Beyond The Battle is a community of warfighters, first responders and community leaders dedicated to our mission of supporting our nation's warfighters facing the challenges of Post-Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Chronic Pain. We strive to enhance their quality of life by reducing symptom severity through holistic wellness education, creative self-expression, and mindful recreational experiences in nature.

We are committed to addressing the suicide crisis among warfighters by fostering reconnection, promoting whole health, and harnessing the transformative power of movement and art in the natural world. 

- Chairman of BTB - Sgt. Javier Romo, USMC

Founding Statement…

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MISSION

BTB provides and supports a community of veterans and first responders facing PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and chronic pain by reducing symptoms, fostering reconnection, and promoting whole health through movement, art, and nature. BTB confronts the veteran mental health crisis by proving that peer-led, holistic, trauma-informed care restores dignity, renews purpose, and enhances quality of life.

What to Expect…

Nature-anchored experiences such as rafting, equine-assisted therapy, hiking, yoga, and breathwork.

Peer mentorship and group connection that foster trust and shared strength.

Creative expression and storytelling to process trauma and discover new meaning.

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  • Step into a community built by veterans and first responders.

  • Participate in retreats and programs designed to reduce stress, chronic pain, rebuild resilience, and restore purpose.

  • Alumni return as mentors, carrying the mission forward and helping others find their way.

Why Join?

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Community Impact.

  • “Battle is not the physical act of violence or being away from home. The battlefield was easy compared to coming home and figuring out how to do things on our own. You must redefine yourself. The VA doesn’t work for some people and for me it was soul searching and finding community. Camping and talking about our issues. Beyond is that we may not fully get better but at least there is light at the end of the tunnel. “

    -Matt C.

  • “The hardest part is when you get home and fall through the cracks in the system. Not knowing how to navigate it and with zero guidance. The battle was finding guidance and information and finding what healing and growth looked like.”

    -Javi R.

  • “Whatever your trauma is, is a very short moment, and living with it is for the rest of your life. How can we help people deal with that in a healthy way”

    -Jason L.

  • “The real battle is beyond the battlefield”

    -Matt C.

  • “Everyone can be a hero in the healing process for those who need it most.”

    -Dylan G.

  • “This is part of the recovery, just being apart of this foundation.”

    -Jason L.

  • “At Tributary suffering can be a choice. Healing is a birthright.”

    -Dylan G.

  • “I just wanna help people”

    -Jason L.