The patterns that kept you alive can be the ones that get in the way now.
Hypervigilance, the anger shield, numbing, isolation, the relief loop — these are protective patterns, not character defects. Behavioral Bodyguard treats them as adaptive survival skills that are simply aimed at the wrong target now, and teaches one repeatable move to re-aim them.
See
Catch the pattern starting.
Name
Putting it into words lowers its grip.
Acknowledge
"Thanks — you're trying to protect me."
Redirect
One if-then plan that re-aims it.
Veterans, recovery, and reintegration.
Veterans in transition
Survival patterns reframed as adaptive — language for what civilian life keeps poking at.
People in recovery
The relief loop, shame spiral, avoidance, and resentment — named, so they become workable alongside treatment.
Programs & facilitators
A turnkey, peer-deliverable curriculum with a train-the-trainer track.
A turnkey kit, not a concept.
Lessons + learner worksheets + slide decks, with a recovery & veteran lane.
Run every session; certify your own facilitators.
"What's Your Pattern?" + a personal Pattern Map for each participant.
A physical tool for coaching and group work.
Clear non-clinical boundary + crisis referral built in.
Maps the program for education and program partners.
Four ways to say yes.
| Package | What it is | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Intro Workshop | 60–90 minutes. The method, the patterns, one repeatable move — for your staff or your cohort. | ~$2,500 typical (scoped by org size) |
| 4-Session Pilot | One facilitator, one group (~10–20 participants): curriculum license, facilitator orientation, participant workbooks, feedback tools, implementation support. | ~$1,500–$3,500 |
| Full Curriculum Kit | Site license for a defined term: full 25-lesson curriculum, facilitator onboarding, participant materials, implementation support, and a pilot summary report. | ~$6,000–$15,000 |
| Train-the-Trainer | Certify your own facilitators — single-site onboarding through multi-site facilitator-training cohorts. | From $1,800 (site) · $6,000–$12,000 (cohort) |
Pilot pricing available for veteran-serving organizations, recovery programs, schools, and nonprofits. Final pricing is scoped to your setting, term, and cohort size.
Education that complements care — never replaces it.
Behavioral Bodyguard is supportive education, not therapy, diagnosis, treatment, or crisis care. Facilitators don't counsel — they refer. It is designed to sit alongside VA treatment, counseling, and peer support.
If you or someone you know is in crisis: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (Veterans press 1, or text 838255) · SAMHSA National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP · 911 for emergencies.
By a combat medic in recovery.
Behavioral Bodyguard was created by Robert Gustavson — combat medic, 100% service-connected disabled veteran, with lived experience of instability and the climb back (the memoir House, Not Housed). Slight Angle Studios is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned studio.