REINVENTED With U.S. Army Soldier Maura Spence-Carroll

Who said women can’t wear combat boots, fatigues AND tiaras? For the first time ever, REINVENTED welcomes a current active-duty soldier in the U.S. Army on the podcast! And the coolest part? Maura Spence-Carroll has made HISTORY the first-ever active-duty military service member to represent the state of Colorado at the Miss America competition. Hell yeah! This girl takes the idea of reinvention to a WHOLE other level. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Jen and Maura discuss her past struggle with suicide and her mission to end the epidemic of military and veteran suicide. They also talk about her recent trip to the U.S. Pentagon, growing up in a single-parent household and her bold decision to join the U.S. Army at the age of 18. Maura also shares why she decided to compete in Miss America, her ADHD diagnosis and how she will continue to fight the stigma that surrounds receiving mental health care in the military community and beyond.

 

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