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In a time when health care often feels cold, complicated and corporate, Charles “Dr. Charlie” Powell aims to prove that one person with vision, grit and heart can shake things up and maybe even change lives along the way.
A former Navy Lieutenant Commander, physician and father, Dr. Charlie has never been content to color inside the lines. Now, with his upcoming documentary “Healing Heroes: No Mind Left Behind” set to premiere in 2026, he’s telling a story that he says the U.S. needs to hear.
The film follows a group of veterans and first responders navigating life after trauma. But this isn’t just a story about struggle; it’s about breakthroughs. It’s about rebuilding relationships, rediscovering purpose and finally finding space to breathe again. These aren’t just emotional victories, they’re deeply human ones.
At the center of it all is Dr. Charlie himself, calm, relentless and unafraid to challenge the system. This summer in Washington, D.C., he took the stage at the Healthy America 2025 Kickoff National Conference, where health leaders, lawmakers and veterans gathered to confront the country’s most urgent challenges. He spoke about his work with those dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, describing it as a blueprint for a better way forward.
Drawing from his own military service, his years in medicine and his personal path to healing, Dr. Charlie aims to build something bigger than a documentary. He hopes to create a movement, one rooted in dignity, structure and real-world support.
In 2024, he founded Solo Vive, which means “Just live,” a name that says everything about his approach. Under that umbrella, he’s launched wellness ventures, creative studios, research initiatives and family-centered projects, all tied together by one goal: helping people truly live again.
Dr. Charlie’s work reflects a personal, passionate and independent approach. He doesn’t do status quo. He doesn’t do bandages. What he does is focus on listening, leading and lighting fires under conversations that have gone stale for too long.
“Our veterans and first responders fought for us,” Dr. Charlie says. “Now it’s our turn to fight for them.” For him, that’s more than a tagline — it’s a mandate. He believes the people who put everything on the line for their country deserve more than lip service and temporary fixes. They deserve real pathways to healing, purpose and life beyond survival. Through his work, words and upcoming film, Dr. Charlie hopes they get exactly that, and remind viewers that standing by heroes means actually showing up.
Follow along at HealingHeroes.com and on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. The film premieres in 2026.