#367: A Veteran's Powerful Story on Healing After PTSD

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🗓️ 2 January 2019

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More and more soldiers are being affected by PTSD--and horrifyingly, 20 veterans die by suicide every day. But Lt. Col. Damon Friedman, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and has experienced the struggle of PTSD personally, has a message of hope: there can be healing. He joins us to talk about what worked for him, and the brutal realities soldiers must contend with in the field. We also cover these stories:--President Trump says the shutdown may continue for a "long time."--Incoming Sen. Mitt Romney and President Trump are already exchanging fighting words.--Jill Abramson, the former executive editor of the New York Times, reportedly calls out her old employer for bias in a forthcoming book.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday, January 3rd. Happy New Year. We're back.
0:10.8	I'm Kate Trinko, and I'm Daniel Davis. Our servicemen and women sacrifice for us every day,
0:16.6	but their sacrifice often extends well beyond their time in uniform.
0:20.9	David Friedman is a former marine and he's one of so many who returned
0:25.1	home from service suffering from PTSD. Today he'll join us in studio to talk
0:30.5	about how faith helped bring about healing.
0:33.0	But first, we'll cover a few of the top headlines.
0:36.0	On Wednesday, President Trump indicated that the shutdown may not end soon.
0:47.0	It could be a long time and it could be quickly.
0:50.0	It could be a long time.
0:51.0	It's too important to subject to walk away from.
0:55.0	Trump, who also met with Congressional leaders Wednesday is trying to get funding for the wall,
1:00.0	which Democrats who are now in control of the House are signaling they won't concede on.
1:04.5	On Wednesday the Smithsonian's National Zoo announced they would no longer be open since they
1:09.2	had exhausted temporary funding.
1:11.7	Well House Democrats have unveiled a new rules package ahead of the new Congress.
1:16.0	Included in that package is a ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
1:22.0	and a subcommittee aimed at increasing
1:24.3	diversity in the financial services sector. Also included is a provision to
1:29.6	allow members of Congress to wear religious headgear on the House floor.
1:33.6	But some Democrats are balking at one provision called Pay As You Go.
1:37.7	That provision would require a point of order against any bill that raises the deficit
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