Dean Yates

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Line in the Sand is a raw, gritty account of my seven-year odyssey to find the best ways to treat my PTSD and moral injury and reconnect with my family. I take you inside the Ward 17 psych unit in Melbourne, where I spent 77 days and nights over a two-year period with scores of veterans and first responders. I show how moral injury fits into the broader narrative of PTSD.

What worked for me was approaching my trauma with curiosity. Total honesty with my partner Mary. Never giving up. Understanding the nature of my identity wound, my anger, and seeking meaning from life. I show how employers are brutalising and abandoning a cohort of workers — veterans, first responders and journalists. But while I focus on those occupations, my book contain
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Line in the Sand

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War and the Soul by Edward Tick
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Several books have helped guide me during my healing journey from PTSD and moral injury. One of those is “War and the Soul: Healing our nation’s veterans from post-traumatic stress disorder” by American psychotherapist Edward Tick.

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The One Thing We've Never Spoken About by Elfy Scott
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This is a book everyone should be reading! Young Australian author and journalist Elfy Scott writes with passion about the hidden cost of people who have complex mental illness -- schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and psychosis. The stigma and sufferin ...more
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The Madness  by Fergal Keane
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The Madness by BBC journalist Fergal Keane is one of the most extraordinary memoirs of trauma I’ve ever read. A renowned war correspondent, Fergal has captured the intersection of PTSD, moral injury and addiction in a way that left me breathless at t ...more
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" Thank you Sel for this very kind review. It was validating for me when I read books at the height of my PTSD/moral injury to understand why I felt the ...more "
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"A brilliant breakdown of trauma & the raw & difficult road to recovery.
Trauma affects many worldwide & there's not enough support, guidance or understanding of various ways we suffer from PTSD - whether in childhood, an incident or at work.
Thank yo" Read more of this review »
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" You're very welcome Toni -- really glad I was able to send you a copy and thank you for this lovely review! best wishes for 2025. cheers, dean ...more "
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" Hi Nora -- Not sure if authors normally comment on reviews but I just wanted to thank you for what you said about my book. It makes the 7 years it too ...more "
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"I'd give this one 56 stars
Trauma
CPTSD
International Headlines
Journalism
Moral Injury -a new phrase to me but I know exactly what is meant while reading the book.

My CPTSD is not from war or being a first responder. I felt identification with this man wh" Read more of this review »
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"Line in the Sand by Dean Yates
I read this book over a couple of days back in August, it was really good and has stayed with me, with certain parts of it often popping up in my memories. The author Dean is so honest in how he shares what he has experi" Read more of this review »
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