Discovering Your Own Path

Wayne Shipman served in the Army in the '90s and found himself homeless years after leaving the Army. He considered ending it all when he decided he had to discover his own path in life. In this episode, Wayne shares how he felt disconnected from other people in his life, which drove him away from them. He also shares how he ultimately got himself off of the streets. Links & Resources Wayne Shipman on Facebook Wayne Shipman on Instagram Wayne Shipman on YouTube Other episodes referenced in this episode: Overcome the Enemy Inside You Camouflaged Sisters Transcript Scott DeLuzio  00:00:00    Thanks for tuning into the Drive On Podcast where we're focused on giving hope and strength to the entire military community. Whether you're a veteran, active duty, guard, reserve, or family member, this podcast will share inspirational stories and resources that are useful to you. I'm your host, Scott DeLuzio. And now let's get on with the show. Hey, everybody, welcome back to the Drive On Podcast. Today, my guest is Wayne Shipman. Wayne is an army veteran who wound up living outdoors as a homeless man in 2005. While he was living outdoors, he had to face the realities of his homelessness, divorce, bad parenting, drug use, and his own mental health condition, which led him on a path of sobriety and ultimately ended, his time living on the streets. I want to welcome Wayne to the show. Welcome, Wayne. Thanks for joining me.   Wayne Shipman   00:01:01    Scott is really great to be here talking to you. I've heard a lot of your content and you got me hooked.  Scott DeLuzio    00:01:08    Oh, awesome. That's great.  I went over a little bit of your background, but could you give us a little kind of an overview of your background? What led you to join the military and what happened to you in that situation when you're in the military?   Wayne Shipman   00:01:28    Yeah, that's kind of a long story. It's something I got to shave the ice and just kind of give you the shavings of it, because it's just, it goes on and on and on its layers of things that kind of led up to the situations that I was in.  I was a homeless guy and I was on dope and given up frankly. The message that I'm trying to bring, I'm trying to give you the end game. You don't have to spend 15 minutes figuring out why I'm telling you this story after all of my disappointments and things that I experienced after the military, trying to adjust to civilian life. I pretty much encountered shame. And a lot of disgrace that I carried with me because I didn't make it in the military.   Wayne Shipman     00:02:21    I failed. I ended up getting kicked out about six months early from my end of service. And that hurt me over the years. I'm trying to kind of reach out to soldiers. Former military that had similar experiences. I went into the military looking for some kind of golden ticket to be respected by my family and members.  My family members growing up as in the post-World War II era, a lot of my grandma, my uncles. They had pictures on their walls of military people. And some of them were from the Vietnam era.  I was the first grandson out of six daughters in the family. All eyes were on me,  and through the years I heard it all. E

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