At Aerial Recovery, we know one truth that transcends all boundaries - military or civilian, battlefields overseas or battles within - everyone carries trauma. From the wounds of childhood to the scars of war, we all bear the marks of what we’ve survived.
But our approach to healing refuses to leave people stuck or focused on their brokenness. We believe the real path is to move through trauma- not to be defined by it. Hurt people hurt people, but healed people heal people.
“Trauma doesn’t get the final say; purpose does. Your life experience will be equal to how you choose to interpret life’s events. Everything is either happening to you or for you. We help guide these heroes in understanding how to transform their pain into purpose, how to take their skills and use them as a force for good. When you’ve been through the fire and made it out alive, you know the way. You carry the map. And those instructions, the lessons forged in heat and pain, can save lives.” - Britnie Turner, Co-Founder & CEO of Aerial Recovery.
That’s why our Heal the Heroes program begins with Phase 1 at The Aerial, BVI. There, we help our heroes, veterans, first responders, and other protectors see themselves clearly again. Not as what the world has taken from them, but as forces for good, uniquely capable of solving problems others can’t.
We remind them: their power and purpose didn’t end when the uniform came off. The world still needs them. Desperately.
“The skills you gained in service were never meant to retire. They were meant to be redeployed to save lives in new ways.” – Jeremy Locke, Co-Founder and COO of Aerial Recovery.
During the retreat, we combine cutting-edge modalities with lifetime truths:
Mindset reframing, from self-hatred to self-respect, from survival mode to self-directed purpose.
Overcoming addiction and reclaiming personal agency.
Transition training, moving from government service into an intentional, mission-led civilian life.
Equine therapy, learning trust and connection from one of nature’s most intuitive creatures.
Breathwork intensives help free trauma stored in the body.
Art therapy, giving form and color to what words can’t reach.
Transformative teaching, on restoring relationships, rebuilding identity, and integrating the latest proven healing practices.
And while every healing journey is different, there is one universal truth we see play out every single time: the greatest healer of all is God and a safe community.
“When you are surrounded by people who understand, who’ve walked through darkness and refuse to let it define them, you finally feel safe enough to face your own. In that space, healing accelerates. Walls come down. The past loses its grip. You discover that the answers have been inside you all along, and no person, event, or trauma can take them away.” - Britnie Turner, Co-Founder & CEO of Aerial Recovery.
“We fight wars overseas, but the hardest battles are the ones we fight in silence. You’re not meant to fight them alone.” – Jeremy Locke, Co-Founder and COO of Aerial Recovery.
We tell our heroes: don’t give up before the breakthrough. You could be three feet from gold - the gold being the peace, purpose, and power you’ve been searching for your entire life.
At Aerial Recovery, healing is not the end of the mission. It is the starting point for the greatest mission of all: using your life, your story, and your hard-won wisdom to end the suffering of others.
“A healed warrior is unstoppable- not because the wounds never happened, but because they no longer hold power.” – Britnie Turner, Co-Founder and CEO of Aerial Recovery.
Because you’re here for a reason, the world needs you.
We just wrapped phase 1 of Platoon 11, and it was absolutely incredible to witness lives transform in real time. The breakthroughs, the restoration, the renewed sense of purpose - it’s why we do this work.
If you or someone you know wants to nominate or sponsor a deserving hero for this life-changing program, visit AerialRecovery.org/heroes
