Guns and Mental Health by Walk the Talk America
The Walk the Talk America Podcast is where firearm culture and mental health meet with curiosity, not confrontation.
Each episode brings together voices from the firearm community, mental health professionals, researchers, and everyday gun owners to have honest conversations about suicide prevention, culture, and practical solutions.
We focus on education over outrage, nuance over noise, and collaboration over division, because reducing negative outcomes requires diverse perspectives.
And because this work is personal, every episode closes with a simple but powerful question: How do you stay mentally healthy?
Guns and Mental Health by Walk the Talk America
Episode 98: From Social Wreckage to Social Worker with Austin Pollard
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Austin is a master social worker, Marine Corps veteran, and 2A advocate. He has experienced homelessness and drug addiction and survived his own suicide attempt. He is now a proud father and happily married. This incredible and inspiring interview begins by discussing the social drivers of health and explores Austin's own experiences of having gone from face-down failure to redemption, faith, vulnerability, and strength by centering on personal accountability and ownership.
