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.
Living the Hand You’re Dealt
Guest: Charles Smith
Charles Smith, an Army veteran, shares his traumatic childhood and how those experiences impacted him as an adult.
Childhood Trauma and Beliefs as Key to Your Healing Now
Guest: Kathi Sohn
Army veteran Kathi Sohn shares how childhood trauma can show up in unexpected ways when dealing with trauma later on in life.
Epilepsy Awareness
Guest: Vicki DeLuzio
My wife, Vicki DeLuzio, joins the podcast to discuss how epilepsy and how it affects those who, like her, have developed it later in life.
How Holistic Medicine Can Treat What The VA Can’t
Guest: Dr. Erica Steele
Dr. Erica Steele discusses how her work in holistic medicine helps veterans fill in the gaps that the VA leaves in their health care.
How To Stop Self-Sabotage
Guest: Howard Farkas
Howard Farkas discusses how we can stop self-sabotage from getting in the way of our goals and growth.
Air Force Vet and Gold Star Wife Discusses Life After Loss
Guest: Natalee King
Natalee King discusses her time in the Air Force and how her husband died while serving in the Air Force and how that loss impacted her.
Starting Conversations About Mental Health
Guest: Sonja Wasden
Sonja Wasden discusses her near death experience after a suicide attempt, and how that caused her to become a mental health advocate. We discuss the importance of starting uncomfortable conversations about mental health and suicide.
Alcoholism and How it Affects Those Around You
Guest: Andrew Culkin
Andrew Culkin discusses how he lost his wife of 25 years to alcoholism, how that experience affected his family, and how we can prevent that from happening in other families.