Iraq War Veteran SURVIVING Mine Fields, PTSD and Addiction | Josh Austin Pt. 2

Locked In with Ian Bick

Ian Bick

Society & Culture

4.9 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2023

⏱️ 101 minutes

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After receiving backlash from his first interview with Josh Austin, Ian Bick invited Josh back for part 2. In this episode we dive into Josh's experience in the military, what exactly he experienced during the Iraq War and the addiction that developed from it. Connect with Josh Austin:Email: [email protected]:00 Intro 01:52 Enlisting into Military/Losing weight to get in10:52 Mortality 14:18 Boot camp/Bulimia 26:49 Trying to get out of Service 29:16 Sent overseas to Iraq48:04 Trauma induced huffing54:53 Meals in Iraq57:26 Huffing Continued1:04:14 Is there help? Anyone to talk too?1:09:08 Relationship with people back home1:13:31 Seeking help with his addiction 1:18:28 PTSD1:23:45 Lowest part of his life 1:29:52 Message on Recovery Connect with Ian Bick: https://www.ianbick.com/Subscribe to our membership program on YouTube to get early access to interviews, see behind the scenes photos & more:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvVklIft6DMelVW18M0oBw/joinPowered by Q29 Productions, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've reached the final level.
0:02.4	The spicy McNuggets side mission.
0:05.3	Maximum flavor, crispy crunch, and a spicy dip with a kick.
0:09.7	Are you ready?
0:11.7	Spicey McNuggets for a limited time only.
0:14.9	Until the night of September 25, fees apply to delivery.
0:17.4	Participation and price may vary.
0:18.5	Subject to availability, serving time supply.
0:19.9	Welcome back to another episode of Locked in with Ian Bick.
0:23.6	On today's episode, I have Josh Austin back for a part two.
0:28.6	A few weeks ago, we released our episode with Josh Austin, where we went through his early
0:32.8	childhood. We talked about his service in Iraq, the addiction he formed from Iraq, and then his life
0:39.7	after he got home from the service.
0:42.6	On that episode, I got a lot of feedback because I didn't focus on his time in the military
0:47.6	because I was so caught up as a new interviewer, as a new podcast, and focusing on the addiction
0:53.6	part because our podcast is about addiction,
0:57.4	crime, and overcoming that, that we left out big parts of a story in the Iraq war. So today I have
1:04.2	Josh coming back for a part two to dive deep into his military career, his time in Iraq, and the events that exactly led up
1:14.5	to him overcoming addiction and developing addiction while he was in the service.
1:20.8	Thank you guys for tuning into the show. We appreciate all your support, the love you've been
1:25.7	showing us, and make sure you guys,
1:27.9	please, please, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your
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