Ethan Schurman WDIO 23rd Veteran, a nonprofit organization, based out of Duluth, Minnesota. Aims in providing happier and healthier lifestyles for veterans for just about a decade. And in recent years, they have been hosting their annual 23rd Veteran Reconditioning program.
23rd Veteran Recon is their flagship program. It is free for any participant. Personal trainers, positive psychologists, and military personnel collectively created the 23V Recon Playbook. A 14-week full-exposure and holistic approach to removing the negative effects of trauma. Based on self-reported data, this is one of the most effective programs developed for military and veterans who’ve experienced trauma and is free for any participant. What is 23V Recon?
It starts out with a week in the wilderness, for this year it was a week in Alaska. They took strangers, in this case here in the Iron Range, didn’t really know each other, went out to the wilderness for a week, took away the cell phones, and were just meant to bond.
They then proceeded to have meetings 3 times a week at Mesabi Fit in Virigina, MN. They do workouts and then proceeded to work on positive psychology. Daniel Crawford, one of the veterans helping with the program explained why it was that order of operations.
“After the workouts, while our brain is changed, our brain releases a chemical called BDNF, brain derived neurotropic factor, and acts as a memory steroid. So, while we’re sweating, while our heart’s beating, our blood pressure’s up, we sit down and do gratitudes.”
Daniel has also contributed to the program by raising money and awareness, most notably through his walk to Texas. Last summer, he announced to the world that he was going to walk from Minnesota to Texas to make this happen. He set out February 3rd, left Minnesota, and I walked to Marlboro Falls, Texas. During this endeavor he met Will Steger and Michael Waldron, the founder and executive director of 23rd Veterans.
With the awareness and program growing, St. Louis County even donated $30,000 to help fund the program as donations and support from people across the Iron Range keep the program alive. […]
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