The Tim Heale Podcasts S3 E85 Will Doc Black
In this episode I chat with Will Doc Black.
William “Doc” Black (Fayetteville, Tennessee) is a U.S.Navy Combat Veteran, Warriors Heart Alumni and Warriors Heart Foundation BoardMember, who deployed as a Line Corpsman in Iraq 2004-2006. He served with 2ndMarine Division, and most notably served as a combat replacement for 3rdBattalion, 25th Marines. As a survivor of these deployments, he became intimatewith death and trauma and has dedicated his life to helping others thatstruggle with grief, trauma, and addiction. Will graduated from the WarriorsHeart program in 2016 and since that time he has run their service dog program,volunteered with Sartech (search and rescue), volunteered with animals andVeterans in many forms. In September 2020, Will joined the Governing Board ofthe Warriors Heart Foundation. Will loves to be outdoors, volunteering inthe community, and the gym. On one hiking endeavor, Will met his soul mateStephanie and married her in 2021. Will and Stephanie have 6 children togetherand his service dog Dozer who has been with him 10 years now. For moreinformation, visit https://warriorsheart.com
ABOUT WARRIORS HEART (Bandera, Texas near San Antonio):
Warriors Heart is the first and only private accredited treatment programin the U.S. exclusively for “warriors” (active duty military, veterans, firstresponders and EMTs/paramedics) faced with the self-medicating struggles ofalcohol addiction, prescription and drug addiction, PTSD (post-traumatic stressdisorder), mild TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) and other co-occurring issues in aprivate, 60-bed facility on a 543-acre ranch. Along with a minimum 42-daypeer-to-peer residential treatment program, Warriors Heart gives “warriors” theoption of Detox, Day Treatment, Residential Treatment and Training Foundation(Level I), Lakeside Extended Treatment and Training (Level II), Outpatient, andSober Living (60-day minimum) and Aftercare. Warriors Heart’s work has beenfeatured on the TODAY Show, CBS Health Watch, FOX 11 Los Angeles, NationalDefense Radio Show and in TIME, Forbes, The Chicago Tribune, Addiction Promagazine, San Antonio Business Journal, Real Leaders and many more. There is a24-hour Warriors Heart hotline answered by warriors. https://www.warriorsheart.com
