Many veterans focus on military trauma, but the truth is more complex:

For a lot of us, the patterns, reactions, and survival skills were shaped long before we ever put on a uniform.

JMach breaks it down:

𝘠𝘰𝘢 π˜€π˜’π˜―β€™π˜΅ 𝘩𝘦𝘒𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘒𝘡 𝘩𝘒𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦π˜₯ π˜ͺ𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷π˜ͺ𝘀𝘦 𝘸π˜ͺ𝘡𝘩𝘰𝘢𝘡 𝘢𝘯π˜₯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘡𝘒𝘯π˜₯π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘒𝘡 𝘴𝘩𝘒𝘱𝘦π˜₯ 𝘺𝘰𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷π˜ͺ𝘀𝘦.

JMach and I went deep on trauma, burnout, identity after service, parenting, sobriety, and the pressure to be strong all the time.

Check out the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

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