Army Veteran Samantha Juan: PTSD, Addiction, Psychedelic Therapy & Creative Healing

What happens when a highly decorated Army Veteran stops performing strength and begins confronting the trauma her body has carried for years? In this powerful episode of This Sober Vet Podcast, Joe Yurick sits down with Samantha Juan, a Filipina-Persian American writer, artist, speaker, Bronze Star recipient, Pat Tillman Scholar and the 2026 DAV Veteran of the Year. Samantha served ten years in the U.S. Army as a signals intelligence analyst and Cultural Support Team leader attached to Joint ...