251: A Candid Chat on Healing War Trauma Outside With Our Very Own Veteran (Luke Bushatz, husband, veteran, Remedy Alpine co-founder)

Military injuries and combat trauma are part of our origin story here at Humans Outside. It’s why we started looking to nature for healing. It’s why we moved to Alaska. And it’s why we ended up spending at least 20 consecutive minutes outside every day, no matter what.

The weeks around Veterans Day are the perfect time to talk about the power of getting outside to address war wounds and the weight of military service. But there’s one thing we’ve never done: bring Luke on the show to talk about it himself.

That seems really silly, so in this episode we fix that. Hear Luke Bushatz gives his own perspective on what he experienced serving in the U.S. Army, how heading outside helped him deal with it and what he’s done about it since through his work with the veteran-focused nonprofit Remedy Alpine. This is an episode you don’t want to miss.

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Some of the good stuff:

[3:06] Let’s just make this awkward as quickly as possible

[3:50] Luke’s favorite outdoor space

[5:01] How Luke became someone who likes to go outside

[7:52] A view into Luke’s war trauma

[13:54] The moment Luke realized heading outside helped his war wounds

[17:44] All about Remedy Alpine

[21:48] Watching nature heal veterans

[31:00] How Luke has seen nature help Amy

[33:00] How we’ve seen nature help our kids

[36:18] Luke’s favorite outdoor gear isn’t boring to him

[38:00] Luke’s favorite outdoor space