Can Living Off-Grid Heal Soldiers with PTSD? An Afghanistan War Vet in New Mexico Believes So.

Ryan Timmermans, an Army veteran who did multiple tours in Afghanistan, invites former soldiers to live away from running water and the power grid in a self-sufficient community in Northern New Mexico. Timmermans believes the simple lifestyle is more therapeutic than anything the government can provide. The post Can Living Off-Grid Heal Soldiers with PTSD? An Afghanistan War Vet in New Mexico Believes So. appeared first on Outside Online .

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