Nov 3, 2020
Nick Goodwin is a SMART Recovery facilitator and co-chair of the new Veterans and First Responders meeting starting on November 10th. He is a former Infantry Officer, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines.
In this podcast, Nick talks about:
- What led him to join the military
- His commission in the Marines
- What triggered his alcohol use disorder
- Finding SMART Recovery through the Veterans Addiction Recovery Center
- Why military veterans gravitate towards SMART
- Why battling himself was the hardest battle
- How crosstalk is effective in SMART meetings
- Substance abuse as a symptom of a mental health problem
- What failure means to him
- Finding a new life purpose
- Starting the first SMART Recovery Online Veterans and First Responders meeting