Jun 17, 2025
Eric Donoho is a Retired US Army Sergeant, Veteran Advocate, Entrepreneur, Licensed Real Estate Broker, Keynote Speaker and author of the book titled “Canyon of Hope: From Darkness to Dawn; Embracing the Light Within.”
Eric’s military service includes receiving the Purple Heart, two
Army Commendation Medals, the Operation Iraqi Freedom Campaign
Medal with Star, and the Combat Infantry Badge. He is also the
founder of Hand Up LLC and Hand Up Realty.
Eric’s story is one of survival, resilience, and redemption. It is
also a story of mental health, faith, and service. He shares his
heart wrenching experiences of loss and despair after leaving the
military, as well as his attempt to end his life. But something
stopped him, something he can’t exactly describe or understand what
happened.
However, that moment became the exact moment he chose to fight for
his life instead of giving up. Walking through the furnace of pain,
he embraced a new version of himself and learned to transform
adversity into purpose, leading him to incredible journeys of
healing, resilience, and advocacy.
He discovered that what he struggled with and suffered from was not
only PTSD, but the pain of profound, deep moral injury. But
something changed when he rediscovered faith and embraced the power
of service. He explains how this combination of faith and service
allowed him to confront his moral injury head-on, turning his pain
into a force for good.
Eric explains that his story isn’t just about survival. It is about
rediscovering leadership, faith, and hope in the face of
overwhelming odds. His story and his memoir “Canyon of Hope,” is
not only for veterans, but also for anyone facing challenges they
feel they can’t overcome. It’s a universal message: no matter how
deep the canyon is, there is always hope and healing. His message
goes beyond military life, but for anyone grappling with adversity.
Download this powerful, important, and impactful episode to hear
Eric’s story, discover the impact of moral injury, how it affects
our moral consciousness, leading to feelings of guilt, shame,
betrayal, and how we can protect ourselves from it as well as how
to heal if we do experience moral injury. And most of all, that
healing is always possible. Such an important message!
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