Steve Kost of Chicago-based Metal Health Artwork joins us this week to talk about how he turned to creating metal sculptures to help him cope with PTSD after serving in the military, and what started as just a hobby has become full-scale effort advocating for better mental health practices among veterans and other adults.

Steve talks about his time serving with the Navy Seabees, his career as an ironworker in Chicago, working through PTSD, honing his skills a metal artist, using scrap pieces of metal to create his abstract sculptures, why animals inspire him, participating in ScrapFest, partnering with Google, and his numerous collaborations with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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