Episode Details

In this episode we Wadeoutthere for Part 1 of our discussion with Will Cannon from Midland Texas.  Will picked up a fly rod when he was eight years old and fished his home waters in Texas until he turned 17 and joined the Army as a scout. 

After leaving the profession of arms, Will found himself struggling with PTSD and battling cancer.  At his lowest point he returned to fly fishing and found relief.

Determined to share the powerful healing he experienced through fly fishing with other struggling veterans, Will started the non-profit organization, The Iron Freedom Foundation (IFF). 

In part one of my conversation with Will, we discuss the beginning of IFF, the science of why fly fishing helps with anxiety, depression and PTSD, and how IFF is building communities of veterans that can use fly fishing to heal themselves and others.

You can find out more about The Iron Freedom Foundation at their website here:

The Iron Freedom Foundation

For more information on some of the healing properties of water read these books:

The Nature Fix by Florence Williams
Deep by James Nestor
Blue Mind by Wallace J. Nichols

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