GUNS & MENTAL HEALTH 7.22.25: Dwayne Edwards on Changing Veteran Mental Health

HOSTS: MIKE SODINI & JAKE WISKERCHEN

What happens after the mission ends? In this episode, we sit down with Marine Corps veteran and founder of VMHA, Dwayne Edwards, for an honest conversation about life after service, the identity crisis many veterans face, and why our system still fails to meet their mental health needs.

Dwayne shares his journey from growing up in Jamaica and navigating Brooklyn as a kid, to leading Marines in Iraq and later reinventing himself at Yale. He talks about the cultural pressure veterans face when seeking help, how “claim sharks” exploit those who’ve served, and how VMHA is disrupting the system by providing ethical, transparent, and high-quality mental health assessments.

We also dig into the overlap of firearms, identity, and mental wellness, and why removing stigma is more important than ever.

Whether you're a veteran, know someone who is, or simply care about building better systems for those who’ve served, this episode will challenge and inspire.

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