Drive On: Helping Veterans Navigate PTSD & Life After Military Service

Christian Lopez is an Army veteran who founded American Savage. Through this company he continues serving through his mission to serve veterans.

Ashlee Leppert is a Coast Guard veteran, who was awarded the Air Medal for her role in the heroic efforts during the 2017 Hurricane Harvey rescues where she and her crew saved over 40 people from the flood waters.

Warriors Ethos is a non-profit that provides career planning, professional development, and placement assistance to service members, veterans, as well as their spouses and caregivers.

Pete and Edie Freudenberger founded the Blue Star Academy, which helps serve some of the unique educational needs of military connected students. They help educators understand the demands placed on children with military parents. This could include things like deployments, frequent moves, etc.

James Dunnigan talks about his time in the Marine Corps and his transition out of the military to civilian life. He offers a lot of great advice to transitioning veterans.

Army Drill Sergeant, George Fuller, talks to me about Ruck 'N' Run, which honors those who served, as well as helps to build camaraderie through their fun, motivating, and challenging events.

Linda and Steve have been working together on a series of portraits that honors active military and veteran women who exemplify courage, strength, and selfless service to inspire future generations of young women.

Has it really been 100 episodes already? In this episode I take a look back at the first 100 episodes and talk about where the podcast will be heading in the future.

Matt and Brad join me to discuss their time in the military as fighter pilots, a stint as Senior White House Advisor to Secretary Mattis, and their transition to the civilian sector.

Repeat guest Lani Hankins, discusses her new book Bottled Away, and the importance of sharing your story.

The Oath To Country Foundation helps support veterans struggles with mental health as well as homeless veterans.

Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Schroader Sr. is the founder of the Price of Freedom Foundation, a 501c3 organization dedicated to telling the life stories of those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

Josh Mach is a fellow podcaster who emphasizes the importance of reaching out to fellow brothers/sisters in arms to conquer our mental health together.

In this episode, I try to remove some of the mystery behind VA benefits. How to apply, VA math, and other topics.

Steven and I found each other through a post on the Veterans Helping Veterans Facebook group where he was looking for guests on his podcast, The Lucky Break Podcast. His podcast is all about telling other people's stories so I figured let's give him a chance to tell his story too.

Joey Brown is the person behind Another Average Joe, who is looking to help connect veterans to resources that are available to them.

Pan Phyu is the sister of CPL Thae Ohu. CPL Ohu suffered from a sexual assault, which developed mental health issues.

Brian Holt is an Army veteran who is spreading the message of healing through artwork and is on a mission to help veterans use art to express themselves.

David Payne is the founder of G.I. Resupply, a company that provides care packages to troops serving overseas. David talks about the rocky transition he had after getting out of the Army in this episode.

Dr. Karen Wilson-Starks worked as a Psychologist with the Army at Walter Reed, Fort Riley, and West Point.

Cliff D. Payne offers advice on post military careers including when a good time is for current servicemembers to start planning their transition into civilian life, things you should consider in your post military career, the benefit of using a recruiter to help you find a job, common issues that veterans have when they enter the workforce, and more.

Maria Salazar is a USMC veteran who has found the benefits of art therapy and founded Claymore Vets to provide veterans a way to explore their creative side.

Sean Ambriz is the author of the book Ghosts of the Valley, in which he talks about his experiences during his time in Afghanistan. One of the goals of the book is to help veterans with PTSD.

VetPark is an organization whose mission is to help veterans and provide funding to non-profits with a veteran focus. Robert Dabney Jr. tells us about the company and it's mission.

Jodi is a veteran, author, and host of the Breaking Barriers Now podcast, which has a similar mission to this podcast in that they talk about real life issues and stories to lift others up and support each other on their journeys.