Today on the podcast I’m welcoming Molly Mae Potter. She is a United States Air Force veteran, who since sustaining an injury in a rocket blast accident, has dedicated herself to advocating for and empowering other veterans. In this episode, you’ll hear Molly Mae’s story of deployment on a special ops command in Afghanistan in 2010. You’ll hear her personal experience of getting hit by a rocket blast during that deployment, and the spiraling trauma and PTSD that ensued thereafter. You’ll learn how she’s overcame her trauma and been able to empower and advocate for support of women veterans through her platform of Miss Veteran America, and more.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Molly Mae’s story of getting hit by a rocket blast and how that resulted in physical injury, emotional trauma, and PTSD - leading her to an in-patient mental health facility
- How she began to heal with the help of her family dog, Bella - the first official Air Force dog!
- How Molly and her service dog Bella, testified before congress on the benefits of trained services dogs in the healing process for combat veterans.
- How she became Miss Veteran America and the platform it gave her to advocate for other women veterans, while finding a sense of belonging and empowerment through community
- Molly Mae’s greatest wish for unification in America!
It’s an honor to have Molly Mae join us, and I can’t wait for you to listen-in!
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