Episode 9 — The VA: Grateful But Broken

The War After the War · Sep 11, 2026 · 31m

I can be grateful for the VA and still believe parts of the system are broken.

In Episode 9 of The War After the War, I open up about my VA journey—a process that began more than a decade ago—and the complicated relationship I've developed with the system along the way.

The VA isn't one thing to me. I've received mental-health treatment, therapy, and care from people within the VA who genuinely wanted to help me. Some of that treatment has forced me to confront things I spent years trying to bury, and I'm grateful for the people who have stood beside me while I've worked through PTSD and TBI…