Doug Brinker-My Dark Shadow, Two Time Veteran Suicide Survivor

Doug Brinker-My Dark Shadow, Two Time Veteran Suicide Survivor

Author: rrapaport January 11, 2025 Duration: 1:02:29
For Doug Brinker, stories of survival run deep. At the early ages of 8 and 10 he nearly lost his life. Later in life Doug almost lost his life due to two suicide attempts. Doug is a disabled Iraq veteran who now offers hope to those suffering and is a positive light to crisis recovery. He discusses with Ron the issues surrounding Veteran suicide, his Beacon 4 Hope project and his new book release. Sponsors:    Hero Soap Company-Use Code RAP for a 10 % discount                     www.herosoapcompany.com                     Dr Laura Gabayan author of "Common Wisdom, Eight Scientific Elements of a Meaningful Life"                     available on Amazon    lauragabayan.com                     Edge Coffee Company                    https://edgecoffeecompany.com?sca_ref=4803842.b56leoUsTc                   Blue Sky CBD                   https://www.bluesky-cbd.com/pages/_go_?ref=3251:615856&discount=ron                  On-Line Therapy.com                 https://onlinetherapy.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=2&aff_id=3556                 Life Priority Health & Nutrition-Use Code RAP for a 10% discount on first order                 https://lifepriority.com/?coupon=rap           Links :       www.douglasbrinker.com                 https://itsawrapwithrap.com  

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