Episode #383: Healing Moral Injury and the Heart of a Warrior with Eric Donoho
Release Date: 06/17/2025
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info_outlineEric Donoho is a Retired US Army Sergeant, Veteran Advocate, Entrepreneur, Licensed Real Estate Broker, Keynote Speaker and author of the book titled “Canyon of Hope: From Darkness to Dawn; Embracing the Light Within.”
Eric’s military service includes receiving the Purple Heart, two Army Commendation Medals, the Operation Iraqi Freedom Campaign Medal with Star, and the Combat Infantry Badge. He is also the founder of Hand Up LLC and Hand Up Realty.
Eric’s story is one of survival, resilience, and redemption. It is also a story of mental health, faith, and service. He shares his heart wrenching experiences of loss and despair after leaving the military, as well as his attempt to end his life. But something stopped him, something he can’t exactly describe or understand what happened.
However, that moment became the exact moment he chose to fight for his life instead of giving up. Walking through the furnace of pain, he embraced a new version of himself and learned to transform adversity into purpose, leading him to incredible journeys of healing, resilience, and advocacy.
He discovered that what he struggled with and suffered from was not only PTSD, but the pain of profound, deep moral injury. But something changed when he rediscovered faith and embraced the power of service. He explains how this combination of faith and service allowed him to confront his moral injury head-on, turning his pain into a force for good.
Eric explains that his story isn’t just about survival. It is about rediscovering leadership, faith, and hope in the face of overwhelming odds. His story and his memoir “Canyon of Hope,” is not only for veterans, but also for anyone facing challenges they feel they can’t overcome. It’s a universal message: no matter how deep the canyon is, there is always hope and healing. His message goes beyond military life, but for anyone grappling with adversity.
Download this powerful, important, and impactful episode to hear Eric’s story, discover the impact of moral injury, how it affects our moral consciousness, leading to feelings of guilt, shame, betrayal, and how we can protect ourselves from it as well as how to heal if we do experience moral injury. And most of all, that healing is always possible. Such an important message!
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