I Don't Want to Talk About It

You don't have to tell anyone what happened.

That's the point. This is twenty minutes of guided hypnosis that doesn't ask you to describe anything, relive anything, or explain yourself to a stranger. You put headphones on. You listen. That's the whole ask.

It was written by a registered nurse with twenty-five years in psychiatric and memory care, and recorded on the ground at the Little Bighorn battlefield — because the men who came home from that one didn't have a word for it either.

What it is: a nervous-system exercise. Guided breathing, progressive relaxation, and suggestion work aimed at the hyperarousal that keeps you scanning the room and staring at the ceiling at 3am.

What it isn't: treatment, therapy, or a substitute for either. If you're working with someone, this sits alongside that. If you're not, this is not a reason to keep not working with someone.

Twenty minutes is shorter than the drive to most VA appointments. Start there.

MP3 · 20 minutes 26 seconds · instant digital download.

If you are in crisis, call or text 988 and press 1 for the Veterans Crisis Line. Available 24 hours a day, every day.

Digital download — if it doesn't work for you, email me and I'll refund it. No form, no questions.