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From Navy EOD to Saving Veterans: Tom Sauer’s Fight Against Addiction and Suicide

Some battles don’t happen downrange. Some happen in your own damn living room. After years as a Navy EOD officer, Tom Sauer watched his father die from addiction. That loss shaped everything he built next. Today he’s the founder of Miramar Health, one of the only trauma-informed, veteran-centered addiction treatment programs actually saving lives. We get into the hard truth about addiction, suicide, the failures inside the VA, the fight over community care, and what it takes to rebuild purpose when the uniform comes off. Tom’s lived every chapter of this. He talks like someone who’s buried friends and decided he wasn’t burying any more. If you’ve hit bottom or watched someone you love spiral, this episode is a lifeline. • Addiction and suicide kill more veterans than any enemy overseas. • The VA’s backlog is killing people. Community Care isn’t optional. • Trauma recovery isn’t a luxury. It’s survival. • Strenuous physical work and structure save lives. • You’re not stuck. A new mission is still possible. Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:06 Growing up, losing his father, and joining the Marines 05:22 Boot camp, fat camp, and the transformation that rewired his life 10:44 Guarding nukes at Bangor and life before 9/11 14:30 Naval Academy, discipline, trouble, and finding his path 20:12 Becoming a Navy EOD officer 27:40 Guam, special operations support, and counter-WMD missions 34:58 Leaving the Navy and discovering entrepreneurship 40:10 Why he founded Miramar Health 45:55 Addiction, suicide, and what the VA gets wrong 51:22 What real healing looks like: structure, trauma recovery, and fitness 56:48 How veterans can reach Miramar Health 59:55 Closing • Miramar Health: https://miramarhealth.com • Amakaya Retreat: https://amakaya.org • Heroes Media Group: https://www.heroesmediagroup.com • Ramshorn Coffee: https://ramshorncoffee.com • The Strategic Veteran: https://thestrategicveteran.com • Megaphone: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/the-strate... • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOup... • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... • YouTube:    / @thestrategicveteran   Subscribe for raw, unfiltered conversations about transition, purpose, and the fight to rebuild your life after service. #TheStrategicVeteran #VeteranTransition #MentalHealth #AddictionRecovery