Three friends. Two combat vets. One civilian. Each has had their own struggles with mental health and traumatic experience and all three of them found healing in Jiu Jitsu. Join Jeff, Justinn, and Pete as they discuss their struggles, BJJ, fatherhood, manhood and destigmatizing talking about mental health. This is the Post Trauma Podcast.
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Jim Lopresti is a new teammate, friend and a professional therapist. He talks to us about his own struggles with anxiety and mental health and gives his perspective on why BJJ is an effective mental health tool. Jim is all smiles on and off the mats and shares his positive and hopeful perspective with the Post Trauma boys. We could have talked with…
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Dave is a retired Navy vet of 25 years, a firefighter and an active member of the veterans community in Pittsburgh. He shares his story of service both in and out of the military. He shares powerful perspectives about how community engagement and storytelling play an important role in the healing process for veterans returning from war. Dave is als…
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The Post Trauma gents welcome friend, training partner and teammate John, JP, Kelly. JP shares his story of serving in the military, experiences in Afghanistan, challenges coming home and his path toward healing. We talk about his experiences with Jiu Jitsu, a veterans hockey program and his work serving the veteran community. JP brings a powerful …
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Premiere Episode! The hosts, Jeff, Justinn and Pete introduce themselves and talk about their vision for the podcast. On this episode, we talk about what brought us to Jiu Jitsu, how we became friends, our mental health journeys and our goals for the show. We also discuss plans for future interviews with teammates, friends to tell their stories as …
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