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Elizabeth Heaney

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Nonfiction, Memoir, Psychology

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Elizabeth Heaney had been a psychotherapist for nearly thirty years before leaving her private practice in order to counsel combat veterans on military bases. Listening to veterans and spouses as both an outsider and intimate, Heaney gained a profound perspective on the emotions running deeply—and often silently—in the hearts of combat veterans and their loved ones. In THE HONOR WAS MINE, Heaney shares some of the stories and insights about what it might take to bridge the divide between war and home. Some of the stories scrape the bone; others are hopeful, even comical. Every one reveals the sacrifices of those on the front lines and the courage, grace, and honor with which they serve and struggle to truly return home.

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The Honor Was Mine: A Look Inside the Struggles of Military Veterans

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“Innumerable soldiers have told me they don't want to be thanked for their service and they don't want to be seen as heroes (or, for that matter, villains). They want to be respected for the job they did and the pride they took in doing it well.”
― Elizabeth Heaney, The Honor Was Mine

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“Coming to understand their bedrock sense of duty was perhaps the key to understanding their world, and orienting to my own sense of duty took me deeper into myself and my work.”
― Elizabeth Heaney, The Honor Was Mine

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“They weren't crazy, although they felt like it; they weren't broken, although they felt this, too. They were simply far past what their natural capacities could tolerate.”
― Elizabeth Heaney, The Honor Was Mine

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