Military Brats React: Mental health, faith, and finding strength
Description
In a recent Crosspoint episode, Josh Jackson and Claire Anderson discussed the “hidden epidemic” of mental health challenges among military kids. In this follow-up conversation, Courtney Burdick hosts three fellow military kids—2LT Dani Volle, USA, ENS Mary Ann Leonard, USN, and Matt Taylor—for a roundtable-style reaction episode.
Having met at White Sulphur Springs, OCF’s eastern camp and conference center, they discuss stories from their respective military kid experiences, thoughts on Claire’s research, and more.
Have thoughts or want to share your own experience? Reach out to Courtney at courtney.burdick@ocfusa.org.
If you would like to share your own story, complete the form on OCF’s “Be a Guest” webpage. Alternatively, if you have an idea for a guest or topic we should consider for a future episode of the show, send an email to podcast@ocfusa.org.
POINTS TO PONDER
As you listen to this conversation with the brats, here are a few questions to ponder in your personal time, with a small group, or with a mentor:
- Which challenge of military life (deployments, moving, role confusion, food insecurity, etc.) has impacted you or someone you know the most, and how did you see God at work in it?
- What do you think might help military kids and families?
- What struck you about this conversation?
- How do you see military culture—often marked by toughness and stoicism—affecting kids’ ability to talk about struggles openly?
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