. This novella could be any soldier’s story.

You will meet a fictional family, one in which four generations went to war – Josh is returning from Afghanistan to his wife Lucy in California, following in the footsteps of relatives who have served in Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq. Military members could return by using their own decompression map, based on his or her civilian life. Family or friends who knew them before deployment can lend their knowledge to help. This is our method of opening up conversation about new ideas to welcome and decompress returning soldiers worldwide. May our novella serve all soldiers and families well in their time of adjustment.  Welcome home.

The eBook includes the novella and prompt pages at the end to make your individual decompression map. The bound book will be release June 15, 2012 and contains the novella, decompression map guide and a write-able journal for soldiers. 

 We are going to do a better job bringing soldiers home! We hope people read, enjoy the decompression concept and are inspired with a new idea. I think any soldier who makes or gets a decompression map of their own, is going to really like us...  

“Providing social safety nets and readjustment assistance to returning vets is a win-win outcome for all of us.”   

   
                                ~ Laura Schultz, LMFT (Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist)

   
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