Army Wife

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Feelings & Co.

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 13.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Death by suicide has long been a problem within the U.S. military, and not just among veterans: In 2020, suicide rates among active duty service members hit a six-year high. On August 28th, 2015, Heather’s husband Tyler became one of those statistics. Theirs is a story of friendship, of love, of family, of service and duty … and of trauma, domestic abuse and mental illness. If you’re experiencing thoughts of suicide, you can call or text 988. If you’re a victim of domestic violence and want out, you can call the National Domestic Violence hotline. You’re not alone. References: Recommendations for Reporting on Suicide Common Factors in Military Domestic Homicides: Implications for Prevention and Intervention Military Versus Civilian Murder-Suicide Military Suicide Rates Are at an All-Time High Support our new independent production (and get bonus content galore!) by joining TTFA Premium. We now offer tiers as low as $4.99 / month. Sign up. Our email subscribers get first dibs on ticket sales, new merch, show announcements and more. Join our mailing list here. You can catch up with TTFA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @noraborealis. Read the transcript for this episode here. HAPPYISH HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE! Join us for a live show in-person or via livestream on December 6th. Tickets here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's that time of year again.
0:05.0	I'm talking about time to get back to our terrible holiday tradition.
0:09.9	I'm talking about happy-ish holidays.
0:12.3	Yes, it is a podcast episode, but it is also a live show, a party for anybody who has
0:16.9	a complicated relationship with the holiday season.
0:21.1	This year, there's two ways to join in the fun.
0:23.1	You can join us in-person at the Parkway Theatre in Minneapolis on Tuesday, December 6th
0:28.3	at 7.30 pm Central Standard Time or online via live stream same time, same time, same time,
0:37.0	different place because you can watch it wherever you are.
0:39.5	Again, that's Tuesday, December 6th at 7.30 Central Standard Time.
0:45.1	Get your tickets at happyasholidays.com.
0:48.6	We'll also have a link in the show notes.
1:00.6	Nobody who hits rock bottom ever expects to be there.
1:05.6	And typically when we use the phrase rock bottom, we're talking about someone using drugs
1:10.2	or alcohol hitting a point where they realize they don't want to use anymore.
1:15.1	But there's such a thing as an emotional rock bottom, something that any one of us can
1:19.7	experience.
1:22.0	And sometimes that rock bottom happens quickly, coming out of nowhere to just slap us in
1:26.4	the face.
1:28.3	And sometimes, that big life-changing moment comes after a series of little questionable
1:35.6	moments.
1:38.5	Sometimes the worst night of your life comes after a hundred terrible nights.
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