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US Navy SEAL’s Alcoholism and Recovery
Episode 765
US Navy SEAL’s Alcoholism and Recovery: Overcoming Moral Injury and Finding Life After the Teams in Virginia. Dr. Tony Dice’s life reads like a movie script, except the hero’s greatest battle wasn’t on a battlefield, but within himself. A veteran U.S. Navy SEAL, firefighter, and paramedic, Dice once lived by the warrior’s code: strength, resilience, and mission above all. But beneath that armor, the wounds, both seen and unseen, began to surface. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, is available for free on their website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube and many other podcast platforms.
“I blew up my life with alcohol and drugs because I didn’t know how to deal with the trauma,” Dice admitted. “When you come home, the mission changes, but nobody teaches you how to survive that part.” The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast promoted across their Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Medium and other social media platforms.
The U.S. Navy SEALs, short for Sea, Air, and Land Teams, are the Navy’s elite special operations force. They’re handpicked and trained to perform the most dangerous missions in the world: direct action, counter-terrorism, and reconnaissance behind enemy lines. Roughly 2,700 SEALs serve across ten active teams, carrying on a legacy that began in World War II with the Amphibious Scouts and Raiders, formed in Little Creek, Virginia. Look for supporting articles about this and much more from Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast in platforms like Medium , Blogspot and Linkedin .
For Dice, becoming a SEAL was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream that he didn't how that he was looking for. But after leaving the Teams, he faced a reality he wasn’t prepared for, moral injury, addiction, and the long road to recovery. US Navy SEAL’s Alcoholism and Recovery: Overcoming Moral Injury and Finding Life After the Teams in Virginia.
Moral Injury: The Wound Beneath the Surface
While PTSD is often discussed in the context of combat trauma, moral injury is a quieter, deeper wound. It occurs when someone experiences or witnesses events that violate their personal moral beliefs, a sense of having crossed lines that can’t be uncrossed. Available for free on their website and streaming on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.
“You train to do the impossible,” Dice explained. “But what nobody prepares you for is the guilt, the loss, or the grief that follows. That’s what moral injury is, it’s a wound to the soul.”
For years, alcohol and drugs became Dice’s way of coping. The same discipline and intensity that made him a great operator turned against him in addiction. He calls that time “a self-destruction mission I didn’t even see happening.”
Rebuilding: Life After the Teams in Virginia
Dr. Dice eventually sought help, and found a new purpose. Through counseling, recovery, and reflection, he discovered that his mission wasn’t over. It had simply changed. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podc
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