1, 2, Many: Veteran Suicide with Timothy Lawson

082: Something you can't control featuring Josh Howard (Marine)

We're back with new content. After a hiatus of nearly 18 months, we are continuing with programming. First to join us is Marine Veteran Josh Howard form Woodburned Warriors. He shares his perspective when his unit lost members to suicide and how he dealt with his own emotional struggles.  

081: How can you trust that you matter? feat Corey Christman & Michael Le Buhn

It has been more than a year since we put out an episode, but this one is worth the wait. I was recently asked "how you have been able to trust people when they tell you that they love/appreciate you." Rather than responding with a quick, off-the-top response, I decided to think about it and have a conversation with someone else. I opened up the opportunity to my friends, and two wonderful gentlemen offered to join me. Corey Christman and Michael Le Buhn are both veterans that have been on this program before. The three of us each share our thoughts regarding this question and our own personal experiences that inform those thoughts.

080: "Standing on my Story" feat Timothy Jones, MST survivor

Timothy Jones is a good friend of mine and has been on the podcast before. He was originally on 1, 2, Many in 2014 to tell his friend's story. In that episode, Tim breifly mentioned his own struggles but never admitted being suicidal. Since then, Tim has healed and accepted his past. Now he's ready to share that part of his story. Tim was raped by a Marine when he was serving in Japan. That event led to a self-destructive lifestyle and a couple suicide attempts. "I wanted to hurt. I needed to feel." Listen to Tim's story and comment below with how it makes you feel. Let him know you appreciate him sharing his story. You can also let him know on Twitter @Timothy_M_Jones.

079: I've Been There and Now I'm Here (Momentary Reflections)

To all my friends, family, fans, peers, comrades, acquaintances, enemies, strangers and people I simply don't like:   I'm here for you.   I'm not just here if you want to talk about your problems. I'm here if you need to dig deep. I'm here if you need to bleed it out while someone else is in the room to experience the pain with you.   We can talk about what you're going through. We can talk about my experiences.   You can ask the questions. Or you can let me ask them. Maybe we'll pull questions from the Internet. We can call a hotline together or we can shut off our phones and sit in silence. You can even tell me you don't need to talk and that everything is OK, even if it isn't true. What's important is you let me be here, and that you understand that I'm here.   Because it doesn't matter if you're a veteran or not. I understand, in some capacity, what you're going through.   I've been to the figurative ledge. I've had the literal pills in my stomach. I've threatened suicide as a cry for help. I've held the cold barrel against my temple as I cried.   I've been there, and now I'm here.

078: New research from National Center for Veterans Studies feat Dr. Craig Bryan (Air Force)

Dr. Craig Bryan from the National Center for Veterans Studies at the University of Utah joins the podcast yet again.  Dr. Bryan was featured on the show at the beginning of the project to share his insight on veteran suicide, PTSD, and trauma related behavior. He's back to discuss what he and his peers have discovered through research in a recent publication. Listen in as he explains what the study shows and how it can help treat veterans mental health.