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Podcast: Eye on Veterans
Episode: Maddie Smith is jacked! How Army spouse kicked booze, depression
Description:
Maddie Smith is a Spec Ops spouse, and her story is one that will inspire even the most hardened vets. She battled out of control drinking, postpartum depression, and crippling anxiety. We hear how her struggle with the bottle began, and how it almost drove her family apart.Maddie shares how she struggled to kick the habit, and how traditional recovery methods created other nightmare situations. After realizing Alcoholics Anonymous was not the right fit, Maddie was desperate. Then she discovered a community that changed her life.Now 5 years sober, her elite level of fitness has...