Evidence-based healing designed specifically for the veteran experience
Project New Day is grounded in evidence-based practices and supported by measured outcomes collected across multiple program cohorts.
Our outcomes study was designed with advisory support from the following experts:
In 2024 and 2025, we worked with combat veterans referred by:
We administered study questionnaires at the beginning and end of the program. Crystal Smith, PhD, performed the data analysis.
Across the cohorts, 79% of participants completed the full 13-week program. While the program is intentionally structured to foster gradual, sustainable change over time, statistically significant improvements were already evident across multiple domains of well-being at program completion. Participants experienced reductions in:
Additional improvements were observed in these domains:
Veterans also reported increased clarity, improved emotional regulation, stronger relationships, and a renewed sense of agency and purpose.
Data are based on pre- and post-program self-report measures. Outcomes were consistent across both one-on-one (2024) and group telehealth (2025) formats.
Notably, 100% of participants reported they would recommend the Project New Day program to others.
While healing is a personal process and individual results vary, these findings demonstrate that when delivered with fidelity, the Project New Day program can produce meaningful, measurable change for combat veterans.
“I was the textbook ‘stuff the feelings down and tough it out’ guy… It wasn’t until I was introduced to Project New Day that I started to find those desperately sought-after answers. Who am I and what is my purpose? … I am walking proof that this works.”
— Anthony Dori
“For the first time, a program actually made sense and made me feel better. Project New Day is very practical and easy to implement into daily life.”
— David Benoit
“The program has given me practical ways to cope with my life trauma, which has been invaluable in my healing journey.”
— Ryan Jones
“It’s not a cure, it’s a way to understanding through knowledge, shared experience, and being present for yourself and each other. I am a better man, a better dad, and a better husband for having taken this journey.”
— Andy Elliot
“Our coach’s ability to listen without judgment helped us understand our own stories in a new way… We now feel free to be who we are and pursue our hidden potential.”
— Ryan Ackerman
“I have deeply benefited from Project New Day… This program has been invaluable for my mental health and stability.”
— Ramon Suarez
“We are on a better trajectory with our lives and loved ones because of you.”
— Wade Spann
“This entire program has done more for me in a few months than the past decade of trying everything else. It recalibrated my compass back to myself and reopened my heart after almost 30 years.”
— Nolan James