Vet With A Mic

Ryan is a Navy veteran and has since focused on studying psychology, and turned to podcasting to help veterans. Links & Resources Vet with a Mic Podcast Vet with a Mic Podcast on Instagram Vet with a Mic on YouTube Vet with a Mic on Facebook Other Links 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 a family member, this podcast we'll 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. Everybody. Welcome back to the Drive On Podcast. Today, my guest is Ryan from the Vet with a Mic podcast. Ryan is a Navy veteran and has since focused studying psychology and practicing psychology after getting out of the Navy. So welcome to the show, Ryan. Why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself and your background?   Ryan    00:00:45    Well, yeah, I guess I should clarify one little thing. I did study clinical psychology at the university, I'm not a psychologist, so I don't practice psychology, just okay. It's more of a legal standard. You have to train to the doctoral level in order to be a psychologist. So I am not a psychologist just to kind of clear that up really quickly.  I spent five years in the United States Navy, the world's finest Navy. I bounced around a little bit, my time in the uniform. So I got a lot of experiences, saw a big chunk of the world. Not all of it. Still, some bucket list left to check, to check off there. But I really noticed that I didn't think that I could really make this a lifestyle for me forever.   Ryan   00:01:39    So I separated in 2013 and much like most of us, I kind of floundered a bit for the first year. So whenever I got out, I had no idea really what was next. I had a plan. I thought I was going to be able to execute, but when you're trying to make plans at this point, I was in Italy trying to make plans in Tennessee. It's really difficult to navigate that transition from a thousand miles away or from several thousand miles away in my case. So I found that as I tried to navigate that space,  with my plan after the uniform, it just didn't really pan out for me. Luckily I had some family members that kind of stepped in on my behalf, so I didn't end up on the streets so to speak, but it was pretty close. It was a pretty rough transition for me.   Ryan   00:02:32    But what I started to notice, after the uniform was, I just really felt alienated and disconnected from everybody. And I didn't understand why. I thought maybe it was because I had changed after the uniform. I wasn't really sure. So I eventually said, well, I've got to do something. I feel like I'm just spinning my wheels here. So I said, well, I tried my hand at college time or two before, might as well go back and see if there's anything that I can find interest, in that domain. So I went back for psychology courses and it was like, Hey, you know what? I really like this. I don't know what I'm going to be able to do with it, but I really liked this. So I finished a bachelor's degree in psychology, got some really cool opportunities to do some research with like projects like non-suicidal self-injury.   Ryan    00:03:29    And I was

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