Wayward Purpose: Turning Moral Injury into Moral Leadership
Working to make suicide never an option.
Wayward Purpose is a home for those still finding their way. The service member, the veteran, the builder, the thinker, the neurodivergent mind and the restless believer
walking through transition, faith, misalignment, and the hard, discipline work of healing.
Our Mission
We exist to make suicide never an option.
At Wayward Purpose, we help turn moral injury into moral leadership by guiding people to reclaim the parts of themselves that service, burnout, themselves, or betrayal once fractured.
We define Moral Injury simply as — the consequence of conscience.
The cost of caring deeply about what is right and feeling the weight when it’s been violated.
The wound that comes from holding a moral compass in a world that doesn’t always honor it.
The pain that arises when our sense of right and wrong collides with what we’ve done, witnessed, or endured.
This is where stories of service, trauma, grief, and redemption meet the quiet discipline and accountability of becoming whole again.
This isn’t about chasing hype, dopamine, or shallow inspiration. It’s about facing the darkness, writing through it, shifting awareness, and rebuilding faith, discipline, and direction until hope returns.
We don’t provide any self help here. What we provide is self-awareness and the reminder that purpose isn’t discovered; it’s reclaimed.
We know the feeling—because we’ve lived it.
The Way Back
Wayward Purpose exists to help you rebuild faith, discipline, and direction through meaning, moral repair, and community. Every story shared, every coaching session, every forum, every notebook or journal we craft fuels that mission.
When you subscribe, pledge, share, or support our work, you’re helping someone else find the strength to stay. We focus on learning to lead from pain because the wounds that once made us question our purpose can become the proof of it.
The Movement
Wayward Purpose is our movement to make suicide never an option.
We’re in our “Do One” phase of See One, Do One, Teach One. Walking this road together, one honest reflection at a time.
If you’re new here, start with our latest essay.
Or share your own—because silence kills, but story heals.
Coming soon will be the ability to join The Guidon Circle. Our fellowship of service and story.
Before You Begin
Content Warning: Some reflections discuss suicide and moral injury. If you or someone you know is in crisis, especially if you are an active-duty service member or veteran, please reach out now. Dial 988, then press 1, or contact your local emergency number. And also reach out to someone you trust, and have a conversation about how you feel.
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Disclaimer: The views expressed here are those of the authors and of Wayward Purpose. They do not represent the views of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or any branch of the Armed Forces.
