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.
When PTSD And Guilt Collide
Guest: Larry Brant
PTSD keeps veterans alert. Moral injury keeps them silent. This conversation shows a path back to trust and home.
Healing Moral Injury and Trauma in Veterans
Guest: Dr. Edward Tick
Combat can shatter more than sleep. This episode gets into veterans moral injury, atonement, and the hard road home.
The Selfless Path To Healing
Guest: Lindsay Gutierrez
A veteran rebuilt purpose after service by donating a kidney and 40 percent of her liver and pushing change.
Turning PTSD Into Creative Work
Guest: Ken Webb
PTSD, betrayal, and combat stress pushed him to write the book he had been putting off for years.
Paragliding Recovery for Wounded Warriors
Guest: Lyubim Kogan
A 9/11 survivor turns pain into purpose, helping wounded warriors find motion, meaning, and a way forward through paragliding.
What Keeps Vets Alive After Service
Guest: Johnnie Gilpen
The stress does not stay at work. It follows you into your sleep, your marriage, and your patience with your kids. Guest, Johnnie Gilpen, talks about a stretch in pediatric emergency medicine where he lost six kids in a short time and had to face a direct question from a colleague about how he was…
A Good Death Starts Today
Guest: Pamela Pyle
A doctor lays out VA care power moves, purpose, and the White Flag App when hope runs thin in real time.
TAPS Suicide Prevention And Postvention
Guest: Carla Stumpf Patton
A Marine widow shares how one honest question, real connection, and the right resources can save lives.