Sean Tobias Ambriz is an American soldier that has served in a variety of duties in the military including driver, gunner, platoon medic, team leader, designated squad marksmen, and more. Sean enlisted in 2008 at the height of the war and shares his experiences as a soldier who has lost important people in his life from act of war or from suicide. Listen in as we hear from his perspective on trauma, anxiety, and PTSD.

Key Takeaways:

• Sean shares his journey with grief and trauma as a soldier.
• Death is constantly around you, but you get used to it.
• When you get home from war, it changes how you interact with the world.
• Sean always has a plan to kill someone. This is just training that doesn't go away.
• How does PTSD show up in Sean's life?
• Military people live in an anxiety bubble where death can happen at any time and at any moment.
• Susan often struggled with the 'Why'.
• Sean often asked himself why he survived his deployments and his friends did not.
• How does Sean process all the grief in a healthy way?
• The veteran suicide rate is an epidemic.
• What can you do to better handle anxiety and PTSD?
• There is so much power in sharing your story.
• What is Sean's book about?
• How did Sean build his resiliency and keep moving forward with his life?
• Sean shares some final words of wisdom.

Resources:

Veteransreferringveterans.com

Ghosts of the Valley by Sean Tobias Ambriz