Hello and welcome to episode number 46 of the hilarious humanitarian's podcast.

My name is Frances Etchevaria, licensed marriage and family therapist.

Deanna Silverman is out this week, but we're going to be joined by a guest who has experience

as a combat veteran serving

for the United States Marine Corps

to talk about mental health issues that affect those serving

in the military and specifically those coming home from battle.

We'll be talking about PTSD and some of the ways

in which veterans are at a disservice from some of our institutions for support.

And we'll be jumping into that in just a few minutes with Carlos, who's going to be joining me on the podcast.

Before we get started, I want to say thank you for listening.

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for informational purposes only, does not constitute medical advice and is not a substitute for

professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please always seek the advice of a physician,

mental health professional or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have

regarding a medical condition.

Since we are going to be talking specifically about PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder,

I want to give you an idea from a clinical perspective as to what that means because sometimes it's thrown around in a very informal way where people don't understand that it's an actual

diagnosis that can be attributed to a certain

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