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Thoughts,experience,findings

Writing about trauma, healing, and what I see in my work. From personal experience – not textbooks.

Value the Living. Remember the Fallen.

About Taras Shpuk, about loss, brotherhood, and meaning. How to remember those we've lost – and why it matters to value those still here.

February 10, 2025

Igor Kholodylo – from battlefield to therapist

Personal10 min

From Battlefield to Therapy Room

My story. Entrepreneur and farmer → volunteer 2014 → paramedic → medic → PTSD → healing → psychologist → 2022 → wounded near Avdiivka → therapist.

January 15, 2025

Philosophy8 min

Kintsugi: Becoming Stronger at the Broken Places

The philosophy of kintsugi. From victim to witness. Post-traumatic growth. "A person moves from the role of victim to the position of witness."

December 10, 2024

Igor Kholodylo – group therapy for veterans

Methods9 min

Why Group Therapy Works: The Power of Community

Peer-to-peer healing, continuous integration, veteran community. The "clinic + community + education" coalition. Why group isn't just effective. It's necessary.

November 5, 2024

Igor Kholodylo – ketamine-assisted therapy

Methods11 min

When Standard Treatment Doesn't Work

About ketamine-assisted therapy, treatment-resistant depression, Forest Glade, and the coalition model. For those who've tried everything.

October 20, 2024

Igor Kholodylo – post-concussion syndrome in veterans

PTSD9 min

Invisible Wounds: Post-Concussion Syndrome

"Getting drips" doesn't help. Mine-blast injuries aren't always visible. About brain recovery, myths, and multidisciplinary approaches.

September 15, 2024

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