Podcast Episode

The Hidden Wounds of Moral Injury

A Slight Change of Plans
Episode 130Jul 23, 202642 minEN
Guest
MVMichael Valdovinos

Who’s talking

9 speakers
Michael Valdovinos28 min · 59%
Maya Shankar12 min · 25%
Speaker 23 min · 7%
Jacob Goldstein1 min · 2%
Speaker 41 min · 2%
Mandy Woodruff Santos54 sec · 2%
3 others1 min · 3%

Transcript

167 turns · 50 min
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Maya Shankar0:00

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Maya Shankar2:55

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Michael Valdovinos3:09

Moral injury is psychological damage done to your sense of right and wrong when you experience or witness events that violate your deepest moral beliefs. It's the pain you feel when your moral code is violated.

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Maya Shankar3:23

When Michael Valdovinos first entered the Air Force as a psychologist, he was thrilled to be part of something bigger than himself. But on a mission to Afghanistan in twenty fourteen, Michael experienced an

Episode notes

While deployed to Afghanistan with the U.S. Air Force in 2014, psychologist Michael Valdovinos had an unexpected emotional breakdown. None of the diagnoses he knew best–like PTSD or depression–fit the crisis of conscience he was experiencing. Then he came across the concept of moral injury. 

On today’s episode, Michael and Maya explore what happens when our deepest values are violated, the different ways it can occur in everyday life, and how we can start to heal.

Check out Michael’s book, “Moral Injuries: When Good Conscience Suffers in a World of Hurt.”

If you enjoyed our conversation with Michael and want to hear more from A Slight Change of Plans, we recommend our episode “A Theranos Whistleblower” with Erika Cheung.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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