Jen talks to Jason Kander, President of the National Expansion at Veterans Community Project. Jason's new memoir is out now, "Invisible Storm: A Soldier's Memoir of Politics and PTSD."
100% of Jason's royalties from the book goes to fighten vetern suicide and homelessness through the Veterans Community Project.
Get the book here: https://bookshop.org/books/invisible-storm-a-soldier-s-memoir-of-politics-and-ptsd-9780358674313/9780358658962
Jen and Jason talk about the symptoms of PTSD that may not seem obvious or typical, how untreated PTSD can lead to suicidal thoughts, depression, and a disruption in work and family life, and how he has found peace with the notion that we can't control 97% of life.
To check out Jason's podcast "Majority 54" go here: https://www.wondermedianetwork.com/originals/majority-54
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