Excommunicated Warrior: 7 Stages of Transition

As human beings we will inevitably go through a life-changing event at some point in our life. It could be losing a job of 20 years finalizing a divorce being forced to retire early because of an injury or leaving the military. These life-changing events can have disastrous effects on us and the people around us. Some of us never work through these events and end up unhappy and stuck in life. This happened to Nick when he left a 12-year career as a Marine Raider with the Marine Corps Special Operations Unit. For years he was stuck with feelings of anger indifference and bitterness. Until he finally decided to take action and apply the skills he learned as a Raider and got to work on solving his personal problems. The Excommunicated Warrior takes you through the journey of Nicks transition out of the Special Operations as he attempted to reintegrate into the civilian world. Through this journey he identified 7 different stages of transition. Nick quickly realized that these 7 stages were something most veterans had to go through and he launched a non-profit that focused on helping the nations veterans transition out of the military. Soon Nick started developing steps to work through the stages all aimed at the military community. However through various speaking engagements it became clear that Nicks ideas about the 7 stages of transition applied to anyone not just veterans. The stages applied to anyone that had gone through a life-altering event. This book outlines the 7 stages and how you can use them in your life. In short the book is for anyone who has gone through a life-changing event and refuses to be a victim of circumstance. Anyone who decides to never quit never surrender and always move forward.