The Military and Mental Health - with National Guard Sergeant and TMS Expert, Randall Mendoza

In this special Veterans Day episode of the Whole Minded podcast, we welcome Randall Mendoza, a sergeant in the Utah Army National Guard and a TMS technician at Whole Mind. The episode focuses on mental health issues faced by veterans and active military personnel. Randall shares his background, including his service history and his decision to join the National Guard at 33. He shares the positive changes and sense of purpose the military provided him, and also discusses the stress, anxiety, and depression that service members often experience. Randall emphasizes the importance of seeking mental health support, sharing his own experience with military family life counselors, which led him to continue therapy in his civilian life. We also discuss TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation), a treatment offered at Whole Mind for depression, especially treatment-resistant depression. Randall explains how TMS works, its benefits, and offers a success story of a patient's significant improvement. The episode closes with a strong message encouraging military personnel and veterans to seek help and support for their mental health challenges.