About Our Speaker

Return: Life After Moral Injury offers a kind of map to help make these times in our life understood through a deeper context. Using the history of storytelling and ancient mythology to understand the mind body connections and the possibility of healing, Farris explores transitions from Military service and the hope for healing.

What do the stories of Shrek and The Chronicles of Riddick have in common? What exactly do we mean when we talk about our sacrifices? How can voluntary discomfort become a type of remedy?Can the process of forgiveness really fix anything?

Marcus Farris is an Army Officer, endurance athlete, and Veteran Health and Wellness Coach. He holds a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from UWA and a Bachelors in Industrial Engineering from Auburn University. Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, he now lives in the Pacific Northwest where he works with Mission 22 with other former military service members on their own paths to healing after experiencing the trials of combat.