The song "Bodies" by Drowning Pool became a favorite of soldiers in the early 2000s; a drowning pool is also a powerful metaphor for trauma. In this episode, we're diving into trauma and the drowning pool metaphor with our guest, Greg Callaghan, a childhood sexual abuse survivor and Vietnam Veteran. We explore what trauma is, why it happens, who it affects, how all trauma overlaps in some way., and why "trauma is trauma is trauma."
Harder Than Healing is produced in partnership with All Points North. https://apn.com/
Show Hosts:
Jason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlemire-tifelife/
Donald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-maloy-ma-lpc-lac-935b7235/
Nathaniel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-ellison-2394851b/
Follow Donald on Facebook: Veteran and Military Outreach https://www.facebook.com/groups/285463721837848
Special Guest: Greg Callahan, Vietnam Era Air Force Combat Veteran
Resources:
National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Dial 988
PsychologyToday.com is a search engine for providers.
Trauma Challenge: If you want to learn more, please reach out to Maloy Mental Health at maloymentalhealth@gmail.com
Vet Centers (found all across the country) provide readjustment counseling to veterans, service members, including National Guard and Reserve components, and their families who have experienced combat and military sexual trauma https://www.vetcenter.va.gov/
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has education and support for family members who are impacted by a loved one experiencing mental illness https://nami.org/Support-Education/Mental-Health-Education/
Bridging the Gap:
Article 15s are a mechanism that allow the military's chain of command to punish a service member for offenses under the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice) without formally charging them at a court-martial (the military's highest level trial court).
Military branches, as well as special occupations within each branch, have sayings, mottos, and ethos that represent who they are, the work that they do, and their why. For example, the Army's Special Forces motto is De Oppresso Liber "to free the oppressed," the Navy's Ordnanceman have a saying IYAOYAS "if you ain't ordnance, you ain't shit," or the more broadly known Warrior Ethos "I will always place the mission first, I will never accept defeat, I will never quit, I will never leave a fallen comrade."
Theme Music by Jeff During Jr.
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This episode was created and produced by Keith Weiner. Show design by Jenn Hu, Molly Eddington, and Eber Marin. Copy editing and quality analysis by Jess Johnson. Special thanks to Vanessa Detwiler for supporting this program and spreading awareness through email marketing.
