Matthew Marin’s new book, “Silent
Screams,” hit the #1 position on three
Best Seller lists, two in the Kindle
Store and one for all Amazon Books
(including Kindle) on December 17,
2020. The day before, “Silent Screams”
claimed Best Seller list status in two
other, highly competitive categories
among all Amazon books --
Psychological Pathologies and
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, plus
Top-25 Best Seller ranking in Mental
Health (Kindle Store).
With lucid and compelling real-life
stories, "Silent Screams" takes the
reader through a personal journey of
the harsh reality of military, para-military,
and law enforcement service personnel
and how they cope. The book exposes
the traumatic injury inflicted as they
daily face innumerable horrific
scenes, life-threatening risks, and
other extreme events and stresses. It
is no wonder there is a suicide
pandemic among veterans and first
responders, a tide this book seeks to
help stem.
This book was written to raise
awareness of widespread PTSD and, in
the author’s words, “…to help families
and friends of sufferers understand
what their loved ones experience as
they protect our communities. It is
for people who want to understand PTSD
better and what to expect both
mentally and physically as a result.
As a police officer, I know firsthand
that bringing the job home can
manifest itself in various ways, in
turn affecting relationships with both
family and friends, and for many,
destroying marriages, jobs and lives.”
Inspired by his father, also a
decorated officer, Matthew Marin is
recipient of prestigious life-saving
awards for his 13 years exemplary
service with the Houston Police force:
the Hostile Engagement Award, Officer
Of The Year Award, Award of Valor from
the State of Texas, and also the Award
of Excellence. Previously, he proudly
completed four-and-a-half nine-month
tours overseas with the U.S. Navy.
Through his additional commitment as
East-Texas Director of the Birdwell
Foundation For PTSD (www.BirdwellFoundation.org),
Marin seeks to help those suffering
from this occupational hazard restore
hope and lives. The Birdwell team also
helps their loved ones better
understand this "moral injury" and
emotional stress, learn to cope and
heal. Remarkably, of the 10,000
veterans and first responders who
completed Birdwell’s program over the
past 15 years, not a single suicide
has been reported. Marin plays a key
role in the Foundation’s unique and
proven peer-to-peer mentorship system.