Post Traumatic Stress and the power of story | Tom Skerritt | TEDxRainier

In this heartfelt talk, Tom Skerritt invites us into the intimate and therapeutic powers of storytelling for vets with post traumatic stress

Emmy Award winning actor, writer, and director Tom Skerritt is a much loved resident of Washington State. He worked in his first TV show with director Robert Altman and was cast in the movie M*A*S*H. Other Classic films followed including Alien, A River Runs Through it, Steel Magnolias, Top Gun, and Contact. He continues his stage work on Broadway and appeared on television in “The Good Wife” and “Madam Secretary.” Tom continues to act and write, but his personal interests are now with his family and fostering the creative vibrancy of Seattle. He is one of the founders of The Film School in Seattle, a Mecca for engaging in the art of storytelling. Watching the success of storytelling at The Film School, Tom realized that a similar strategy might help returned veterans deal with PTSD. He founded the Red Badge Project in partnership with Joint Base Lewis McChord to help returning vets reconnect with themselves.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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