Nick Goodwin is a SMART Recovery facilitator and co-chair of the new Veterans and First Responders meeting starting on November 10th.  He is a former Infantry Officer, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. 

In this podcast, Nick talks about:

• What led him to join the military
• His commission in the Marines
• What triggered his alcohol use disorder
• Finding SMART Recovery through the Veterans Addiction Recovery Center
• Why military veterans gravitate towards SMART
• Why battling himself was the hardest battle
• How crosstalk is effective in SMART meetings
• Substance abuse as a symptom of a mental health problem
• What failure means to him
• Finding a new life purpose
• Starting the first SMART Recovery Online Veterans and First Responders meeting