Barry Zworestine Claimed

I was born in Southern Rhodesia (in what is now Zimbabwe) in 1953. After uneventful schooling in which I focused more on sports than on academics, I went to university in South Africa, where I spent several years training in education. In 1976 I returned to Rhodesia to comply with national service requirements and was involved in the Rhodesian Bush War where I operated in a 4 man stick as a fighting medic on the Mozambique border. On leaving the war in 1977, I spent several years living and working in South Africa before emigrating to Australia, where I lived for several years before settling in England for a brief period. After unsuccessfully attempting to mountain bike from Great Britain to Israel in 1984, I flew there instead and spent four years developing the British Council English Language Centre. While in Israel, I developed a passion for marathon running, which extended to ultra-marathon running after returning to South Africa to qualify as a clinical psychologist. I returned to Australia in 2000, where I have remained ever since. In 2002, given my military experience and psychological qualifications, I was accepted as a contractor with a veteran organisation. This has continued to the present day. In 2022 I published my book “Which Way Is Your Warrior Facing-An operational manual for current veterans transitioning into civilian life". The book draws on operational terms and protocols familiar to all veterans. It is a practical guide to help veterans to formulate an effective map and compass to meet the demands of transitioning. It is both a book and a journal to allow the reader to document their thoughts and experience. The book can also create a bridge and healing process though shared understandings between the veteran and their families as well as others around them.