Helping The Brave Podcast

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with John Buthorn , a Marine Corps veteran, retired NYPD sergeant, licensed master social worker, psychotherapist, and founder of Center Fidelis . John shares why he joined the Marine Corps Reserve right after high school, how he trained in supply operations and logistics, and how his unit was later activated for Operation Iraqi F...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Cory Gold , an Army veteran and founder of Worth Their Weight , for a powerful conversation about military injury, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, disability benefits, and helping veterans get connected to the resources they earned. Cory shares why he chose the Army, how his grandfather's service influenced him, and why he foug...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Mark Barlet , an Air Force veteran and CEO of AccessForge , for a practical and honest conversation about service-connected disability, VA claims, invisible injuries, community care, and accessibility as a business advantage. Mark shares why he chose the Air Force, how he became a lab tech focused on clinical microbiology, an...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Patrick Thibeault for a wide-ranging conversation about Army service, airborne life, combat medicine, survival training, veteran healthcare, and writing through the weight of war. Patrick shares why he chose the Army after growing up around Fort Bragg and watching paratroopers jump from aircraft. He talks about joining while...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Heather McLean for a conversation about Air Force service, veteran transition, technology leadership, AI, and building a company after military and corporate life. Heather shares how she joined Air Force ROTC while trying to figure out how to pay for college, started as a supply officer, and built a twenty-year career that mo...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut welcomes back Tim Thomas , an Australian Army commando and veteran of Afghanistan and East Timor, for a deep conversation about breathwork, sleep, isolation, healing, and the long road back after service. Tim shares how he entered Australia's direct recruiting pathway into special forces, how deployment and transition shaped his life afterw...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Dr. Chrisanne Gordon for a passionate and eye-opening conversation about traumatic brain injury, PTSD, veteran transition, and the urgent need to rethink how America cares for those who served. Dr. Gordon explains why she believes PTSD should be understood through the lens of brain trauma, survival response, and rewired fight...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Ken Mellott for a powerful conversation about Air Force service, survival, PTSD, identity, and rebuilding life after a near-fatal aircraft accident. Ken shares how his father's Air Force service inspired him from a young age, why he attended the Air Force Academy, and how his career took him through pilot training, Beale Air...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Jason Sharon for a practical conversation about Navy service, veteran transition, mortgage brokerage, and helping veterans use their VA loan benefit the right way. Jason shares how he joined the Navy in 1993, went through the nuclear program, served twenty years, and spent time on the USS Nimitz, USS Enterprise, and USS Anzio...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Jonathan Knaul for a thoughtful conversation about military service, operational stress, combat deployments, test piloting, and the hidden weight of caring for loved ones. Jonathan shares how he joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1986, first serving in the Navy after Top Gun inspired him to pursue aviation. After four years,...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Jared Maxwell for a raw conversation about Army service, combat deployments, PTSD, law enforcement, and writing as a way to process the aftermath of war. Jared shares why he joined the Army after 9/11, how he became an Airborne infantryman, and what it was like deploying with the 82nd Airborne to Iraq in the early days of the...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Fenix Shepard for a powerful and deeply honest conversation about Navy service, military sexual trauma, PTSD, addiction, faith, forgiveness, and healing. Fenix shares why she joined the Navy after 9/11, how she served aboard the USS Vella Gulf and USS Preble, and how her life changed after being assaulted during service. She...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Scott Lackey for a conversation about Army service, Desert Storm, military transition, endurance, writing, and what it means to keep rebuilding after life gets hard. Scott shares why he chose the Army, how he served in tactical telecommunications, and how a surprising assignment in Germany eventually led him into a front-row...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Sean Adelman for a thoughtful conversation about Air Force service, military medicine, transition, family, and what it means to keep growing after the uniform comes off. Sean shares why he chose the Air Force, how military service helped make medical school possible, and what it was like serving as a physician during a period...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Ryan Matthews for a conversation about Army service, military working dogs, trauma, entrepreneurship, and purpose after the uniform. Ryan shares why he chose the Army, how he became a bomb dog handler, and what it was like working with explosive detection dogs on missions that included clearing areas during elections in Iraq....

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Eric Goebelbecker for a wide-ranging conversation about Army service, military transition, technology, writing, and the challenge of reinventing yourself after service. Eric shares why he joined the Army, how family history shaped that decision, and what life looked like serving in Germany as a Hawk continuous wave radar repa...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Josh Brinson for a wide-ranging conversation about military service, transition, fitness, entrepreneurship, and finding purpose after the uniform. Josh shares how he joined the Navy, became a helicopter aircrew rescue swimmer, and found himself learning nearly every job around the aircraft. He talks about deployments, humanit...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Faust Ruggiero for a powerful conversation about PTSD, trauma recovery, and what veterans really need in order to heal. Faust shares lessons from four decades of working with veterans, including why PTSD should not be treated as a simple mental health label and why talk therapy alone often falls short. He explains that trauma...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Dr. CM Queen Williams for a powerful conversation about Army service, military medicine, cancer care, veteran benefits, and finding purpose after burnout. Dr. Williams shares her journey from immigrating to the United States from Jamaica, to joining the Army as an enlisted soldier, to later becoming a physician and radiation...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with John Smith for a conversation about life after military service, VA claims, family, faith, and finding purpose in the next chapter. John shares why he chose the Marine Corps, how he built a career as a tactical air defense controller, and how that path eventually led him to the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics community. A...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Damon Darnall , also known as the Drone Boss, for a conversation about drones, entrepreneurship, and why this fast-growing industry can be a strong fit for veterans. Damon shares how he got into flying at a young age, how the drone industry has evolved, and why he believes commercial drones are creating one of the biggest bus...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Aaron Crippen for a real conversation about military service, hidden trauma, transition, reinvention, and purpose. Aaron shares why he joined the Army, what life looked like in infantry service, and how injuries and experiences from that time followed him long after he got out. He talks openly about not fully understanding PT...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Terry Weaver for a conversation about military service, transition, creativity, and the power of storytelling after the uniform comes off. Terry shares how he joined the Navy, served as a Corpsman with the Marines, and eventually had to figure out what came next after service. That next chapter took him through business, entr...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Chad Singer , a Navy veteran and founder of Canine Revolution Dog Training , for a conversation about service, transition, entrepreneurship, and finding a new mission after the military. Chad shares how he came from a long family line of Navy service, attended The Citadel on a Navy ROTC scholarship, and served as a surface wa...

In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast , Ed Parcaut sits down with Mike LeBlanc for a conversation about military transition, identity, entrepreneurship, and the challenge of building a meaningful life after service. Mike shares why he chose the Marine Corps, what it was like coming from a non-military family, and how difficult it can be for veterans to translate military experience into civ...