E43: The Challenges of Returning From War w/Mike Waldron and Brandon Harding
We are all one human tribe, travelling on the journey of life together.
This message reveals itself as central to today’s discussion between Adam, Brandon Harding and guest Mike Waldron, founder of 23rd Veteran.
Speaking candidly on his own experiences as a young adult in the Marine Corps, Mike reveals the scale of the difficulty he experienced when re-integrating into society, his journey toward hope and the calling he answered in setting up the not-for-profit organisation and sharing his methodology with both veterans and civilians alike.
In outlining the 14-week 23rd Veteran process, Mike reveals how immersive experiences in nature encourage teamwork, camaraderie and a vulnerability to share our stories, connecting with each other and with ourselves - rediscovering our sense of tribe.
Join us to learn about his empowering and important work, bettering the lives of veterans across America.
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Mike Waldron served in the Marine Corps Infantry during the initial invasion into Iraq. Five years later, Mike began to suffer from combat-related anxiety, panic attacks, and depression which left him feeling that death was a better option than life.
After pulling out of his severe symptoms of combat stress, Mike returned to college at Purdue University to grow his skills in entrepreneurship so that he could help other veterans in their battle against combat stress. He now leads 23rd Veteran, a nonprofit organization reconditioning our veterans to live more comfortably and successfully in the civilian world.
In recent years, Mike has provided education on the science and evolution theory behind lack of happiness to mental health conferences, respected universities, military units, fortune 100 companies, and our representatives in U.S. Congress. Becuase of his creativity and efforts in growing unique and impactful transition programs, the Institute for Veteran and Military Families awarded 23rd Veteran the U.S. “Best Venture Impacting Veterans”.
