Supportive
Ranch weeks, fishing chapters, surf, adaptive sport, wilderness. Regulation, camaraderie, and meaning.
Not a manualized PTSD protocol. High engagement. Complements clinical care rather than replacing it.
Many nonprofit chapters on Programs (Healing Waters, Team River Runner, Higher Ground, Move United, surf orgs).
A good week outdoors is not PE. Use it as a door.
Evidence reviewed September 2026. Named sources are being added room by room; start with VA/DoD PTSD guideline (2023) for first-line care.
