BILLINGS - Healing can come from unexpected places for veterans struggling with PTSD or isolation.
Bill Filipsic, Project Odyssey specialist with the Wounded Warrior Project, said sometimes that answer has two wheels and an open road.
The Wounded Warrior Project brought nine veterans to Billings for the Rolling Project Odyssey, a 12-week program that uses motorcycle riding as therapy.
Watch these veterans talk about motorcycle therapy: Montana veterans find healing through motorcycles on the open road
“This is all non-clinical. That gives them some coping skills and more psychological flexibility,” Filipsic explained.
The program takes veterans on motorcycle rides across the region and provides a unique form of mental health support that focuses on being present in the moment.
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