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Geraint Jones sits down with Trevor Coult, recipient of the Military Cross and veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. He has written several books, including First Into Sangin. Among the topics of discussion on this episode; the good and the bad of veteran charities; making positives out of negatives; and the need to understand that not all veteran mental health problems are caused by PTSD.

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms in all good book stores.

Trevor is on twitter as @TrevorCoultMC. You can find First Into Sangin and his other books on amazon. 

If you are a veteran struggling with mental health, or you just want a bit of help adjusting to civvie life, then say hello to the Royal British Legion at @royalbritishlegion or www.rbl.org

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers!

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On this episode, Geraint answers the questions that you sent in via social media. Among the topics covered; the importance of reunions; why you should train like you're going to war; and how to use regret as motivation. 

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms available at all good book stores.

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers!

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Geraint Jones sits down with Brian Wood, recipient of the Military Cross and veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. Brian is well known for his role in the Battle of Danny Boy, and the subsequent witch-hunt which followed, and he's written about these experiences and others in his fantastic bestseller Double Crossed. Among the topics of discussion on this episode; structuring a day for a healthy mind; did we lose our wars?; and historic allegations of war crimes.

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms in all good book stores.

Brian is on Instagram as @brianwoodmc and twitter as @BrianWoodMC. His book Double Crossed is out now. 

If you are a veteran struggling with mental health, or you just want a bit of help adjusting to civvie life, then say hello to the Royal British Legion at @royalbritishlegion

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers!

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In this episode, Sean Jones MC takes over the job of host, and talks with Geraint about his Afghanistan memoir Brothers In Arms, which is released by Pan Macmillan on May 16th.

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his forthcoming Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms available for pre-order at all good book stores.

Sean is on Instagram as @seanjones_mc and twitter as @jones6876

You can pre-order Brothers In Arms on Amazon, or through the links on Geraint's social media.

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers!

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Geraint flies solo as he answers your questions about writing, including; the importance of editors; inspiration; and why writer's block is BS.

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his forthcoming Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms available for pre-order at all good book stores.

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers!

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Geraint Jones sits down with friend of the podcast, and Military Cross winner Sean Jones. Among the topics of discussion; why Geraint wants to punch Tony Blair in the face; killer robots; and boob jobs.

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his forthcoming Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms available for pre-order at all good book stores.

Sean is on Instagram as @seanjones_mc and twitter as @jones6876

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers!

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On this episode, Geraint comes at you from a hotel in Oslo, Norway. Why? Because he went out there to learn from Daniel Sharp, a former United States Marine Corps grunt, who now has one of the biggest online presences of any veteran. You may know him as Pop Smoke, and Dan is as insightful as he is funny. Among the topics of discussion; how Dan became the military Meme Lord; hazing culture; and the shooting of Jeremy Corbyn.

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his forthcoming Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms available for pre-order at all good book stores.

You'll find Dan at @pop_smoke_official, and check out his podcast, The Smoke Pit Podcast, at @smokepitpodcast. 

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers!

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Geraint Jones sits down with his friend Steven Chaney, a former Cavalry soldier who served in Iraq, and also in Afghanistan during the heavy summer fighting of 2009. Among the topics of discussion; opinions on the Army Reserve; mentoring the Afghan National Army; and the importance of physical health for mental wellbeing. 

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his forthcoming Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms available for pre-order at all good book stores.

Steven can be found at @elysiumhealthandfitness

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram.

Note: We had to cut some bits of audio out of this for operational security reasons, so apologies if the audio sounds like it's jumping a couple of times. 

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Host Geraint Jones sits down with Military Cross winner Sean Jones. Among the topics of discussion; meditation; when did we lose the war in Afghanistan; and the Army's drinking culture.

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his forthcoming Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms available for pre-order at all good book stores.

Sean is on Instagram as @seanj_1987 and twitter as @jones6876

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This episode comes to you from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where Geraint sits down with his friend Marty Skovlund Jr, a former US Army Ranger who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. Marty is the senior editor of Coffee or Die Magazine. As a journalist, Marty has covered the Standing Rock protest in North Dakota, embedded with American special operation forces in Afghanistan, and has broke stories about the first females to make it through infantry training and Ranger selection. He has also published two books, appeared as a co-host on History Channel’s JFK Declassified, and has produced multiple award-winning independent films.

Among the topics of discussion; the role of Rangers in the War on Terror; the morality of killing; and the good and bad effects of dehumanising the enemy. 

You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his forthcoming Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms available for pre-order at all good book stores.

You'll find Marty at @martyskovlundjr, and @CoffeeOrDieMag.

For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram.

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