Coping Strategies
When service members leave the military and become veterans, they often times have difficulties. When they don’t know where to turn to identify the coping strategies that work best for them it can be a hopeless feeling. Some of these issues include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), homelessness, addiction, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), and a variety of others.
These episodes of Drive On Podcast cover coping strategies for veterans. They aren’t your traditional “talk therapy” that many people think of.
If you, or someone you know, needs immediate assistance, please check out the resources for veterans page. There, we have a wide variety of options on an easy-to-navigate page.
Rucking for Veteran Suicide Awareness
Guest: Rich Brown
Marine combat leader and entrepreneur Rich Brown shares how TBI ended his time in uniform, pushed him into building Honor Bound FIT, and led to GUIDON22, a 22-mile ruck that pairs hard miles with stories of veterans and first responders lost to suicide. You will hear how those stories, family testimonies, and simple phrases like…
Veteran Mental Health And Operation Overwatch
Guest: Adam Fluegel
Army combat medic veteran Adam Fluegel talks about answering the call for medics after 9/11, running patrols during the first Iraqi elections, losing a brother-in-arms in his first real trauma case, and coming home with no decompression. To hold it together, he leaned on alcohol, hydrocodone, and Adderall, which fueled anxiety, insomnia, paranoia, and eventually…
Choosing Life When Everything Hurts
Guest: Brandon Held
A veteran shares about hitting an emotional breaking point and the work it took to rebuild a life worth living.
Lyrics That Kept Me Here
Guest: Tony Kessel
A lot of vets say music is the only thing that still makes sense, and for Tony Kessel, that idea runs deep. He built a 366-song playlist of his life, wrote the story tied to each track, and found himself looking at a full account of growing up in a foster home, serving in the…
How Cooking Supports Veterans After Military Service
Guest: Cory Brown
When the Army chapter closed, Cory Brown didn’t know what came next. A decade later, he’s a veteran, entrepreneur, and creator of “Eat Your Feelings,” a YouTube show that pairs cooking with honest talk about mental health. What started as a lighthearted project became a space for veterans and civilians alike to laugh, cry, and…
The Power of Stoic Thinking
Guest: William Spears
Ancient Stoic principles guide modern warriors in finding focus, control, and calm under pressure.
How Painting Helped an Air Force Veteran Recover Her Sense of Self
Guest: Cheri Carandanis
After a brain injury ended a USAF veteran’s nursing career, she found calm and purpose through painting.
The Truth About Treatment Resistant Veterans
Guest: Brian Livesay
A look at how veterans heal through trust, courage, and rediscovering their own strength from an Army veteran & psychologist.