The men and women of CoastXCoast have had an immeasurable impact on me and many other combat veterans. They transformed my life, helping me recover from a deep anger that had taken root after 16 war rotations. I didn’t think there was a path back to a healthy mindset, and my social and family dysfunction was profound. I had become dependent on alcohol to numb my thoughts, emotions, and frustrations when I was introduced to CoastXCoast.
Over three years later, I write this with profound appreciation for how they saved my marriage, helped me become a better father, and enabled me to be the friend I never knew I could be. This organization takes the most capable, and often damaged, Special Operations Veterans and reintegrates us into society with a refreshed mind, body, and spirit, allowing us to continue serving in new ways after our military service has ended.
CXC has helped guide me onto a path of healing, love, and forgiveness. It’s much easier to choose violence, but peace is far more rewarding. The struggle is real, and I love everyone at CXC for helping me stay the course, find my place in this world, and show compassion to those in my life, as I prepare for what comes next.
CXC has truly transformed my life. For years, my primary care provider overlooked critical health issues. Through CXC’s programs, I finally found the care and guidance I needed. Their collaboration with Origin has brought life-changing improvements to my autoimmune condition, and my health has never been better.
Their spiritual program profoundly deepened my connection to myself and my partner, helping me rediscover a sense of wholeness and purpose. I have more clarity, self-acceptance, and, most of all…peace. This program didn’t just change me—it saved my marriage and opened my eyes to who I am.
Words can’t fully capture the gratitude, respect, and love I have for the incredible team at CXC. They have given me the gift of healing, and I am forever indebted to them for helping me.
As my military career was winding down, after seven combat deployments, years of being on standby at a moment’s notice, and two divorces, I finally realized how burnt out I was. The symptoms of Operator Syndrome and PTSD were becoming overwhelming. I began seeking help and explored various modalities, each offering its own form of support.
A former teammate told me about CoastXCoast’s Journey to Inner Peace program, and I attended as soon as I could. The retreat helped me see how everything I had experienced was interconnected and led to a reason and a purpose. It gave me clarity and allowed me to make sense of the pain and suffering, to the point where I felt proud of what I had endured and comfortable sharing my experiences. Many thanks to CXC and the facilities that make this possible.
Toward the end of 2023, I thought everything was normal inside my head, but I was drifting through life, and things just didn’t feel right. I was overweight, drinking and partying too much, and felt a spiritual calling for change, but I didn’t know how to do it or where to go. I felt like a swimmer caught in an undertow, being slowly pulled out to sea. I could swim, but it was against the current, and I was losing.
Through a chance reading of a text message on a veteran’s group I belong to, I learned about the CoastXCoast organization. Something nudged me to follow up for more information, and my life was changed positively forever. I immediately committed to several of their holistic programs focused on mind, body, and soul. These programs, incorporating both traditional and non-traditional methods, helped me shed the trauma buried deep inside, allowing me to develop emotional maturity, compassion, and empathy for others. An extensive blood work analysis revealed inflammation that put me at risk for a heart attack and identified critical vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Through their strengthening program, I started working out again and regained mobility, enabling me to enjoy life like never before.
Without CXC, their access to healing programs, and their willingness to pay for my attendance, I would have continued my steady decline into the abyss, facing a slow, miserable death. The volunteers at CXC accepted me without judgment and have shown me the path to living a fulfilled life with love for our fellow humans.
