S2.-E.001 Marine Grunt to Passionate Poet

Episode 1 (Marine Grunt to Passionate Poet)

Host: Jon

Talk About The Episode:

• Brandon Dillon
  • Marine Corps 8 years 2004 to 2012
  • Military: 0311
  • Current: Night Shift Manager at Buc-ees

Talk With The Guest:

• What helped him get where he is today?
  • Leadership, the Marine Corps taught me how to lead people and manage not only them but myself
• What helped you get through the days?
  • Poetry and poetry have saved my life, along with my kids and my future wife Yanet.
• Personal Story:
  • The things I saw and did in Iraq and Afghanistan, obviously, how I treated some of my Marines, during our time in Afghanistan, my ex-wife, and the things we have said and done to each other, my childhood, so many of my brothers taking their own lives. How I handle it I used to drink A LOT, but I started therapy in 2014 and did 5 years my therapist pushed me to share my poetry, and poetry has saved my life, now I write to cope and deal with my darkness.
• Other Topics:
  • The VA sucks but use it, find a therapist, and learn healthy coping mechanisms. Learn mindfulness and how to meditate. Find something to occupy your mind and time, something that you actually enjoy and get some sort of fulfillment out of.

Closing:

Brandon Dillon

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