In this the final episode of season 1, I host an open discussion with my fellow veteran, advocate and podcaster Heston Russell. Heston's remarkable story of special forces service, his openness over his mental health battles, and his public stand for those without a voice is changing the face of the veteran's discussion in Australia.
We talk about our own mental health journeys, emotional compartmentalisation while in service, the push for a Royal Commission into Veteran Suicide, the future demands on the service men and women of the ADF, and the case for emotional intelligence skills training and exposure to enhance both the in-service performance and wellbeing and the transition experience of ADF personnel.
For more on Heston's background go to episode 7 of his podcast at
Support Heston's movement at
Voice Of A Veteranhttps://www.voiceofaveteran.org
My men's group Common Ground has been instrumental to my mental health through my transition
