Claim Your Seat in the Roots of Resilience Course - Identity.Purpose.Belonging

Are you a transitioning veteran or active duty service member searching for clarity, connection, and a renewed sense of self? The Roots of Resilience Course is a transformative 4-week journey designed to help you navigate life after service, reconnect with your values, and build a stronger foundation for the future.

What is it?

This course empowers veterans to rediscover their identity, reignite their sense of purpose, and find belonging within themselves and their communities. You’ll gain the tools to cultivate resilience, whole health, and balance, while reconnecting with your inner strength and values. Roots of Resilience is a standalone course for anyone seeking practical skills for thriving in a civilian world and is a required prerequisite for the Veteran Rites, Rite of Return Ceremony.

Why Join?

Whether you feel lost, stuck, or simply ready for a change, this course offers a safe space to explore your next steps with guidance, support, and community. This course is led by certified and skilled veteran peers that have all walked the razor’s edge after hanging up the uniform and answering Who Am I Now? What’s My Purpose? Where do I Belong?

The course is designed to help you thrive in your next chapter by:

- Reclaiming your identity and understanding your true self.

- Creating a values-based life filled with purpose and direction.

- Building resilience to navigate life’s challenges.

- Finding belonging within yourself, your community, and the natural world.

Course Highlights Include:

- Exploring Identity: Understand who you are beyond military service and embrace the whole of your experience.

- Defining Purpose: Align your actions with your core values and discover what drives you forward.

- Building Belonging: Learn how to foster deeper connections with yourself, others, and the natural world.

- Practical Skills for Resilience: Gain tools for emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.

- Suicide Prevention Strategies: Access resources, including gun locks and safety plans, to support your well-being and others.

- A Course Packet, including a journal, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger, gun locks, and other curated materials.

ARE THERE COURSE FEES?

This course is provided by Veteran Rites through the VA SSG Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention program. There are no course fees.

COURSE SCHEDULE AND ENROLLMENT

The course meets online once a week for two hours over four weeks. Enrollment is now open and cohorts form up beginning on February 10th, 2025. Reserve your spot in the registration form below and Veteran Rites will begin walking alongside you as you step into your next chapter.