Our Story

Many years ago, a close friend of the founder who would later help establish this organisation asked his father why he never saw his grandfather Ray, who had served in World War II.

When Ray returned home, he was suffering from what we now understand to be PTSD. At the time, neither he nor his family understood what was happening. The trauma went untreated, relationships deteriorated, and ultimately the family imploded.

For many veterans of that generation, these experiences remained unspoken and unsupported.

Decades later, the founder of this organisation (TH) would come to understand that struggle in a very personal way.

After serving in the military, he returned home carrying experiences that were difficult to explain to those who had not lived them. What became clear was that the silence and isolation that affected earlier generations of veterans had not disappeared.

But there was also something that helped.

What made the greatest difference was reconnecting with the people who had served beside him. Sometimes they would talk about their experiences. Sometimes they wouldn’t. But simply being around others who shared the same experiences — people who understood without explanation — helped navigate the darkest periods.

That experience revealed something simple but powerful: healing often begins with connection and shared understanding.

That realisation became the foundation of this organisation.