LifeGR
Proudly Serving Our American Heroes
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
LifeGR® is a national leader in Post Traumatic Stress Growth and Reconstruction® (PTSGR), and Adrenaline Therapy®, working tirelessly to put an end to suicide among our military, veterans, and first responders.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
SheWillStay®
Loving traumatized people can bring a different dynamic to family life. We understand this can affect the hero's spouse, significant other, children, and loved ones in unique ways...We have walked in similar shoes and are here for you.
SheWillStay® provides the growth and support needed to empower our Hero’s wives and significant others to better understand their partner, and improve their essential relationships.
Adrenaline Therapy®
There is a stigma that has been placed on our heroes that is is unacceptable to enjoy the rush of war, the flood of adrenaline received when dispatch calls out a critical situation, or the “high” felt when the alarm sounds.
It’s okay to love life’s adventures…it’s normal. Embrace it!
LifeGR’s Adrenaline Therapy® provides our heroes with exciting experiences that triggers their body to create the powerful hormone adrenaline, followed up by world class life/performance coaching. These two elements done correctly will breath life back into our warrior heroes.
Enjoy life and embrace the fact that you LOVED what you did…and GET YOUR HOPES UP!
Post Traumatic Stress Growth & Reconstruction® (PTSGR)
The Post Traumatic Growth Inventory applies the doctoral studies of Dr. David Beach, mental health director at LifeGR®. Rather than utilize current medical models, which don’t appear to be working for many survivors, we shift our focus from post-diagnosis symptom management to post-diagnosis growth and reconstruction as developed by the authors of the Post Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI).
PTSGR walks trauma survivors down the path to realizing their new normal. Our program has proven to so effective treating PTS that it is being researched and used in over 95 counties around the world.
*After a six month review half of those who completed at least six months of PTSGR scored low enough in symptom severity to warrant a reassessment for PTSD.
Where we work
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of veterans with PTSD served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Emergency responders, Military personnel, Veterans, People with physical disabilities, People with intellectual disabilities
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Decreasing
Number of clients who show a measurable decrease in PTSD symptoms
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Emergency responders, Military personnel, Veterans, Retired people
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Decreasing
Total number of counseling sessions performed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Veterans, Military personnel, Retired people, Emergency responders
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Decreasing
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
LifeGR® will continue adding value to the lives of our nation's heroes by reintroducing personal significance, joy, relational growth, and for many their life's new normal.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Since 2017 LifeGR® has been a national leader in Post Traumatic Stress Growth & Reconstruction therapy. Our statistics accurately prove that within six months of beginning our PTSGR program, over 50% of our heroes previously diagnosed with PTSD show low enough symptom severity to warrant a reassessment of diagnosis. (In lay terms within six months half of our heroes in the PTSGR program have improved enough to drop the label PTSD.)
The LifeGR SheWillStay® program is specifically for the wives or significant others in relationships with heroes working through trauma. With over an 85% success rate, SheWillStay® continues to provide the skills and education to restore relationships, families, and lives.
LifeGR’s Adrenaline Therapy® provides our heroes with exciting experiences that triggers their body to create the powerful hormone adrenaline, followed up by world class life/performance coaching. These two elements done correctly will breath life back into our warrior heroes once again.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
LifeGR® is fully capable of meeting our goals. Year after year our vision grows, our mission becomes more intentional, and our supporters find value in continuing their gifting. We are overly responsible with the resources that we are blessed with, and budget for each and every aspect of our charity.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
LifeGR® started as a Grand Rapids, MI, based counseling center specific to combat veterans suffering from PTS. Over the years we have grown to a national organization serving veterans and first responders.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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LifeGR
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022
Tara Johnson-Brower
LifeGR®
Term: 2021 - 2025
Tara Elizabeth Johnson-Brower
Isagenix®
Jesse David Johnson-Brower
Accredited Petroleum Association®®
Dennis Daniel Gale
Independent Bank® (Retired)
Justin Lucas Cole
Secrest Wardle®
Sean Douglas Gaddy
HeroRaise®
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