The Mark Divine Courage Foundation
Which Wolf Are You Feeding?
There is an old story of two wolves that everyone has inside.
One is Fear:
It is characterized by uncertainty, anxiety, worry and all the things that limit and demobilize us.
The other is Courage:
It is characterized by confidence, conviction and faith, all the things that drive us forward in life.
Which wolf is winning inside you?
It’s the one you feed the most.
The Mark Divine Courage Foundation
The Mark Divine Courage Foundation...
...was established to provide transformative training to veterans and active-duty service members experiencing post-traumatic stress or with an interest in preventing it. We started in response to the growing number of veterans and active duty service members struggling with or seeking to prevent severe quality of life crises caused by post-traumatic stress.
Mark Divine...
...founder of the Courage Foundation and retired Navy SEAL, has spent his post-Navy career helping people from all walks of life break through barriers to develop resilience and reach peak levels of performance. His integrated development program has been effective in increasing mental toughness and emotional resiliency in Navy SEAL candidates, professional athletes and entrepreneurs.
Our programs...
...bring our team together to train toward common goals – building the trust, comradery, and social support which restore purpose. The training integrates physical, mental, emotional, intuition/awareness and spiritual aspects of one’s being through simple and highly effective self-administered training tools.
The Courage Foundation program outcomes...
...for veterans and active-duty service members include development of self-awareness, situational awareness, emotional control and resiliency, physical health and fitness, positivity and rediscovering their Passion, Principles and Purpose in life. Once these aspects of their personality are strengthened, then veterans and active-duty service members can positively integrate back into or functionally interact with their family, relationships and society at large.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress?
Exposure to traumatic or life-threatening events is a common experience in the line of duty. Triggered by memory or circumstance, many veterans relive these traumatic experiences. The constant and chronic exposure to suffering, injury, and death can have a devastating and lasting impact on the individual, their immediate family, friends, and community. Because of this, there are an estimated 500,000 Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) and more than 22 suicides each day. Struggles to recover from these stressors result in the complex mix of debilitating symptoms called Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS).
The good news:
With motivation and support, any individual can develop resilience against PTS – this is called Post-Traumatic Growth.
"Trauma doesn’t have to defeat you.
It can be a perfect opportunity for growth. Don’t just make a comeback. Use it as a catalyst forward”
Matt McWilliams
Why is it Our Turn to Serve with the Courage Foundation?
We learned that the key to Post-Traumatic Growth is this: Growth.
Stepping away from the narrative of trauma, The Courage Foundation offers an alternative vision for the future. One where service members can leverage their skill sets to their maximum potential as part of a team who wants more for each other and for our service to the world.
Learn more about how we do this with the Veteran Integration Program we developed to meet this need.
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