Tanner Wilson: $60K at 18, Trouble with the Law, Two Tours in Afghanistan, Fatherhood & Mentorship

⚠️ Viewer discretion advised: This episode includes discussion of war/combat, death, and trauma.In this episode of Scarwise, I sit down with Tanner Wilson, who is now a father of three and someone who works with high-risk youth, but was once considered a high-risk youth himself.Tanner shares what it was like growing up mixed-race with parents who were young, moving around a lot, and feeling disconnected early on. At 18, he maxed out a credit card, won $60,000, and spent the next couple of years with no plan, running with people who didn’t have his best interests in mind. Eventually, he got into trouble with the law, and that became a turning point that pushed him toward the military.He talks about doing two tours in Afghanistan, losing friends, stepping on an IED, and what it was like coming home and trying to rebuild. We also get into marriage, divorce, becoming a father, and how lived experience shapes the way he shows up for youth today.Full episode:Scarwise (YouTube • Spotify • Apple)Follow @scarwisepodcast#Podcast #RealStories #Veteran #Fatherhood #Mentorship