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EPISODE · Oct 1, 2025 · 33 MIN

Ritch Henderson: Marine Corps Vet to Songwriter | Panic Attacks, Sobriety & Breaking the Cycle

from The Songwriter | The Life Behind the Lyric · host JammNation

Marine Corps veteran Ritch Henderson opens up about his raw journey from military service to music stardom - battling panic attacks in sobriety while creating some of the most honest songs in country music today.IN THIS EPISODE:✅ Marine Corps experience and adjusting back to civilian life✅ Growing up poor in North Alabama - "went to war because family was poor"✅ Sobriety journey and devastating panic attacks that followed✅ Writing "The Dance" during his darkest mental health moment✅ "Same Size Hole" - we all end up the same place in the end✅ Breaking generational cycles and raising kids differently✅ Supporting addiction recovery and mental health awareness✅ Why he writes songs that "write themselves" - external muse concept✅ EXCLUSIVE performances of "Closer" (brand new song) and "The Dance"Ritch shares brutal honesty about PTSD, addiction recovery, and using music as therapy - proving that vulnerability and strength aren't opposites.RELATED ARTISTS: Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Cody Jinks#RitchHenderson #MarineCorpsVet #MentalHealthAwareness #SobrietyJourney #PanicAttacks #CountryMusic #VeteranSongwriter #AppalachianMusic #AuthenticCountry #addictionrecovery 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for conversations with artists turning pain into powerful music👍 LIKE if Ritch's honesty about mental health resonated with you💬 COMMENT your thoughts on veterans' struggles with civilian life

Marine Corps veteran Ritch Henderson opens up about his raw journey from military service to music stardom - battling panic attacks in sobriety while creating some of the most honest songs in country music today.IN THIS EPISODE:✅ Marine Corps experience and adjusting back to civilian life✅ Growing up poor in North Alabama - "went to war because family was poor"✅ Sobriety journey and devastating panic attacks that followed✅ Writing "The Dance" during his darkest mental health moment✅ "Same Size Hole" - we all end up the same place in the end✅ Breaking generational cycles and raising kids differently✅ Supporting addiction recovery and mental health awareness✅ Why he writes songs that "write themselves" - external muse concept✅ EXCLUSIVE performances of "Closer" (brand new song) and "The Dance"Ritch shares brutal honesty about PTSD, addiction recovery, and using music as therapy - proving that vulnerability and strength aren't opposites.RELATED ARTISTS: Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Cody Jinks#RitchHenderson #MarineCorpsVet #MentalHealthAwareness #SobrietyJourney #PanicAttacks #CountryMusic #VeteranSongwriter #AppalachianMusic #AuthenticCountry #addictionrecovery 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for conversations with artists turning pain into powerful music👍 LIKE if Ritch's honesty about mental health resonated with you💬 COMMENT your thoughts on veterans' struggles with civilian life

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Marine Corps veteran Ritch Henderson opens up about his raw journey from military service to music stardom - battling panic attacks in sobriety while creating some of the most honest songs in country music today.IN THIS EPISODE:✅ Marine Corps...

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