Dr. Chris Frueh, PHD has over thirty years of professional experience working with military veterans and active duty personnel as a clinical psychologist. In this edition of Next Steps Forward, he joins Dr. Chris Meek to discuss his work to uncover a pattern of interrelated afflictions, including traumatic brain injury, hormonal dysregulation, sleep apnea, chronic pain, and more, which he has labeled “Operator Syndrome.” Throughout the hour he will guide the audience through the harrowing terrain of Operator Syndrome, providing a roadmap to understand its multifaceted origins and complex effects on every biological system in the body – as well as the social systems of family, work, and the indifferent society warriors return to. In addition, he explains how modern healthcare systems have failed a generation of service members by all too often relying on the PTSD “easy button” and provides real solutions, lifestyle adaptations and treatment strategies that truly work.