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The Beauty of a Darker Soul

The Beauty of a Darker Soul

by Joshua Mantz

★★★★★ 4.8 · 143 ratings on Amazon
🏆 Bestseller in Post-Traumatic Stress

About This Book

This is a journey of finding beauty within darkness. Former Army Major Josh Mantz reaches into the deepest corners of the human soul to expose the most difficult emotions associated with traumatic experiences. Mantz was shot and killed by a sniper on the streets of Baghdad and flatlined for fifteen minutes. He leverages his profoundly vivid near-death experience to help others overcome life’s most difficult moments. This deeply inspirational work empowers us to find meaning within suffering and demonstrates the vital role we all have in creating hope for others.

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Joshua Mantz

Joshua Mantz is a retired U.S. Army officer and leadership consultant who survived being clinically dead for over 15 minutes after being shot by a sniper in Baghdad in 2007. His extraordinary recovery and journey through post-traumatic stress became the foundation for his work as a speaker and consultant on resilience, post-traumatic growth, and leadership under extreme adversity.

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