What War Leaves Behind: A Veteran's Journey Through Trauma, Addiction and Healing
This episode is a candid conversation with Megan Imbert on the frequency of courage about…
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War doesn't end when deployment does.
In this powerful episode of The Frequency of Courage, Megan Imbert welcomes her dear friend Sean, a U.S. Army veteran, former Iraq war medical battalion leader, for one of the most honest conversations this show has ever held.
Sean takes us inside his lived experience of war: from enlisting at 18, leading medical teams in Iraq, witnessing mass casualty events, treating friends and coming home carrying trauma that had nowhere to go.
What follows is a story many veterans live but few feel safe telling. Together, Megan and Sean explore:
What PTSD really looks like after war
Addiction as an attempt to survive, not a moral failure
Why veterans struggle to reintegrate into civilian life
How silence fuels suicide, isolation, and shame
And what true healing actually requires
Sean also shares a visceral spoken-word poem, "Blood on the Floor," written years after returning home, giving language to experiences that defy explanation.
This episode is an act of courage, for veterans, for healers, and for anyone who believes that telling the truth is a form of peace.
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This episode is dedicated to the veterans who came home carrying battles no one could see and to those who didn't make it back at all.
If you or someone you love is struggling, please reach out.
Healing does not require forgetting, only truth, compassion, and courage.
Please use discretion when listening to this episode as it is graphic.