"Why We Hide the Pain" - Join Your Host Mikel & Friends for Warriors for Life (WFL)
Drop in every Saturday evening with Volunteer and Army Veteran Mikel Burroughs for "Burly's Warriors" edition of Warriors for Life (WFL) Online, presented by Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV).
We are asking everyone to share who we are and what support that Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV) is providing via WFL. If you know someone who is a veteran, first responder or a family member/caregiver, please ask them to join us for at least one meeting so they can learn more about what we do and how they can share their wisdom with others who may be able to learn from them.
"Why We Hide the Pain"
Why do we hide the pain?
For many veterans, first responders, and active service members, hiding pain was once a survival skill. You learned to stay focused, stay calm, protect the team, complete the mission, and keep moving.
You may have been taught—directly or indirectly—that emotions make you vulnerable, that asking for help is weakness, or that somebody else always has it worse.
So we become good at saying:
“I’m fine.”
Sometimes we say it because we do not want to explain.
Sometimes because we do not know how to explain.
And sometimes because we are afraid of what might happen if we finally tell someone the truth.
The problem is that what we hide does not necessarily disappear.
"Because sometimes showing up is the first step toward finding your way forward!"
Our Vision at Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV) is simple: "Where Hope, Support, and Healing come together!"
We encourage you to join us, Everyone is Welcome, Everyone Matters, You Matter to Us, so Talk to Us! — invite a friend!
Veterans Crisis Line (24/7): Dial 988 then press 1, or text 838255, or use online chat.
Warriors for Life (WFL) Online Peer Support Network "Burly's Warriors" edition, presented by Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV) — October 3, 2026 - Saturday Evening @ 4:30 PM PT, 5:30 PM MT, 6:30 PM CT, & 7:30 PM ET
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87197441247
Remember: Warriors for Life (WFL) Online, presented by Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV) meets on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays — (7-days) a week. Every week stay connected on Friday Mornings with "Coffee with Lauren" and Monday Mornings for "Cup O' Joe" with Derrick at 8:00 AM CT.
“Everyone Matters, Talk to Us!"— Army Veteran Mikel Burroughs
Thank you,
Army Veteran COL (Ret) Mikel Burroughs, Founder & Volunteer Facilitator, Warriors for Life (WFL), & CEO, Victory for Veterans, Inc. (VFV)
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