Navy Veteran Finds Healing Through Comedy

There's often pain behind the person who makes everyone laugh. TK Moyer shares what it was like to be separated from his family as a child, how he turned to humor when honesty felt risky, and how the Navy helped him find confidence and a new outlook. This conversation touches on something many veterans understand: the weight carried before service, the weight from service itself, and the challenge of holding it all in without burdening others. TK uses humor, poetry, and a belief in human connection, and he's learned that asking for help is an act of trust. He also talks about how his book, Survivor's Guilt: A Memoir In Verse, came from facing and writing through the hardest parts of his life, turning them into something meaningful. You'll hear how comedy can help people connect, how focusing on your breath can bring you back to the present, and why simply being there for someone can matter more than having the right words. Timestamps: 00:05:32 - The ten-minute poem 00:17:31 - When laughter became a way to survive 00:29:55 - How the memoir in verse took shape 00:32:30 - The breath that brought him back 00:37:53 - Why reaching out is never a burden Links & Resources Veteran Suicide & Crisis Line: Dial 988, then press 1 Follow TK Moyer on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tKeithm Follow TK Moyer on Instagram: https://instagram.com/tkmoyer88 Follow TK Moyer on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/tkmoyer88