Seeing as how well my last video sneak peek went, I figured “WTF else could go wrong?” So here is another unedited segment of the upcoming video interview I did for Authority Magazine, “Five Things you’ll wish you knew before talking with soldiers and veterans.” I will be sharing the full video soon, but until then you should start reading my upcoming book! In exchange for your email address, you can download the first chapter of God is a Grunt and more good news for GIs direct from the publishers.
My BBF (Battle Buddy Forever), Jeremy Stainthorp-Berggren, deserves the credit for reimagining the PTSD acronym. He is a visual artist and an amazing slam poet, and you should check out the piece he composed that inspired me to use PTSD as the second thing in my video interview. Here is just one incredible excerpt:
She said, you have PTSD
P.ost T.error S.oul D.isorder
P.assively T.imid S.ometimes D.angerous
P.athetically T.rying S.lowly D.ying
P.otentially T.erminal S.piritual D.isease
I mean, what if I said
Fµ¢k your
Stupid cliches, about picking yourself up
Off the god damned ground
Or letting go of the past, or
Wherever you go, there you are
What if I said
You're the disorder
Your greed, your selfishness, your lies
We don’t need diagnoses, we need human connection. So Please, Try Something Different. And while you’re at it, drop Jeremy some love on his Patreon, Post Traumatic Fresh 😉
I have exciting news to share: You can now read The ☧ost in the new Substack app for iPhone.
With the app, you’ll have a dedicated Inbox for my Substack and any others you subscribe to. New posts will never get lost in your email filters, or stuck in spam. Longer posts will never cut-off by your email app. Comments and rich media will all work seamlessly. Overall, it’s a big upgrade to the reading experience.
The Substack app is currently available for iOS. If you don’t have an Apple device, you can join the Android waitlist here.
Please Try Something Different