313 John Davis: Combating Veteran Suicide - Your new Mission after the Military

John is the most tattooed person with a Harvard degree and has taught everything from incarcerated teenagers in New York to English in Asia to American Youth Ninja Warrior. He’s spoken to congress regarding veteran issues and is the author of Combat To College. John enjoys traveling, nature, and volunteer work. John currently resides in the Dominican Republic and works as an ambassador for the Foundation for a healthier Senegal.      
In John's words:
My journey of self-discovery after the military was a roller coaster. There were meltdowns battling PTSD, I got married and divorced, saw the bottom of a lot of Jack Daniels bottles, visited brothels in Bangkok, spent a night or two in jail, married and divorced again (facepalm), joined a motorcycle club, got addicted to pills, and spent hundreds of hours in tattoo parlors.  
After being consumed by my military identity for so long, I didn’t know who I was without it.
It was a journey to get back to myself and I found myself through helping others.

3 top tips for my audience:
      1. Traditional therapy isn’t as helpful as we want it to be 
      2.  Veterans should focus on our strengths instead of our weaknesses
      3.  You need a mentor, and you also need to be a mentor 

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