Mental Wellness

Our team understands trauma not just academically, but through lived experience. We also know that mental freedom and balance are possible when veterans have access to the right education, tools, and support. BVN exists to help veterans move beyond survival and toward a more balanced, resilient, and fulfilling life after service.

Prioritizing mental wellness is essential to building balance. We work to break the stigma surrounding mental health by creating space for education, honest conversation, and exploration of evidence-informed modalities that strengthen the mind and nervous system. Veterans are encouraged to connect digitally, introduce themselves, and begin building a trusted peer support network rooted in shared experience and mutual respect.

What We Offer

Peer Support & Connection
BVN provides an active online community where veterans can engage with others who understand the realities of life after service. Sometimes the most powerful support is knowing you are not alone, not broken, and not judged. Our community is built on empathy, accountability, and shared growth.

Small Group Conversations
We facilitate focused small-group spaces centered on specific topics, including PTSD, transition out of service, relationships and couples, and other challenges veterans commonly face. These groups provide practical tools, shared insight, and a supportive environment to begin moving toward mental clarity and stability.

Education for Mental Resilience
Through discussions, resources, and guided practices, we help veterans explore modalities such as mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, and self-regulation techniques. These tools support emotional regulation, self-awareness, and long-term mental resilience.

Why It Matters

Mental wellness is not about eliminating hardship. It is about building the capacity to navigate stress, process experience, and respond intentionally rather than reactively. Healing is not linear, and no veteran should have to navigate it alone. BVN is here to walk alongside you.

“Mindfulness has been shown to have a positive effect on numerous psychiatric, psychosomatic, and stress-related symptoms, including depression and chronic pain.”
— Bessel van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score