The GingerVeteran Podcast

The GingerVeteran Podcast

by Fred Gregory

Self-Improvement Mental Health

Season 2

Consumed: Toxic Relationships with Food vs Toxic Relationships with Public Opinion

Grab a snack and buckle up!

Anonymous

From childhood abuse and addiction to homelessness and survivor's guilt., this episode tells the powerful anonymous story of a man who hit rock bottom - and chose to fight back. After years of chaos, one arrest became the wake-up call that changed everything. Today, he's a counselor at a children's trauma center, helping others heal from the same wounds he once carried. This is a raw, honest story of resilience, redemption, and turning pain into purpose.

Before The Vote

Before women won the right to vote in 1920, they lived under laws that erased their autonomy, medical systems that labeled them unstable, and social norms that punished independence. This episode explains how America viewed women before the equality movement, the mental health toll of systemic control, and the fierce opposition women faced from institutions - and from the men closest to them. A historically grounded, emotionally powerful exploration of the cost of equality and why its echoes still shape our lives today.

The American Nightmare is More Attainable Than the American Dream

If this episode hit home — if it made you think or feel or even just breathe — thank you for listening. We’ll see you next time. Stay kind to yourself.

A Tale as Old as Time

https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/history https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.pn.2019.3b29

Welcoming in 2026

Join your host, Fred Gregory as he invites the host of Creature of the Week, Sean Runion for Some great conversations!

Season 1

Billy and Bobbi Sue, Lover's Leap

Have you heard a version of this story?

The Cinderella Phenomenon: More Than a Fairy Tale

Testing the Cinderella effect: Measuring victim injury in child abuse cases - ScienceDirect

Aborted and Abused: The Long Story Short

Abortion would have been easier.

Allegedly: The Search for Truth and Transparency

Let the war begin!

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