Shawn J. Gourley

Shawn J. Gourley is the Executive Director and Co-founder of Military With PTSD an Indiana 501c3 Nonprofit. Military With PTSD started on Facebook in Aug. 2010 as a place to launch her book "The War At Home." Shawn wanted to help spouses prepare for when the soldiers came home and give them a understanding of what could really happen. But soon realized the spouses needed the veterans there to help explain their view and as the page grew it has turned into a support group for everyone who is affected by PTSD.

Shawn's mission is to improve and protect the lives of people living with PTSD, which includes both veterans and all family members. Shawn has been interviewed on CNN, MSNBC, Newsmax, Reuters, Military Times, GoodHouse Keeping, WashingtonPost, and The Telegraph

Military with PTSD offers both peer support and peer education through connection to others who really do understand and can relate. On the page, nobody sugarcoats any aspect of PTSD including the domestic violence that can happen. Shawn's vision is to raise awareness and help support veterans, spouses, and family members with PTSD in coping methods, treatments, and providing peer-to-peer support. Teaching family members to understand PTSD, how it changes the brain, learning new communication techniques, and changing your perception are all things that we help families with.

Since its beginning, the Facebook page has brought better than 150,000 service members, veterans, spouses, and family members; helped them to overcome the stigma of PT