Health & Wellness
Prevalence of Sleep Apnea in Special Operations Forces
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent and underrecognized condition among retired and active Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel, with unique challenges and treatment needs shaped by their service history and lifestyle.
Read More >Simple Steps to Real Relief: Reducing Reliance on Substances
By Shayla Hayward-Lundy, LPAT, CSAC-S, ATR-BC, RYT For many in the Special Operations community, alcohol, prescription medications, and caffeine are a part of daily life. Especially if you served a full career and logged hundreds of jumps and racked up many deployments, substances may seem like an efficient tool to manage chronic pain, sleepless nights,…
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When Metabolism & Immunity Collide: The Cycle Behind Chronic Illness
By Brain Treatment Center Ashburn, Marsha Lessard Dysregulated metabolism and chronic immune activation fuel each other. This is often the case in patients dealing with PTSD, trauma, TBI, autism, long COVID, and chronic fatigue. Research confirms, “Disruptions to appropriate immune responses and metabolic processes create a vicious cycle that accelerates the development of various chronic…
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Quick Reads on Allostatic Load (AKA Operator Syndrome)
Service in special operations tests the limits of human potential. SOF service members have a unique capacity to endure challenges, compartmentalize pain, and accomplish the mission before them. Yet we all know that a career in SOF is often accompanied by a commonly experienced “pattern of injuries and impairments.” These injuries and health challenges are…
Read More >V.A.L.O.R Program for SOF
Recognizing the intense need for cognitive endurance and performance in the SOF community, the Military Special Operations Family Collaborative is partnering with Dr. Megan Vaughan at iPerformance Labs to offer the VALOR program – a cognitive performance pilot program. The unique organizational structures and mission requirements of Special Operations Forces (SOF) create stressors not typically…
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Cancer in SOF: What to know to get ahead of anxiety and risk
Since September 11, 2001, more than 525,000 active duty service members from all branches have been diagnosed with cancer. Out of 4.3 million service members, that’s a 1 in 7 occurrence. Recently USSOCOM began looking into the cancer incidence and trends among SOF service members, and details from USSOCOM’s initial look into cancer in SOF…
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Guidance for Trouble at Home
What to do when you find trouble at home.
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Be a Brain Warrior
By Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE) Summary: Active duty and reserve service members are at increased risk for sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI) compared to their civilian peers. This is a result of several factors, including the specific demographics of the military; in general, young men between the ages of 18 to…
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Let’s Talk about Sex
Here’s a list of ways to get your sex life back on track, for the decades to come.
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How do you say I love you?
Develop rituals that keep us connected and focused.
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