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b'Connie Louie-Handelman joined the US Army at the age of 56 because she was disturbed by the high rates of PTSD and suicide among warriors... she wanted to make a difference. \\xa0Many US veterans still struggle with PTSD years after their service in the Middle Eastern wars. An Army psychologist, Connie Louie-Handelman, treated hundreds during a tour of duty in Afghanistan. She\'s written a vivid memoir entitled "The Hidden War: PTSD on the Front Lines \\u2013 Memoirs of a Psychologist Treating Warriors at a Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan."\\n\\nConnie Louie-Handelman- Invisible Enemies \\n\\nAfter training, she was deployed at a forward operating base in the hot and dusty plains of Kandahar, Afghanistan. There she found soldiers fighting more than the enemies they encountered in the battlefield. The casualty rate from invisible enemies like anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and fear was high.\\n\\nWhen improvised explosive devices killed or wounded warriors near the base, she would journey "outside the wire" to units that were under attack. Besides their shattering experiences on the battlefield, Louie-Handelman eloquently describes the suffering of warriors locked in domestic tragedies, with spouses having affairs or wanting divorces, or children going astray.\\n\\n\\u201cI had to learn how to be a soldier, that was an experience.\\u201d \\u2013 Connie Louie-Handelman\\nServing Those Outside the Wire\\nConnie started her career as a psychologist as a clinic supervisor then a director for 8 \\xbd years and prior to that she was a police officer in San Francisco for 11 years. \\xa0She took a break and became familiar with the high rate of suicide in the military and saw that they would take for older health professionals. Connie applied and was accepted.\\n\\n\\u201cI signed up and was accepted at the age of 57, a year after going through all of the background checks and all the paperwork.\\u201d \\u2013 Connie Louie-Handelman\\nTrauma Management\\nPsychologist were placed in the field to deal with soldiers sooner rather than later. \\xa0Soldiers KIA were able to process the feeling and have open dialogue in groups so the healing could start. \\xa0Connie would also be available after groups for individual counseling.\\n\\n\\u201cI think that was really helpful to be more up front and to catch it earlier so then it perhaps doesn\\u2019t blow up to be full PTSD.\\u201d \\u2013 Connie Louie-Handelman\\n\\nTo hear more from Connie Louie-Handelman and her experience, download this episode.\\n\\nDon\\u2019t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you!\\n\\nConnie Louie-Handelman link:\\n\\n \\tAuthor of "The Hidden War: PTSD on the Front Lines."\\n\\nDownload Joe Crane\\u2019s\\xa0Top 7 Paths to Freedom\\xa0or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470. \\xa0\\nJoin the Veteran on the Move on Facebook!\\nCheck out\\xa0Veteran on the Move on Facebook\\xa0to connect with our guests! It\\u2019s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.\\xa0 Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship.\\n\\nVeteran On the Move\\xa0podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host\\xa0Joe Crane\\xa0. The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.\\xa0 As a result,\\xa0Veteran On the Move\\xa0has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through\\xa0Stitcher Radio,\\xa0Sound Cloud,\\xa0itunes\\xa0and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.'