Living Inside Out with John Peek
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Healing The Warrior Family
A veteran can survive war and still lose the fight at home. Today we sit down with Marine veteran James Holland, who served 12 years in infantry with multiple combat deployments and then ran headfirst into a different kind of battlefield: traumatic brain injury, delayed care, and a VA process that treated symptoms while his family absorbed the fallout. His story is raw and specific, from years of “pain management” to a surgery that left him half paralyzed and forced his wife into the role of full-time caregiver, putting their finances and stability at risk. That crisis became the origin story for Set Apart Farms, a faith-based model built around one conviction: healing doesn’t happen in isolation. We talk about why modern “fix the individual” thinking can fracture marriages even further, and why a family is more like a unit than a set of separate problems. James breaks down covenant versus contract, what resentment looks like when only one spouse gets help, and the smallest practical step that starts rebuilding trust: praying together every night, out loud, consistently. We also dig into daily habits that create real change, the link between physical fitness and leadership at home, and how what you feed your mind shapes the atmosphere of your house. From cutting toxic media to restoring the dinner table as a mentoring space, we focus on what veteran families can do this week, not someday. Then we zoom out to veteran transition support, policy gaps for spouses and kids, and why preparation should start 9 to 12 months before discharge. If this conversation hits home, subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, share it with a veteran family, and leave a review so more people can find a better path forward.
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